Lectures for the XXIst century [[electronic resource] ] : 2008-2009 / / edited by Bart Raymaekers

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789826503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leuven, Belgium, : Universitaire Pers Leuven, 2008
• ISBN: 94-6166-042-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Collana: Lectures for the XXIst Century ; ; v.2
• Altri autori (Persone): RaymaekersBart
• Disciplina: 303.483
• Soggetti: Science - Social aspects; Twenty-first century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Lectures for the 21st century. Perspectives on society and science -- Genetics and genomics: from testing to treatment / Jean-Jacques Cassiman -- The history and the current political development in Belgium for King and Lasagne / Tim Pauwels -- Living off the land in Africa: myths and reality / Roel Merckx -- Human rights, after 60 years. A philosophical reflection / Bart Raymaekers -- Art and cultural identity of the low countries / Ludo Beheydt -- Spiritually integrated psychotherapy / Mia Leijssen -- The origins of human retroviruses / Anne-Mieke Vandamme -- Functional food, panacea or has the emperor no closes / Theo A. Niewold -- History in the age of apology / Georgi Verbeeck -- Doping the athlete in an age of presumed innocence: what if the lawyer wins the race? / Frank Hendrickx -- As we are ignorant .. The role of the university in education / Ludo Melis.
• Sommario/riassunto: Each year, a course is offered, called Lectures for the 21st century. Perspectives on Society and Science. Each year, different themes are explored, and they are approached from different angles. In general, one finds here a good sample of what scientific research at the university is about.The texts in this book are the result of this year's series of lectures, covering a wide range of topics: from genetics to psychotherapy, from food in Africa to functional food, from human retroviruses to sports, from history to university education. For students it will serve as a textbook; for all others it can be an introduction to different themes of contemporary science.