«ETTORE MAJORANA» FOUNDATION AND CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC CULTURE
TO PAY A PERMANENT TRIBUTE TO ARCHIMEDES AND GALILEO GALILEI, FOUNDERS OF MODERN SCIENCE AND TO ENRICO FERMI, THE "ITALIAN NAVIGATOR", FATHER OF THE WEAK FORCES

International School of Ethology

Dànilo Mainardi

Directors: Prof. Stefano Parmigiani, Prof. Paola Palanza

Ethology, literature and the arts: the science of animal
behaviour and its influence on creativiness
Erice, Sicily: September 23-27, 2026

Organizers: Augusto Vitale, Simone Pollo

The overall purpose of the Workshop is to discuss how ethological studies have influenced different non-scientific disciplines, such philosophy, literature, movies, and various forms of artistic expressions. the idea is to look at how the teachings of the great figures of ethology can be traced in humanistic and artistic expressions.