Romanian National Commission for UNESCO International Association of Medicine & Travel Ernest M.

UNGUREANU Organize THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN HONOR OF PROF. DR. DOC. ERNEST M. UNGUREANU 100 YEARS FROM HIS BIRTH Theme: Knowledge and Faith - Present and Perspectives Co-organizers:

Academy of Romanian Scientists Association of Romanian Parasitologists University of Medicine & Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa, Iasi University of Medicine & Pharmacy Carol DAVILA, Bucharest National Institute of Infectious Diseases Prof. Dr. Matei BALS, Bucharest

PROGRAMME 7th of June 2012 Bucharest, Romania

THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN HONOR OF PROF. DR. DOC. ERNEST M. UNGUREANU - 100 YEARS FROM HIS BIRTH 7th of June 2012 Bucharest, Romania

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

I. Knowledge and Faith, Present and Perspectives 1.1. 1.2. Knowledge and Faith Life, Progress Perspectives and Faith

II. The Role of Spirituality in Health 2.1.Medicine between Science and Consciousness 2.2.Ecology and Health III. Life and Work of Prof. Dr. Doc. Ernest M.UNGUREANU PROGRAM Thursday, 7th of June 10.00 - 10.30 - Opening Ceremony Welcome remarks from the organizers and special guests: - Vasile CANDEA,President of Romanian Scientists - Sri VASUDEVA, President of BLUE STAR InternationalOrganisation - Viorica E. UNGUREANU, Romania, President of the International Association of Medicine & Travel Ernest M. UNGUREANU - Petronela CREFELEAN representative of Romanian National Comission for UNESCO - Dr.Angela LAFKOVICI, Blue Star, Canada - Doina CODREANU BALCESCU, President RomanianParasitologists 10-30-11.30 Presentation of symposium papers : Prof.Dr.Viorica E.UNGUREANU Prof. Dr. Dumitru Constantin DULCAN Prof. Dr. Florin MUNTEANU Pr.Dr.Ing. Grigore DUMITRU Prof.Dr. Alexandru IONESCU 11.30 13.30 Sri VASUDEVA Conference 11.30-14.00 - Discussions

The Consciousness Society; a non-linear approach to the quality of life at global scale

Dr. Florin Munteanu Center for Complexity Studies, UNESCO Center, Bucharest florin@complexity.ro Societatea Industrial a reprezentat un punct de cotitur n evoluia umanittii. Bazat pe cunotiine din ce n ce mai avansate despre fenomene i procese fizice i chimice, creativitatea umana a generat o lume de artefacte, capabile mai nti s externalizeze munca fizic pentru ca apoi s o amplifice la un nivel greu de imaginat cu cteva secole nainte. Structurarea treptat a unei scri de valori bazate pe eficien, productivitate, posesie a unor valori materiale, lupta pentru o poziie n ierarhia societii industriale a imprimat caracteristici specifice mentalitii Omului. Specializarea profesional din ce n ce mai ngust, exacerbarea valorilor materiale n detrimentul celor specific umane (art, cultur, spiritualitate), diminuarea capacitii de comunicare la nivelul unor grupuri multidisciplinare, sunt consecine ale aplicarii paradigmei industriale, paradigm n care Omul este considerat a fi: Resurs. Motorul economiei n aceasta societate esenial materialist este, aa cum l definea Nicolas Georgescu Roegen (printele bioeconomiei ): plcerea Omului de a tri. Pe masur ce tehnologia o permite, din ce n ce mai multe produse, majoritatea inutile dezvoltrii spirituale a omului, devin tentatii la care acesta nu poate rezista, generandu-se astfel o curs a consumului cu evoluie exponenial. Apariia primei unelte capabile s stocheze i s amplifice fora intelectual a omului: Calculatorul, induce o nou dimensiune evoluei umanitii. Dac n societatea industrial resursa era cea material, geografic structurat i limitat, n noua societate resursa devine Informaia (nontangibil, nelimitat, delocalizat). Societatea informaional induce la rndu-i mutaii majore n paradigma industrial, mutaii ce amplific la cote neimaginate capacitatea de producie, de transport, de consum n general: dematerializarea produselor, delocalizarea muncii, globalizare. Apariia i dezvoltarea Inteligenei Artificiale, provoac direct i indirect omenirea, crend pentru prima data problema nesustenabilitii omenirii i a vieii la scar planetar. Pe de alt parte ns, dezvoltarea Tehnologiei Informaiei i a Comunicaiilor impune o alt viziune asupra Realitii, bazata pe o triad ontologic: Informaie-Energie-Materie ce deschide o perspectiv conceptual nou. Dublat de creterea capacitii de procesare i modelare computaional, aceast nou viziune conduce, ntr-o perioad extrem de scurt de timp, la strpungeri conceptuale i definiri de noi modele, tehnologii i tehnici de investigare i cercetare bazate pe aa numita abordare neliniar. Dincolo de fizica cuantic, apar pe rnd: Teoria Sistemelor Disipative, Teoria Haosului determinist, Teoria Catastrofelor, Sinergetica, geometria Fractal, fizica Constructal, Automatele celulare, Algoritmii genetici, Teoria Reelelor neurale, Viaa artificial. Acest ansamblu de concepte, modele i tehnici de investigare, numit generic: tiina Complexittii, permite o reevaluare a interaciunilor dintre sistemele vii i nevii, asigurnd cadrul conceptual pentru abordarea tiinific a unor probleme subtile precum Contiin, natura profund a Vieii, menirea Omenirii. Dincolo de metafore sau descrieri ale unor intuiii, baza conceptual actual permite repunerea n discuie a naturii fiinei Umane, a rolului Omului n geostazia planetei Pmnt. Problema Omului devine astfel o problem central. Identificarea i asigurarea nevoilor sale profunde, dincolo de cele materiale, dezvoltarea unei viei sufleteti i spirituale, reformularea sistemului educaional i de sntate din aceste noi perspective, devin obiective fundamentale. Putem spune c tensiunea global indus de criza economic, finaniciar, social, de mutaiile climatice etc., sunt manifestri ale unui prag critic pe care omenirea l va trece doar odat cu o major transformare spiritual, n baza creia se va structura ceea ce Mihai Drgnescu postula a fi Societatea Contiinei, bazat pe bucuria Omului de a tri nduhovnicit.

The industrial society has represented a turning point in the evolution of humanity. Based on a more and more advanced knowledge of physical and chemical phenomenon and processes, human creativity has generated a world of artifacts, firstly capable of externalizing physical work and then able to amplify it to a level difficult to imagine a few centuries before. The gradual structuring of a scale of values, based on efficiency, productivity, material possessions and the fight for status in social hierarchy, has left its mark on

specific characteristics of Mans mentality. The ever narrowing professional specialization, the exacerbation of material values in the detriment of humanities (art, culture, spirituality), the diminishing of communicative capacities at the level of multi-disciplinary groups; these are all consequences of the application of the industrial paradigm, one in which Man is considered to be a Resource. The engine of the economy in this essentially materialist society is, as the founder of bio-economy Nicolas Georgescu Roegen calls it: Mans pleasure to live. As long as technology allows it, more and more products, mostly useless in mans spiritual development, become irresistible temptations and thus generating a competitive race between consumption and exponential evolution. The emergence of the first tool to save and amplify mans intellectual power, the Computer, induces a new dimension in the mankinds evolution. If in the industrial society resources were material, geographically structured and limited, in this new society the resource becomes Information (intangible, unlimited, de-localized). The information society in turn induces major mutations in the industrial paradigm, which amplifies to unimaginable quotes of production, transport and general consumption: the dematerialization of products, the de-localization of work and globalization. The emergence and development of Artificial Intelligence challenges mankind both directly and indirectly, creating the issue of its lack of sustainability and of life on a planetary scale for the first time. On the other hand, the development of Information and Communication Technology imposes a different vision of Reality, based on an ontological triad: Information-Energy-Matter which opens up a new conceptual perspective. Doubled by the capacity of processing and computational modeling, this new vision drives, in a very short amount of time, to conceptual breakthroughs and the definition of new theories, technologies, investigation techniques and research, based on so called non-linear approach. A few theories appear beyond quantum physics: The Dissipative Systems, Determinist Chaos, Catastrophe, Synergetic, Fractal Geometry, Constructal Physics, Cellular Automats, Algorithms of Genetics, Neural Networks and Artificial Life. This assembly of concepts, models and investigation techniques, generically named Science of Complexity allows for a re-evaluation of the interaction between living and artificial systems, ensuring a conceptual mind frame for the scientific approach of subtle issues such as Conscience, the profound nature of Life, Mankinds purpose. Beyond a metaphor or description of intuition, the actual conceptual basis allows for the nature of the Human being to re-enter the discussion, of Mans purpose in the geostasis of planet Earth. The problem of Man thus becomes a central issue. The identification and insurance of his most profound needs, beyond the material ones, the development of a soulful and spiritual life, the reformulation of the educational and health care system from these new perspectives, become fundamental objectives. We could argue that the global tension caused by the economic, financial, climate and social crisis are manifestations of a critical cornerstone mankind will reach only with a major spiritual transformation, on the based on the structure of which Mihai Draganescu was postulating to be the Consciousness Society, which is focused on the happiness of Man to live in spirit.