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Metaphysics for the Third Millennium |
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Date and Place: Rome, September 5-8, 2000 |
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Send to: R.Colasanti@palomar.it or DavidGMurray@netscape.net |
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| David G. Murray Scientific Committee Metaphysics for the Third Millennium Conference - Rome Istituto dell'Assunzione Viale Romania 32 00197 Rome - Italy Tel.: 39-06-8448-2500 Fax: 39-06-8448-2751 website: www.arsap.net/metafisica personal email: DavidGMurray@netsca |
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| In September 2000, a series of international conferences will
be held to mark official Jubilee Celebrations for University Professors in Rome. Consult
the Conference website for more information about this event: www.arsap.net/metafisica In view of your personal and professional expertise in the area of philosophy, the sponsoring bodies are pleased to inform you that a World Conference on Metaphysics, entitled “Metaphysics for the Third Millennium,” will be held in Rome as part of this series, September 5-8, 2000, and invite you to take part in this Conference and present a paper (the oral summary should be limited to ten minutes) which will be included in the Proceedings. Since many visitors are expected in Rome during the Jubilee, it is vital for you to inform us as soon as possible if you wish to attend . We are enclosing below the main topics to be considered over this four-day period so that you may select the area of greatest interest for your own presentation. Metaphysics and Culture • Conceptions of the world and the search for meaning • The metaphysical interpretation of history. Neglect of personal being • Culture and meta-physical language. Hermeneutic and semiotic problems • Cultural reasons for indifference towards metaphysics • Revelation and cul-ture. The return or renewal of meta-physics? • Metaphysics for a new humanism Metaphysics and Science • The insufficiency of experimental models and methods • Metaphysical knowledge and scientific knowledge. The person as the foundation and measure of reality • Criticism, speculation, and life • The psychology and sociology of meta-physics • Can there be transcendental semiotics and hermeneutics? • Experience and metaphysical knowledge. The absolute and the relational constitution of the human person. Metaphysics and Religion • Transcendental knowledge. Intelligence and revelation • The ontology of the religious sphere. Phenomenology and religion • Ethics and religion. The metaphysical basis for new proposals in ethics • Is there a specifically Christian metaphysics? The transcendent dimension of the human person • Is a metaphysics which integrates the domains of rational and revealed knowledge possible? • Metaphysics and religious experience. The ontological and mystical status of the human person |
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