Workshop on Levels of Reality
Bolzano, 27-29 September 2007
Mitteleuropa Foundation
The theory of levels of reality is possibly the single most relevant and
unresolved problem in science and philosophy. A fully-developed theory
of levels requires both a properly generalized concept of causation,
able to consider not only material causes but psychological and social
causes as well, and a correspondingly generalized idea of agency, able
to explain not only material dynamics but psychological and social
dynamics as well. Most details of the links connecting together the
various levels of reality are still unknown, because the various
sciences had mainly been working on causal links internal to their
regional phenomena.
The lack of a theory of levels of reality has been the major obstruction
to the development of the needed theories. Theories and models
concerning the architecture of levels and their links will improve our
understanding of the world and its many dependencies. Furthermore, the
theory of levels helps asking new questions. This highly
multidisciplinary workshop will address both conceptual and modeling
aspects of the theory of levels of reality. Since the theory of levels
suffers for the lack of any widely-accepted and well-established
conceptual framework, plenty of time will be left for discussion and
exchange of ideas.
Progress in the theory of levels will have significant consequences for
applications in the areas of biological, psychological and social
sciences.
The list of speakers includes: Liliana Albertazzi, Ion Baianu, Marc
Bickhard, Roy Clouser, Costas Drossos, Claus Emmeche, Michael Healy,
Heinrich Herre, Achilles Kameas, Michal Lachmann, Jerzy Perzanowski,
Roberto Poli, Tim Porter, Johanna Seibt, Jan Treur, John Sowa, John
Symons, and Matthew West.
Please notice that only 35 scholars will be admitted to the workshop.
If you are interested in participating to the workshop, drop a line to
roberto.poli@soc.unitn.it explaining your qualifications and why the
topic is relevant for your research.
Heinrich Herre and Roberto Poli
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Entia non sunt diminuenda sine necessitate
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Dr Roberto Poli, PhD
Editor-in-chief of Axiomathes, Springer. Submissions:
https://www.editorialmanager.com/axio/
Editor of Categories: http://www.polimetrica.com/en/?page_id=8
Mitteleuropa Foundation: http://www.mitteleuropafoundation.org
preferred e-mail: roberto.poli@soc.unitn.it
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