The Fish Interfaith Center at Chapman University proudly presents the first annual interdisciplinary conference on spirituality, religion and the sciences. On Thursday, February 28, 2013, "The Experimental Metaphysics of Free Will: A New Interdisciplinary Dialogue," will join together top scholars to address challenges that the newest findings of Quantum Physics present for our understanding of free will, from the perspective of their particular disciplines and the world's religious traditions.
All sessions are free and open to Chapman University faculty, staff, students and the general public.
Please call (714) 628-7260 with questions or for more information.
»The Experimental Metaphysics of Free Will Conference
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All sessions will be held in the Wallace All Faiths Chapel in the Fish Interfaith Center at Chapman University on Thursday, February 28, 2013.
| 8:30-9:45 a.m. | "Do Humans Have Free Will? Insights from Neurophysiology and Psychiatry" Presenter: Shlomit Ritz Finkelstein "How Wigner's Friend Iced Shroedinger's Cat" Presenter: David Finkelstein Moderated by: Jeff Tollaksen, Director, Institute of Quantum Studies, Head, Faculty of Physics, Professor of Physics, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University |
| 10-11:15 a.m. | "Agent Causation and Backward Causation" Presenter: James Van Cleve "Why We Cannot Control the Past" Presenter: Christian Loew Moderated by: Michael Pace, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, Chapman University |
| 1-2:15 p.m. | "Can the Future of a Quantum Particle Affect the Present Without Negating Free Will" Presenter: Yakir Aharonov Introduction by: Daniele Struppa, Chancellor, Chapman University |
| 2:30-3:45 p.m. | "Karma Matrix: A Buddhist Perspective on Time and Free Will" Presenter: The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi "Determined to be Free and Free to be Determined: Meditation and Implications for the Art of Observation, Destiny and Free Will" Presenter: Gurucharan Singh Khalsa Moderated by: Nancy Martin, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Chapman University |
| 4-5:00 p.m. | "Exploring How the Day's Interdisciplinary Findings Transform our Conception of Free Will" Presenter's Roundtable: Panelists include all presenters from throughout the day Moderated by: Gail Stearns, Dean of the Wallace All Faiths Chapel, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Chapman University |
FINAL PRESENTATION
| 7:00 p.m. | "Have we got it all Wrong? How Emerging Understandings in Science, Religion and Philosophy Radically Alter Free Will and Determinism" Panelists include all presenters from throughout the day Introduction by: Gail Stearns, Dean of the Wallace All Faiths Chapel, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Chapman University |
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Christian Loew - "Why We Cannot Control the Past" |
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Shlomit Ritz Finkelstein - "Do Humans Have Free Will? Insights from Neurophysiology and Psychiatry" |
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David Finkelstein - "How Wigner's Friend Iced Shroedinger's Cat" |
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The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi - "Karma Matrix: A Buddhist Perspective on Time and Free Will" |
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Gurucharan Singh Khalsa - "Determined to be Free and Free to be Determined: Meditation and Implications for the Art of Observation, Destiny and Free Will" |
+-Parking Information
Guests may find visitor parking available in any unreserved space in the following lots:
- P5-Argyros Lot
- P11-Cypress Lot
- P8-Knott Studios Lot
- P-9-Palm Lot (purchase permit from Knott Studios Lot)
- P10-West Palm Industrial Complex (purchase permit from Knott Studios Lot)
Download a map of the Chapman University campus including parking here.
Parking permits must be displayed in your vehicle at all times. Permits may be purchased from the dispensers located in each parking area. The cost for a parking permit is:
- $2 for 2 hours
- $3 for 4 hours
- $5 for 12 hours
Parking permits may be purchased with coins, $1 bills, $5 bills or credit cards.
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