Malta Café Scientifique’s event tonight Truth: Philosophy and Science – a Night with Aristotle aims to tackle the essential questions of life.

What is true? And where should we, if we could, search for the answers? Can we achieve the truth through science or philosophy? Has science surpassed the need for philosophy or does it still play a role?

Through this event, Café Scientifique is tracing its years back to its roots. The first science café was organised by Duncan Dallas in Leeds in 1998. He was inspired by the Café Philosophique movement which was started in France in 1992 by philosopher Marc Sautet.

Unesco declared this year as the anniversary year of Aristotle, marking the 2,400th birth anniversary of this Greek thinker. Aristotle also published a substantial body of scientific work in biology, geology, chemistry and physics. He tried to understand the universe just by thinking instead of conducting experiments or taking measurements.

Jean-Paul De Lucca will start off the night with a short introduction on Aristotle. This will be followed by some activities prepared by philosophy students.

■ Organised by Spazju Kreattiv, the event starts at 7.30pm at the cinema of St James Cavalier. It will take place in English and is suitable for those aged 12 and over. For more information, visit http://kreattivita.org .

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