International Conference "Christian Philosophy facing Naturalism" - Room 412, 24.09.2024

Описание: Programme for room 412 for today:

8.45 Opening: Tomasz Homa, Rector of the Ignatianum University; Piotr Mazur, Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Conference.
9.00-10.15 Keynote lecture: Robert C. Koons (University of Texas at Austin, USA) (onsite): The Prime Mover from Aristotle to Aquinas: A Fresh Interpretation and Defense, chair: Carl Humphries

Theology facing naturalism
chair: Szczepan Urbaniak
10:45 – 11:15 Stanisław Ruczaj (Jagiellonian University, Poland): Grace contra Nature: The Cognitive Science of Religion and Theology of Grace
11:15 – 11:45 Walter Menezes (School of Sanskrit, Philosophy, and Indic Studies, Goa University, India): Does Naturalism Confront Christianity? A Christian Philosophical Inquiry into Dual Natures via Eastern Ontologies (online)
11:45-12.30 additional time for discussion

The problem of miracles
chair: Jarosław Kucharski
14:00 – 14:30 Adam Świeżyński (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland): How to understand God’s action in a miraculous event? A basic action on the part of God
14:30 – 15:00 Miroslaw Rucki (Casimir Pulaski Radom University, Poland): Is a naturalistic explanation of the miracle satisfactory? Example of the man born blind (John 9:1–12) (on-line)
15:00 – 15:30 Alexander Barrientos (University of Utah, USA): Mary Shepherd on Miracles and the Laws of Nature (online)
15:30 – 16:00 additional time for discussion

16.30-18.30 Keynotes’ Discussion Panel: Wodzisław Duch (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland) and Georg Gasser (University of Augsburg, Germany) (onsite): The controversy over the naturalistic image of the world and man, moderation: Carl Humphries

The project "Christian Philosophy Conference 2024 - Christian Philosophy Facing Naturalism" no. KONF/SN/0010/2023/01, was funded under the programme ‘Excellent Science II - Support for Scientific Conferences’. The project completion date: 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2024.

Project co-financed from the state budget funds granted by the Minister of Education and Science within the framework of the „Excellent Science II” Programme (Poland).