Réputé chercheur dans le domaine des neurosciences cognitives, l'essentiel de son travail focalisant sur les syndrome de déconnexion hémisphérique, le Professeur Gazzaniga est également connu pour son sens de l'humour et promet de remettre en question notre conception phénoménale et populaire du Soi. / Extremely well known for his research and writings in the field of Cognitive Neuroscience with much of his work focusing on split-brain research, Dr. Gazzaniga is not only known for his intellect but also for his sense of humour. His conference promises to challenge our phenomenal and popular conceptions of the Self.
Auteur des ouvrages populaires / Author of acclaimed books:
Hubert Doucet, Professeur aux facultés de théologie et de médecine
Directeur des programmes de bioéthique, Université de Montréal
Les recherches du professeur Doucet portent sur l'histoire et le sens de la
bioéthique ainsi que sur les problèmes éthiques soulevés
par la mort en contexte médical contemporain. Il est actuellement particulièrement
intéressé à l'éthique de la recherche. / Professor
Doucet's research interests centre on the history and meaning of bioethics and
on ethical problems raised by death in the contemporary medical context. His
current focus is on the ethics of research.
Evan Thompson, Canada Chair in Cognitive Science and the Embodied Mind, York University
Intégration de l'expérience humaine à une approche «incarnée»
de la cognition, à la phénoménologie et à la philosophie
de l'esprit. / Integration of human experience through an "embodied" approach
to cognition, phenomenology and philosophy of mind.
Henri Atlan, Professeur Émérite de Biophysique aux Universités de Paris VI et de Jérusalem
Intelligence artificielle, théorie de la complexité et de l'auto-organisation, éthique de la biologie, le Professeur Atlan est un scientifique et philosophe français ayant accompli une réflexion élaborée sur les rapports entre réalité et spiritualité. / Artificial intelligence, theory of complexity and self-organization, ethics of biology, prof. Atlan is a French scientist and philosopher whose work presents carefully worked out reflections on the relations between reality and spirituality.
Pierre Rainville, Professeur adjoint, Faculté
de Médecine dentaire –- Stomatologie, Université de Montreal
Expérience subjective de la douleur et des émotions et investigation
des mécanismes neuro-cognitifs de soulagement de la douleur telle que
l'hypnose. / Subjective experience of pain and emotions and investigation of
neuro-cognitive mechanisms, such as hypnosis, used in relieving pain.
Shaun Gallagher, Director, Cognitive Science Program, Canisius College; Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of Central Florida
Incarnation, temporalité et identité personnelle à l'intersection de la tradition phénoménologique et des sciences cognitives. / Embodiment, temporality and personal identity at the crossroads of phenomenology and neuropsychology.
Alain Gignac, Professeur adjoint, faculté de théologie,
Université de Montréal
Interprétation des textes de St-Paul dans le cadre de la culture contemporaine.
/ Contemporary cultural outlook conditioning the interpretation and reception
of St. Paul's texts.
Pierre Gisel, Theology, University of Lausanne
The lecturer Pierre Gisel teaches fundamental theology at the University of
Lausanne, in line with the Protestant tradition. Among other duties, he serves
as: director of the collection” Lieux théologiques” (Labor
et Fides); editorial secretary for the Oeuvres de Ernst Troeltsch (Paris);
member of the Academic Council of the International Academy of Religious Sciences
(Brussels). Among his most recent publications, we would mention: (with G. Emery,
2001) Le christianisme est-il un monothéisme? Actes du 3e cycle
de théologie systématique des facultés de théologie
de Suisse romande (Lieux théologiques: no. 36), Geneva, Labor
et Fides; (with L. Kaennnel, 1999) La création du monde : discours
religieux, discours scientifiques, discours de foi, Geneva, Bienne: Labor
et Fides.
William Grassie, Founder and executive director of the
Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science.
Dr. Grassie has taught at Temple University, Swarthmore College, and the University
of Pennsylvania. A few of his publications: “Hermeneutics in Science and
Religion” in Encyclopedia of Religion and Science; “Human
Creativity in an Evolutionary Context” in Metanexus (August 2000);
“Wired for the Future: Kevin Kelly’s Techno-Utopia” in Terra
Nova: Nature & Culture, (2:4, Fall 1997); “Postmodernism: What
one Needs to Know” in Zygon Journal of Religion and Science (March
1997).
André Grelon, Director of Studies at the École
des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and
Assistant Director for the Laboratoire d’analyses secondaires et des méthodes
appliquées à la sociologie (LASMAS CNRS-EPHESS).
André Grelon’s researches focus on the socio-historical analysis
of professional groups working with scientific techniques and particularly on:
the socialization of executives and intellectual movements; the institutionalization
of higher technical teaching in France; and the development of social categories
among executives in France. He is currently working on a history of engineers
in France (XVIIIth-XXth centuries).
Albert Jacquard, Former director at the Institut National
des Etudes Démographiques (INED)
An ex-student of the Ecole Polytechnique de France, a doctor in genetics and
mathematics, Albert Jacquard has been at the head of the genetics division of
the INED since 1968. He has also been an expert in genetics for the WHO and
a member of the national ethics committee. He has also taught in various European
universities, including Paris VI, Geneva and Louvain-la-Neuve, whilst at the
same time travelling across the world to make the public aware of questions
touching the future of mankind.
Victor Sogen Hori, Associate Professor of Japanese Religions,
Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University; Director, Asian Religion and
Ethics Research Unit
Étudie dès 1970 la philosophie de l'école de Kyoto, mais
est rapidement attiré par la pratique monastique bouddhiste. Ordonné
moine en 1976, il est depuis activement impliqué dans la pratique du
bouddhisme Zen. / Studied the philosophy of the Kyoto School in 1970, but was
drawn into Buddhist monastic practice. Ordained a Buddhist monk in 1976, he
has been actively involved in Zen Buddhist practice.
Louis Lessard, Department of Physics, University of Montreal
No biography available.
Jean-Noël Missa, Professeur à la Faculté
de Philosophie et Lettres de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles;
Coordonnateur du DÉS en histoire, éthique et philosophie des
sciences et des techniques biomédicales
Spécialiste de la métaphysique et de l'étude historique
et interdisciplinaire de la connaissance intellectuelle, le professeur Missa
est co-éditeur de la Nouvelle Encyclopédie de Bioéthique
(De Boeck, 2001) et travaille à l'inventaire critique des principales
ressources en bioéthique dans le monde développé. / A
specialist in metaphysics and historical and interdisciplinary study of intellectual
knowledge, Professor Missa is co-editor of the Nouvelle Encyclopédie
de Bioéthique (De Boeck, 2001) and works on a critical inventory
of the main resources on bioethics available in the developed world.
Lothar Schäfer, Professeur au Département
de chimie et de biochimie, Université de l'Arkansas
Professor Schafer studies physical chemistry at the University of Arkansas.
His group pursues research in two major areas:
I. Time-resolved electron diffraction studies of the structural changes occurring
in laser-excited molecules (in cooperation with Professor Ewbank).
II. Computer modeling of peptide and protein geometries, and of the properties
of soils.