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Time
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Event
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Location
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12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
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Conference Sign-In
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Ballroom Foyer
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4:00 pm – 9:15 pm
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Depart for Museum
Opening Session on Cosmos, Nature, Culture
Edward Devinney, Metanexus Institute, Villanova University, USA
Welcoming Remarks
William Grassie, Metanexus Institute, USA
Session Introduction
Dawn Adrian, Tapestry Institute, USA
Burning Through the Roots
Holmes Rolston, Colorado State University, USA
Three Big Bangs: Matter-Energy, Life, Mind
Return to Hotel
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Ballroom Foyer
Heard Museum
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Time
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Event
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Location
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8:00 - 9:00 am
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Conference Sign-In
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Ballroom Foyer
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9:00 - 10:30 am
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Astronomy and the Cosmos
Moderator: Edward Devinney, Metanexus Institute, Villanova University, USA
Chris Impey, University of Arizona, USA
Why Are We So Lonely?
William Stoeger, Vatican Observatory, USA
The Quest for Understanding and Meaning: From Process and Complexity to Meaning and the Transcendent?
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Palm ABC
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10:30-11:00 am
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Break
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11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Altruism & Ethics
Moderator: Thomas J. Oord, Northwest Nazarene University, USA
Craig A. Boyd, Azusa Pacific University, USA
Veneer Theory, Primatology, and the Evolution of Altruism
Yoram Lubling and Elsebet Jegstrup, Elon University, USA
Seeing Beginnings: Buber, Levinas, and the Original Encounter
Sally Severino and Nancy Morrison, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, USA
Morality: Toward an Anthropological/Neuroscientific Conceptualization
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Palm D
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Ecology & Civilization
Moderator: Erica Vinskie, Metanexus Institute, USA
Walter Truett Anderson, USA
The Making of a New Biophilia: Evolutionary Governance and the Modern Creation Myth
Daniel Button, Uganda Christian University, Uganda
Environmentalism and the End of the World: Our Eschatological Dilemma
William H. Thomas, New Jersey School of Conservation, USA
Enemy of Nature or Steward of Biodiversity?: The Role of Human Disturbance in Fostering Biodiversity
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Palm E
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Metaphysics, Mathematics, and Science
Moderator: Thomas B. Fowler, Xavier Zubiri Foundation of North America, USA
Gerald B. Cleaver, Baylor University, USA
The Whole Story of the Multiverse in String Cosmology
Ron Cole-Turner, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, USA
The Concept of Potency in Developmental Biology and Classical Metaphysics: A Transdisciplinary Inquiry
Robert Anthony Delfino, St. John’s University, USA
Science and the Inescapability of Metaphysics
Javier Leach, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain
Mathematics, Empirical Sciences and Theology
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Palm F
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Religion, Education & Culture
Moderator: Maureen Miner, University of Western Sydney, Australia
David Richard Hufton, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Spirit of the Act: Approaching the Inherent Transdisciplinarity of ‘Spirituality’
Eileen S. Johnson, Oakland University, USA
Representation and Interpretation: Interrogating the ambiguous Space between Research and Art in Education and Social Sciences
Silvana Procacci, University of Perugia, Italy
Fabio Caporali, University of Tuscia, Italy
Ludovico Galleni, University of Pisa, Italy
Aurelio Rizzacasa, University of Perugia, Italy
The Second Nature of Man: Human Being between Nature and Culture
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Xavier
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1:00-2:15 pm
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Lunch
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2:15 - 3:45 pm
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Our Cosmically Pivotal Moment
Moderator: Edward Devinney, Metanexus Institute, Villanova University, USA
Nancy Ellen Abrams, Co-Author of
The View from the Center of the Universe, USA
Joel Primack, University of California at Santa Cruz and Co-Author of
The View from the Center of the Universe, USA
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Palm ABC
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3:45 - 4:15
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Break
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4:15 - 6:15 pm
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Genesis, Evolution & Soul
Moderator: Roberto Poli, University of Trento, Italy
Norman J. Kachuck, The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USA
The Evolution of Mind and the Composite, Kluge-like Nature of the Soul: A Personal Prolegomenon
John Paletta, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
A Fourth Century North African’s Theory of Ambiogenesis
Nikolaus von Stillfried, University of Freiburg, Germany
Orchestrated Randomness: Could Generalized Entanglement Offer Middle Way for the Theory of Evolution?
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Palm D
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Nature, Naturalism, Reduction
Moderator: Eric Weislogel, Metanexus Institute, USA
Thomas B. Fowler, Xavier Zubiri Foundation of North America, USA
Naturalism and Science
Carsten König, University of Freiburg, Germany
Hegel and the Philosophy of Nature—Renewing the Speculative Idea
Marijan Sunjic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Critical Comments on Reductionism in Physical Sciences
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Palm E
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Process & Change
Moderator: Robert Anthony Delfino, St. John’s University, USA
William Grassie, Metanexus Institute, USA
Resources and Problems in Whitehead’s Process Metaphysics
Christopher Jargodzki, University of Central Missouri, USA
From Stephen Hawking’s Flexiverse to Synchronicity: Imitations of our Transhuman Future
Jonathan Weidenbaum, Berkeley College, USA
Why I am Not a Pantheist (Nor a Panentheist): Metaphysics, Totalization, and the Cosmos
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Palm F
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Systems Thinking
Moderator: Gregory R. Hansell, Metanexus Institute, USA
Kenneth W. Davis, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA
'A Mirror up to Nature”: Cosmos, Nature, and Culture in Shakespeare
Duane Elgin, USA
The Living Universe
Martin Zwick, Portland State University, USA
Holism and Human History
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Xavier
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6:15- 6:45
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Break
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6:45 - 8:15 pm
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Transhumanism: Perils and Promises
Moderator: William Grassie, Metanexus Institute, USA
Aubrey de Grey, Methuselah Foundation, UK
Prospects for Defeating Aging Altogether
Max More, Extropy Institute, USA
Hyperagency and Hope: Critiquing Human Limitationism
Ted Peters, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union, USA
Perils and Promises in the Transhumanist Vision
Barry Ritchie, Arizona State University, USA
Our Impending Cyborg Future: A Pause for Reflection
Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Arizona State University, USA
The Transhumanist Project: Assessment and Critique
Natasha Vita-More, University of Plymouth, USA
Transhumanist Aesthetics: A Theoretical Approach to Enhanced Existence
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Palm ABC
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9:00 - 10:30 am
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200 Years of Darwin
Moderator: Craig A. Boyd, Azusa Pacific University, USA
Thomas B. Fowler, Xavier Zubiri Foundation of North america, USA
Overview of Theological and Religious Interpretations of Evolution
Karl Giberson, Eastern Nazarene College, USA
When Science Becomes Religion
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Palm ABC
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10:30 - 11:00 am
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Break
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11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Attachment & Non-Human Entities
Moderator: Amparo García-Plaza, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain
Kathryn A. Johnson and Adam B. Cohen, Arizona State University, USA
Religion, Culture and the Personification of Non-Human Entities
Theodore A. Metzler, Oklahoma City University, USA
The Machine in the Ghost?
Roman J. Miller and Christian E. Early, Eastern Mennonite University, USA
Attachment: A Transdisciplinary Perspective through Anabaptist Eyes
Maureen Miner, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Bagher Ghobary Bonab, University of Tehran, Iran
Attachment to God in Christian and Muslim Communities: Foundational for Human Flourishing?
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Palm D
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Cognition
Moderator: Lucio Florio, Fundación Diálogio Entre Ciencia y Religión (DECYR), Argentina
Paul Richard Blum, Loyola College in Maryland, USA
Epistemology and Cosmology in Neoplatonism: Is Cognition a Mind-Body Problem?
Neil Greenberg, University of Tennessee, USA
The Natural History of Truth: The Neuropsychology of Belief
Orlin Vakarelov, University of Arizona, USA
The Cognitive Agent
Rita Voss, Braz Cubas University, Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Brasil
The System of Ichinen Sanzen: A Contribution to a Theory of Cognition
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Palm E
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Kant & Cosmology
Moderator: Martin Zwick, Portland State University, USA
A. Karim Ahmed, National Council for Science and Environment and University of Connecticut Health Center , USA
Cosmological Origin of Life, Systems Biology and Aesthetic Beauty: The Harmony, Grace and Serenity of Nature in a Human Dominated Planet
David Jou, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
The Size of the Universe as a Cultural and Theological Question
Erman Kaplama, The London Consortium, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
Introduction to Cosmological Aesthetics Through the Kantian Sublime and Nietzschean Dionysian
Jakob Wolf, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
The Idea of Design in Nature—Science or Phenomenology?
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Palm F
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Xavier
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1:00 - 2:15 pm
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Lunch
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2:15 - 3:45 pm
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Life Beyond Earth
Moderator: William Grassie, Metanexus Institute, USA
William Grassie, Metanexus Institute, USA
In the Heavens as it is on Earth: Astrobiology and the Human Prospect
Chris Impey, University of Arizona, USA
Reacting to the Prospect of Life in the Universe
Margaret S. Race, SETI Institute, USA
Workshop Report on Astrobiology Societal Issues: The Need for Research and Analysis of Our Collective Futures
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Palm ABC
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3:45 - 4:15 pm
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Break
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4:15 - 6:15 pm
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Consciousness, Cosmology & Purpose
Moderator: V. V. Raman, USA
Paula S. Derry, Paula Derry Enterprises in Health Psychology, USA
The Place of Biology in Cosmology
François de Soete, University of British Columbia, Canada
Freewill, Determinism, and the Illusion of Purpose: A Compatibilist Conception of Meaning and Purpose
Fernando María López Aguilar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Can the Configuration of the Human Consciousness be Explained by Means of Quantum Oscillation Collective States Inserted in the Skeleton of Neuron Cells?
Magda Stavinschi, Gelu Calina, and Radu Constantinescu, University of Craiova, Romania
The Universe between the Need of Faith and the Need of Knowledge: Four Centuries of Scientific Astronomy
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Palm D
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Evolution, Emergence & the Future
Moderator: Cecilia Dockendorff, Fundación SOLES, Chile
Nicola Hoggard Creegan, Laidlaw College & Laidlaw-Carey Graduate School, New Zealand
God, Strings, Emergence, and the Future of the World
C. Jack Pearce, O.S.I. Management, Inc., USA
We Are Going with the Cosmic Flow But Will We Float or Sink?
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Palm E
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Science & Religion
Moderator: Kathleen Duffy, Chestnut Hill College
Kresimir Cerovac, Croatian Catholic Radio, Croatia
Dialogue Between Religion/Theology and Science as the Imperative of Time
Hans Christian von Baeyer, College of William and Mary, USA
Wolfgang Pauli’s Journey Inward
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Palm F
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Theory & Method
Moderator: Gelu Calina, University of Craiova, Romania
Lucio Florio, Fundación Diálogo entre Ciencia y Religión, Argentina
Latin-American Prospective to an Integration of Knowledge: Beyond “Interdisciplinarity” and “Transdisciplinarity”
Boguslawa Lewandowska, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Questions of Methodology of Scientific Theories of Complex Reality
Inna Semetsky, Institute of Advanced Study for Humanity (IASH) The University of Newcastle, Australia
Virtual Ontology/Real Experiences
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Xavier
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6:15 - 6:45 pm
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Break
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6:45 - 8:15 pm
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Senior Fellow Lecture
Moderator: Norbert Samuelson, Arizona State University, USA
V. V. Raman, USA
Transdisciplinarity as the Search for Unity behind the Diversity
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Palm ABC
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9:00 - 11:00 am
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The Big Picture
Moderator: Eric Weislogel, Metanexus Institute, USA
Roberto Poli, University of Trento, Italy
Analysis and Synthesis
Joel Press, California University of Pennsylvania, USA
Functional Analysis and the Meaning of Life
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Palm D
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Cosmos, Creation, and Consciousness
Moderator: Marijan Sunjic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ioan Chirila, University Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Prospects for the Unity of Knowledge: Cosmos, Cult and Culture—An Orthodox Approach
Gregory N. Derry, Loyola College Maryland, USA
Modern Physical Cosmology and Traditional Creation Myths—Is There Any Relationship?
James J. Hurtak, Academy for Future Science, USA
Desiree Hurtak, NY representative to the United Nations for the Academy For Future Science, USA
The Cosmology of Consciousness: Understanding our Interconnectedness
Dimitry Kiryanov, Tobolsk Orthodox Theological Seminary and Surgut State University, Russia
Cosmology and Creation: An Orthodox Perspective
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Palm E
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Spirituality & Health
Moderator: Ron Cole-Turner, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, USA
Coralie Buxant, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Why People Turn to Religion and Spirituality? Positive Emotions as Leading to Religion and Spirituality
Abdul Majid, Government Postgraduate College, Mansehra, Pakistan
Healing Power of Faith, Prayer, and Sacred Readings
Roy J. J. Pereira, Boston College, USA
Meditation and Beyond: Phenomena Beyond Materialism
Russell Sawa, Nancy Doetzel, Ian Winchester, Hugo Meynell (retired), University of Calgary, Canada, et al.
Synopsis: The Views of Spiritual Healers
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Palm F
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11:00 am
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Departure
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Thank you to all participants! We hope to see you again next year!
page last updated 7/14/2009
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