{"id":2818,"date":"2019-04-21T12:51:56","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T17:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/williamfranke\/?page_id=2818"},"modified":"2019-04-21T12:51:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T17:51:56","slug":"cognition-religion-and-science-macao-toronto-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/williamfranke\/cognition-religion-and-science-macao-toronto-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Cognition, Religion, and Science: Macao-Toronto conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cNatural Cognition, Universals, and the Nothing of Religion\u201d Keynote Address<\/strong> for \u201cCognition, Religion, and Science\u201d: A Conference of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR), co-sponsored by the Toronto Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion Philosophy and Religious Studies Program, University of Macao, January 13-14, 2015<\/h2>\n

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Cognition, Religion, and Science<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Philosophy and Religious Studies Program, FAH, the University of Macau<\/p>\n

Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, Toronto<\/p>\n

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12-13 January 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conference Venue: E4-G051, University of Macau<\/strong>*<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Hotel: Grandview Hotel Macau<\/strong>*<\/strong><\/a>*<\/strong><\/p>\n

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12 January<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30<\/strong><\/td>\nUniversity bus from Grandview Hotel to New Campus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10:00 \u2013 10:40<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hong-gang Jin<\/strong>, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau<\/p>\n

William Franke<\/strong>, Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies Program, University of Macau<\/p>\n

Donald Wiebe<\/strong>, Professor of Religion, Director of the Toronto Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, University of Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n

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10:40 \u2013 12:00<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening Speech<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Natural Cognition, Universals, and the Nothing of Religion<\/em> \u2013 William Franke<\/strong>, Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies Program, University of Macau<\/span><\/p>\n

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12:00 \u2013 14:00<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

Lunch<\/strong>, Fortune Inn Restaurant on campus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

14:00 \u2013 15:30<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

Religious Studies in the Age of Consilience: New Approaches Drawn from the Cognitive and Evolutionary Sciences <\/em>\u2013 Edward Slingerland<\/strong>, Professor of Asian Studies and Director of Cultural Evolution of Religion Research Consortium at University of British Columbia, Canada Research Chair in Chinese Thought and Embodied Cognition, Canada<\/p>\n

Experience, Imagination, and the Body of Ghost: Examples from Ancient China<\/em> \u2013 Mu-chou Poo<\/strong>, Professor of History, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong<\/p>\n

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Chair: Weigang Chen <\/strong>(University of Macau)<\/p>\n

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15:30 \u2013 16:00<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

16:00 \u2013 17:30<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

The Return of Science: Evolution, Cognition, and History (of Religions)<\/em> \u2013 Luther H. Martin<\/strong>, Professor of Religion, Honorary Director of the Toronto Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, University of Vermont, USA<\/p>\n

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Transcending Emic-Etic Dualism: A Perspective from Madhyamika Buddhism \u2013 <\/em>Arun Bala<\/strong>, Senior Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, Singapore<\/p>\n

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Chair: Weigang Chen <\/strong>(University of Macau)<\/p>\n

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17:30 \u2013 19:30<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

Dinner<\/strong>, Fortune Inn Restaurant on campus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

19:30<\/strong><\/td>\nUniversity bus back to Grandview Hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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10:00 \u2013 12:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Why Religion is Natural and Science is Not <\/em>\u2013 Robert N. McCauley<\/strong>, William Rand Kenan Jr. University Professor of Philosophy and Director of Emory Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture at Emory University, USA<\/p>\n

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The Postsecular Turn in Education <\/em>\u2013 Mario Wenning<\/strong> and Jinting Wu<\/strong> (University of Macau)<\/p>\n

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Chair: Weigang Chen <\/strong>(University of Macau)<\/p>\n

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12:00 \u2013 14:00<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

Lunch<\/strong>, Fortune Inn Restaurant on campus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

14:00 \u2013 15:30<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

The Scientific Study of Religion in a Global Context: Toward a Dialogue between the Cognitive Study of Religion and Buddhist Philosophy of Mind: a Yog\u0101c\u0101ra Perspective<\/em> \u2013 William Waldron<\/strong>, Professor of Religion, Chair of Department of Religion, Middlebury College, USA<\/p>\n

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A First Look on Taoist Epistemology <\/em>\u2013 Hing Wan Cheng<\/strong> (University of Macau)<\/p>\n

Chair: Nevia Dolcini<\/strong> (University of Macau)<\/p>\n

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15:30 \u2013 16:00<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

16:00 \u2013 17:40<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

The Heaven (Tian) as Big God<\/em> \u2013 <\/em>Jing Zhu<\/strong>, Professor of Philosophy, Institute of Logic and Cognition, Zhongshan University, China<\/p>\n

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Closing Speech<\/strong><\/p>\n

Globalization and the Scientific Study of Religion <\/em>\u2013 Donald Wiebe<\/strong>, Professor of Religion, Director of the Toronto Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, University of Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n

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Chair: Nevia Dolcini<\/strong> (University of Macau)<\/p>\n

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17:40<\/strong><\/td>\nUniversity bus to Caf\u00e9 Litoral, Taipa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18:00 \u2013 20:00<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

Dinner<\/strong>, Caf\u00e9 Litoral, Taipa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

20:00<\/strong><\/td>\nUniversity bus back to Grandview Hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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*<\/a> For any further questions regarding logistical information, please feel free to contact Ms. Maggie Wong, Administrator of Philosophy and Religious Studies Program at University of Macau (Tel: +853 8822 4768; E-mail: maggiewong@umac.mo).<\/p>\n

*<\/a>* Grandview Hotel Macau (\u6fb3\u9580\u6c39\u4ed4\u541b\u6021\u9152\u5e97) is located at 142 Estrada Governador Albano de Oliveira, Taipa, Macau (\u6fb3\u9580\u6c39\u4ed4\u67ef\u7dad\u7d0d\u99ac\u8def142\u865f). Tel: (853) 2883-7788. Your hotel room rates include both bed and breakfast<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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