Truth, Beauty, and Ethics in Art, Science, and Health: Interdisciplinary Reflections and Philosophical Perspectives

Since the beginning of history, humans have felt compelled to try to understand the reality we live in. Scholars, scientists, and humanists have tried to systematize knowledge and spread it for the benefit of society at large. Today, universities are the institutions where knowledge from various disciplines is gathered so that the interaction among them allows a better understanding of reality. No single discipline contains a specific truth in itself. Rather, different disciplines observe and study the same reality, but they approach it form different and specific points of view. The truth expressed by art, the truth studied by science or the truth explored by health disciplines are not different truths. They are the understanding of the same reality studied from different approaches. Greater communication and integration among the different disciplines that coexist in a university enhance the ability to deepen and broaden our understanding of reality. Investing in cooperation in research and teaching work among the different faculties and departments of the university fosters interdisciplinary knowledge that enriches the entire university. This talk offers some reflections in the field of art, science, and health with some ethical and philosophical considerations.