General Session
every day, except Nov 8
Nov 4: The Seminar Complex, Institute of Science, BHU, Ground Floor
Nov 4: The Seminar Complex, Institute of Science, BHU, Ground Floor
Nov 5, 6, 7: DST- Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, BHU, Ground Floor, First room on the left (Lecture Hall)
Nov 5, 6, 7: DST- Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, BHU, Ground Floor, First room on the left (Lecture Hall)
NOV 4 Chair: Marcin Trepczyński
NOV 4 Chair: Marcin Trepczyński
RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS OF LOGIC Mohamed Almisbkawy, Nov 4, 11:30-12:00
RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS OF LOGIC Mohamed Almisbkawy, Nov 4, 11:30-12:00
LOGIC, SOUL AND GOD Varun Agarwal, Nov 4, 12:00-12:30
LOGIC, SOUL AND GOD Varun Agarwal, Nov 4, 12:00-12:30
THE LOGIC OF GOD'S GENDER Tatiana Barkovskiy, Nov 4, 12:30-13:00
THE LOGIC OF GOD'S GENDER Tatiana Barkovskiy, Nov 4, 12:30-13:00
THE TWO SUCCESSIVE LOGICAL AXIOMATIC STEPS IN ACCEPTING ISLAM Mahdi Behniafar, Nov 4, 14:45-15:15
THE TWO SUCCESSIVE LOGICAL AXIOMATIC STEPS IN ACCEPTING ISLAM Mahdi Behniafar, Nov 4, 14:45-15:15
HEALING IN HINDUISM: A RATIONALITY OF FAITH-BASED HEALTHCARE PRACTICES Smita Chakraborty, Nov 4, 15:15-15:45
HEALING IN HINDUISM: A RATIONALITY OF FAITH-BASED HEALTHCARE PRACTICES Smita Chakraborty, Nov 4, 15:15-15:45
PRAMĀṆAVĀRTTIKA AND IT’S COMMENTARIAL LITERATURE IN TIBET: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Sherab Chomphel, Nov 4, 16:00-16:30
PRAMĀṆAVĀRTTIKA AND IT’S COMMENTARIAL LITERATURE IN TIBET: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Sherab Chomphel, Nov 4, 16:00-16:30
EXISTENTIAL OPTIMISM AND NATURAL SELECTION: ON THE PROBLEM OF EVIL FOR ATHEISTS Mousa Mohammadian, Nov 4, 16:30-17:00
EXISTENTIAL OPTIMISM AND NATURAL SELECTION: ON THE PROBLEM OF EVIL FOR ATHEISTS Mousa Mohammadian, Nov 4, 16:30-17:00
KANT’S ARGUMENT FOR RATIONAL FAITH IN GOD Chandler Hatch, Nov 4, 17:00-17:30
KANT’S ARGUMENT FOR RATIONAL FAITH IN GOD Chandler Hatch, Nov 4, 17:00-17:30
LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN: THE UNSAID LOGIC OF THE TRACTATUS Sushobhona Pal, Nov 4, 17:30-18:00
LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN: THE UNSAID LOGIC OF THE TRACTATUS Sushobhona Pal, Nov 4, 17:30-18:00
NOV 5 MORNING Chair: Mousa Mohammadian
NOV 5 MORNING Chair: Mousa Mohammadian
THE HUMAN ART AS AN ARGUMENT FOR GOD'S EXISTENCE. ON ONTIC INTERRELATEDNESS BETWEEN AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE SACRED, Wiesna Mond-Kozłowska (presented by Daniele Buccio), Nov 5, 10:15-10:45
THE HUMAN ART AS AN ARGUMENT FOR GOD'S EXISTENCE. ON ONTIC INTERRELATEDNESS BETWEEN AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE SACRED, Wiesna Mond-Kozłowska (presented by Daniele Buccio), Nov 5, 10:15-10:45
RATIONALITY OF FAITH: THE EMBODIED SOLUTION Elena Kalmykova, Nov 5, 10:45-11:15
RATIONALITY OF FAITH: THE EMBODIED SOLUTION Elena Kalmykova, Nov 5, 10:45-11:15
CONCEPTUALIZATION OF GOD AS A SET OF UNCERTAINTIES AND UNKNOWNS TO HUMAN BEINGS Tanmoy Konar, Nov 5, 11:30-12:00
CONCEPTUALIZATION OF GOD AS A SET OF UNCERTAINTIES AND UNKNOWNS TO HUMAN BEINGS Tanmoy Konar, Nov 5, 11:30-12:00
THE EVIL EPSILON Talia Leven, Nov 5, 12:00-12:30
THE EVIL EPSILON Talia Leven, Nov 5, 12:00-12:30
BUDDHISTS PHILOSOPHY AS A TOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Subhasmita Maharana and Ajit Kumar Behura, Nov 5, 12:30-13:00
BUDDHISTS PHILOSOPHY AS A TOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Subhasmita Maharana and Ajit Kumar Behura, Nov 5, 12:30-13:00
NOV 5 AFTERNOON Chair: Purushottama Bilimoria
NOV 5 AFTERNOON Chair: Purushottama Bilimoria
RATIONALITY, KNOWLEDGE AND FAITH Riya Manna, Nov 5, 14:45-15:15
RATIONALITY, KNOWLEDGE AND FAITH Riya Manna, Nov 5, 14:45-15:15
GOD IS JUST FINE: A REPLY TO DE MARCO Elton Marques, Nov 5, 15:15-15h45
GOD IS JUST FINE: A REPLY TO DE MARCO Elton Marques, Nov 5, 15:15-15h45
DEFINING PRAMĀṆA THROUGH TIBETAN BUDDHISM Tenzin Minkyi, Nov 5, 16:00-16:30
DEFINING PRAMĀṆA THROUGH TIBETAN BUDDHISM Tenzin Minkyi, Nov 5, 16:00-16:30
SCIENCE AND SANĀTANA: AN EXPLORATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC SPHERES OF THE VEDAS, PURĀṆAS, AND THE INDIAN EPICS Tirthendu Ganguly, Nov 5, 16:30-17:00
SCIENCE AND SANĀTANA: AN EXPLORATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC SPHERES OF THE VEDAS, PURĀṆAS, AND THE INDIAN EPICS Tirthendu Ganguly, Nov 5, 16:30-17:00
THE BUDDHIST THEORY OF COMPASSION (KARUŅĀ) IN VINAYA PITAKA Upamita Mukherjee, Nov 5, 17:00-17:30
THE BUDDHIST THEORY OF COMPASSION (KARUŅĀ) IN VINAYA PITAKA Upamita Mukherjee, Nov 5, 17:00-17:30
HINDU DOCTRINE ABOUT THE VEDAS AS AN INVENTED TRADITION, Koenraad Elst, Nov 5, 17-30-18:00
HINDU DOCTRINE ABOUT THE VEDAS AS AN INVENTED TRADITION, Koenraad Elst, Nov 5, 17-30-18:00
NOV 6 MORNING Chair: Elena Kalmykova
NOV 6 MORNING Chair: Elena Kalmykova
JOHANN-HEINRICH ALSTED'S RAMISM IN HIS "METHODUS SACROSANCTAE THEOLOGIAE" (1614), Ruxandra Irina Vulcan, Nov 6, 10:15-10:45
JOHANN-HEINRICH ALSTED'S RAMISM IN HIS "METHODUS SACROSANCTAE THEOLOGIAE" (1614), Ruxandra Irina Vulcan, Nov 6, 10:15-10:45
INTELLECTUAL DUTY ON RELIGIOUS SUBMISSION Akbar Qorbani, Nov 6, 10:45-11:15
INTELLECTUAL DUTY ON RELIGIOUS SUBMISSION Akbar Qorbani, Nov 6, 10:45-11:15
SIMULATED SĀṄKHYA AND LIMITS OF LOGIC Vasudeva Rao, Nov 6, 11:30-12:00
SIMULATED SĀṄKHYA AND LIMITS OF LOGIC Vasudeva Rao, Nov 6, 11:30-12:00
BERKELEY’S GOD AND SOLIPSISM Vegitha Reddy, Aman Tripathi, P.R. Bhat, Nov 6, 12:00-12:30
BERKELEY’S GOD AND SOLIPSISM Vegitha Reddy, Aman Tripathi, P.R. Bhat, Nov 6, 12:00-12:30
WORLDWIDE RELIGIOUS CRISIS AND SWĀMĪ VIVEKĀNANDA’S UNIVERSAL RELIGION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS Dipak Roy, Nov 6, 12:30-13:00
WORLDWIDE RELIGIOUS CRISIS AND SWĀMĪ VIVEKĀNANDA’S UNIVERSAL RELIGION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS Dipak Roy, Nov 6, 12:30-13:00
NOV 7 MORNING Chair: Jason Cronbach Van Boom
NOV 7 MORNING Chair: Jason Cronbach Van Boom
INFINITELY RE-READABLE TEXTS: ADAPTING CONCEPTS FROM TRANSFINITE MATHEMATICS TO THE STUDY OF THE RELIGIOUS USE OF SACRED TEXTS Jason Cronbach Van Boom, Nov 7, 9:45-10:15
INFINITELY RE-READABLE TEXTS: ADAPTING CONCEPTS FROM TRANSFINITE MATHEMATICS TO THE STUDY OF THE RELIGIOUS USE OF SACRED TEXTS Jason Cronbach Van Boom, Nov 7, 9:45-10:15
IS THE MANIFESTATION OF THE HUMAN SELF RELATIVE TO THE LINGUISTIC CONCEPTS? Shruti Sharma, Nov 7, 10:15-10:45
IS THE MANIFESTATION OF THE HUMAN SELF RELATIVE TO THE LINGUISTIC CONCEPTS? Shruti Sharma, Nov 7, 10:15-10:45
RELIGIOUS ATHEISM: EXPANDING THE TERRITORY OF RELIGION Mayavee Singh, Nov 7, 10:45-11:15
RELIGIOUS ATHEISM: EXPANDING THE TERRITORY OF RELIGION Mayavee Singh, Nov 7, 10:45-11:15
THE LIBERAL TRIANGLE OF SHASTRI, GOKHALE AND GANDHI: EARLY 20TH INDIAN THINKING ON LIBERALISM Purushottama Bilimoria, Nov 7, 11:30-12:00
THE LIBERAL TRIANGLE OF SHASTRI, GOKHALE AND GANDHI: EARLY 20TH INDIAN THINKING ON LIBERALISM Purushottama Bilimoria, Nov 7, 11:30-12:00
THE NOTION OF GOD, EXISTENCE AND CONRADICTION Jean-Yves Beziau, Nov 7, 12:00-12:30
THE NOTION OF GOD, EXISTENCE AND CONRADICTION Jean-Yves Beziau, Nov 7, 12:00-12:30
MYSTICISM, SCIENCE, AND RELIGION IN BERTRAND RUSSELL'S "MYSTICISM AND LOGIC" Tatiana Barkovskiy, 12:30-13:00
MYSTICISM, SCIENCE, AND RELIGION IN BERTRAND RUSSELL'S "MYSTICISM AND LOGIC" Tatiana Barkovskiy, 12:30-13:00
NOV 7 AFTERNOON Chair:
NOV 7 AFTERNOON Chair:
MINDFULNESS RESEARCH: MICRO-PHENOMENOLOGY AND UNDERSTANDING MULTICULTURAL PHILOSOPHY OF SELF Abhishek Tripathi, Nov 7, 14:45-15:15
MINDFULNESS RESEARCH: MICRO-PHENOMENOLOGY AND UNDERSTANDING MULTICULTURAL PHILOSOPHY OF SELF Abhishek Tripathi, Nov 7, 14:45-15:15
SEPARATING THE ‘SUPERSTITION’ FROM ‘TRUE HINDUISM’: THE BOUNDARY MAKING IN 19TH CENTURY COLONIAL INDIA Harshvardhan Tripathy, Nov 7, 15:15-15:45
SEPARATING THE ‘SUPERSTITION’ FROM ‘TRUE HINDUISM’: THE BOUNDARY MAKING IN 19TH CENTURY COLONIAL INDIA Harshvardhan Tripathy, Nov 7, 15:15-15:45
DETERMINISM, DESIRE, AND THE ABSENCE OF GOD: UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM THROUGH TARKOVSKY’S STALKER AND CHANAKYA’S NIYATI CHAKRA Nishant Upadhyay, Nov 7, 16:00-16:30
DETERMINISM, DESIRE, AND THE ABSENCE OF GOD: UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM THROUGH TARKOVSKY’S STALKER AND CHANAKYA’S NIYATI CHAKRA Nishant Upadhyay, Nov 7, 16:00-16:30
TWO CATEGORIES OF INFERENCE IN THE NYAYA-SUTRA Katja Utroša, Nov 7, 16:30-17:00
TWO CATEGORIES OF INFERENCE IN THE NYAYA-SUTRA Katja Utroša, Nov 7, 16:30-17:00
BEYOND RATIONALITY: GANDHI’S ARGUMENTS FOR EXISTENCE OF GOD Bharti Sehta, Nov 7, 17:00-17:30
BEYOND RATIONALITY: GANDHI’S ARGUMENTS FOR EXISTENCE OF GOD Bharti Sehta, Nov 7, 17:00-17:30
THE NON-RETRIBUTIVE KARMA DOCTRINE, Koenraad Elst, Nov 7, 17:30-18:00
THE NON-RETRIBUTIVE KARMA DOCTRINE, Koenraad Elst, Nov 7, 17:30-18:00