Three models of the relationship between science and faith in The star diaries by Stanisław Lem Cover Image

Trzy modele relacji między nauką a wiarą w "Dziennikach gwiazdowych" Stanisława Lema
Three models of the relationship between science and faith in The star diaries by Stanisław Lem

Author(s): Zofia Sajdek
Subject(s): Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Stanislaw Lem; science and faith; philosophy of religion; science­‑fiction

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to reconstruct the Stanisław Lem’s views on the re- lationship between science and faith presented in his The star diaries. The au- thor discusses three stories: The twenty‐second voyage, The twenty‐ rst voyage, and The twentieth voyage. The following questions are considered during the analysis of these novels: Does theology (as depicted by Lem), despite having no competence in the area, attempt to solve scienti c problems? Does Lem suggest that Christian claims are potentially falsi able? Can science lay the founda- tions of theodicy? The answers to these questions appear helpful in explicating three models of the relationship between science and faith embedded in Lem’s stories: con ict regarding content, con ict regarding form, and cooperation.

  • Issue Year: 1/2016
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 136-156
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish