Why we still need philosophy today?

14:30
May 23 2026
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Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow – Main Stage (Hall F)

Św. Wawrzyńca 15, 31-060 Kraków

Since the emergence of science, philosophy has been viewed with suspicion. While science drives technological progress and transforms our lives, philosophers seem to engage in the same endless debates. But is this a fair portrayal of philosophy? What role does it play today? Does science need it—and can people do without it? This is one of the questions we will ask Professor Wojciech Sade, author of books on the relationships between science, religion, and philosophy, and of a YouTube channel featuring lectures.

Wojciech Sady

Wojciech Sady, born in Lublin in 1952, graduated in physics from the University of Warsaw. He earned his doctorate and habilitation in philosophy – the philosophy of science. Since 2001, he ha…

Jędrzej Grodniewicz

Philosopher, assistant professor at the Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Research at Jagiellonian University.He works on topics in philosophy of mind, language, psychology and psychiatr…

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