Science, Religion, and Philosophy / Philosophie, religions, sciences

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Tentative programme:
 

Sunday/dimanche, May 26 mai, 9.30-12.30 History and Contexts in Science and Religion     Introduction to the Theme and Commentary: Rajesh Chandra Shukla, University of Ottawa Hannah Gay, History, Simon Fraser University and Centre for the History of Science, Technology & Medicine, Imperial College, University of London. The Scientists' Declaration Revisited: Youth, Religion and Science in mid-Victorian Britain Ludovico Galleni, Science, Università di Pisa A Model of Interaction Between Science and Theology from the Scientific Papers of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Richard Feist, Philosophy, University of Ottawa Squaring the Cosmic Books: Whitehead’s Synthesis of God and Relativity Theory

Lundi/Monday, May 27 mai, 9.00-12.30 Biology, Religion, and Philosophy: Incommensurable paradigms? / Sciences biologiques, religions et philosophie: paradigmes inconciliables? Introduction to the Theme and Commentary: Iain McKenna, Concordia University François Poitras, Théologie, Université Saint-Paul  Transcendance et technique chez Gabriel Marcel : Contribution au XXIe siècle.     Michael Kurak, Philosophy, University of Warwick  The Fluxional Mind: A Comparative Approach to Understanding the Role of 'Value Systems' in Cognition Gregory J. Walters, Theology, Saint Paul University Non-Foundationalism, SNiPS, and Ethics

Dimanche/Sunday, May 26 mai 14.00- 17.30  Physics, Philosophy and Fine Tuning  Introduction to the Theme and Commentary Douglas McDermid, St Francis Xavier University (Nova Scotia) Kenneth Himma, Philosophy, University of Washington Design Inferences, Fine-Tuning, and the Prior Probability of Divine Intelligent Agency     Neil A. Manson, Philosophy, University of Notre Dame  Anthropocentrism and the Argument from Fine-Tuning    John Bell, Philosophy, University of Western Ontario Cosmological Theories and the Question of the Existence of a Creator  Lawrence Dewan, Philosophy, Dominican College Creation, Metaphysics, and Cosmology

Monday/lundi, May 27 mai, 14:00-17:30 Conceptual Issues / Questions conceptuelles Introduction to the Theme and Commentary Jason West, University of Waterloo   Willem B. Drees, Theology, University of Leiden, the Netherlands. Partner of the Sciences or Object of Study? Theology and Religion in Relation to the Natural and Social Sciences Jerome Gellman, Philosophy, Ben Gurion University/ Israel  On Scientific Explanations of Mystical Experience of God Paul Allen, CTNS and Theology, Saint Paul University Beyond Naturalism: Scientific Creativity and Theological Knowledge Leslie Armour, Philosophy, Dominican College, Ottawa Can Science Provide Evidence for Metaphysics?

Monday, May 27, 17h - 19h  President's Reception / Great Hall, Hart House

Conference dinner : TBA