Aim:
The workshop will focus on the possible role of the endo-physical paradigm
in the future development of physics and in our understanding of Nature as
a whole. The main topics to be discussed are the nature of time, quantum
theory and the concept of subjectivity, where the radical shift from the
exo- to endo-principles is most likely to occur first. More particular
topics comprise the puzzling discrepancy between the physical and
psychological aspects of time, psychopathology of time, quantum
entanglement, separability and non-locality, the status of first-person
perspective and the prospect of naturalization of subjectivity, to mention
a few. An in-depth interdisciplinary dialogue along these strongly
interconnected issues is likely to have a profound impact on the
development of natural science and philosophy.
Scientific
Organizing Committee:
- Rosolino Buccheri (Co-Organizer), Istituto di Astrofisica
Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica - Sezione di Palermo, CNR, Palermo, Italy
(buccheri@ifcai.pa.cnr.it,
http://www.pa.iasf.cnr.it/~buccheri)
- Avshalom Elitzur (Co-Organizer), Unit of Interdisciplinary Studies,
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
(avshalom.elitzur@weizmann.ac.il,
http://faculty.biu.ac.il/~elitzua)
- Metod Saniga (Principal Organizer), Astronomical Institute,
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Tatranská Lomnica, Slovak Republic
(msaniga@astro.sk, http//www.astro.sk/~msaniga/)
Local Organizing Committee:
Metod Saniga (Chair), Marina Hoffmann, Trixi Valentin, Andrea
Sanigová
Contact Address:
Dr. Metod Saniga
Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences,
05960 Tatranská Lomnica
Slovak Republic
Phone: +421-52-4467-866
Fax: +421-52-4467-656
E-mail:
msaniga@astro.sk
Participation in the workshop is by invitation only. If you are
interested in taking part in the event, please send to the address above
a brief professional cv, a list of your five recent publications relevant
to
the topics to be discussed, and a short explanation/justification why
you think this workshop is of importance for you to attend.
Proceedings:
The
proceedings have been published by
World Scientific Publishing Co.
Miscellanea:
An electronic copy of the poster of the
workshop is available. Have also a look at a short essay about
the event, The
Movie's in the Can. Or Is It?, written by Jan Tilden, a
group photo (courtesy of J. Wackermann) and the
Clossing Address given by George
Jaroszkiewicz.
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