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Council for Research in Values and Philosophy

Research Projects
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Advancing global philosophical dialogue through structured inquiry into the evolving landscapes of culture, faith, and human meaningfulness.

Current Inquiries

Our portfolio spans across global frontiers, bridging the gap between traditional wisdom and contemporary challenges through collaborative scholarly projects.

Cultural Heritage
Foundational

Cultural Heritage

Exploring the preservation of ancestral wisdom and its relevance in a rapidly digitizing global society.

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Cultural Heritage & Contemporary Change Focused, mutually coordinated research teams in university centers prepare studies as part of an integrated philosophic search for self-understanding differentiated by culture and civilization. These evolve more adequate understandings of the person in society and look to the cultural heritage of each for the resources to respond to the challenges of its own specific contemporary transformation and of meeting all other civilizations in global times.
Seminars on Culture
Collaborative

Seminars on Culture

Annual intensive gatherings of global scholars to dissect the shifting paradigms of cultural identity.

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Seminars on Culture & Contemporary Issues This series of 5–10 week cross-cultural and interdisciplinary seminars is coordinated by the RVP in Washington, D.C., bringing together scholars from around the world to engage in sustained dialogue on philosophical themes at the intersection of culture, values, and contemporary society.
Joint-Colloquia

Joint-Colloquia

Inter-institutional partnerships focusing on specific philosophical problems that cross-national borders.

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Joint-Colloquia Colloquia with Institutes of Philosophy of the National Academies of Sciences, university philosophy departments, and professional philosophical societies. Underway since 1976 in Eastern Europe, since 1987 in China, and since 1990 in Islamic countries, these concern the person in contemporary society with special attention to cultural heritage and its progressive application in response to the needs of our times.
Moral Education
Pedagogical

Moral Education

Investigating the methods and values transmitted through contemporary educational systems across varied cultures.

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Foundations of Moral Education & Character Development A study in values and education which unites philosophers, psychologists, social scientists and scholars in education in the elaboration of ways of enriching the moral content of education and character development. This work has been conducted since 1980.
Faith in a Secular Age

Faith in a Secular Age

An ongoing investigation into the transformation of religious experience and communal belief in modern times.

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Faith in a Secular Age This research project focused on unfolding the meaning of faith for the new dimensions and needs of our evolving human awareness. The goal was to make "belief more believable," both for the contemporary seeker and for all the faithful, rendering personal and social life more fully human and more expressive of the divine.
Re-Learning to be Human

Re-Learning to be Human

Refining the definition of humanity in the face of technological advancement and global fragmentation.

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Re-Learning to be Human This multi-year project engaged research teams across different cultures and civilizations to study related issues under the theme "Re-Learning to be Human for Global Times: Challenges and Opportunities." Each team consisted of multiple specialists producing studies on specific sub-issues from their own cultural perspectives.
Meaningfulness of Life

Meaningfulness of Life

Intercultural perspectives on the existential foundations of purpose and human flourishing.

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Meaningfulness of Life This project had five subthemes: the person, the moral life, and self-cultivation; social existence, communicative action, and the common good; human relations with nature; and human relations to Ultimate Reality. Various research teams from different countries focused on one aspect of these themes, organizing seminars and publishing their research findings.
Signs of Our Times

Signs of Our Times

A hermeneutic analysis of current events, social movements, and their philosophical implications.

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Understanding the Signs of Our Times This special research project explores four crucial issues: the crisis of the modern world, the impact of technology, morality and spirituality — drawing on the insights of Romano Guardini, one of the most important Catholic intellectuals of the 20th century. The goal is to diagnose current situations and challenges facing all of humanity today.
Hermeneutics of Change

Hermeneutics of Change

The study of interpretation as a transformative act in the history of ideas and social structures.

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Hermeneutics of Change in Religious Traditions This project focuses on particular facets of the "hermeneutics of change," highlighting ways in which sacred texts of respective traditions provide resources for adaptation, both historically and moving forward. It considers how epochal shifts and evolving political and legal cultures have shaped strategies of change across religious traditions.
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CRVP is a network of scholars committed to open philosophical exploration. We invite professors and research fellows to propose contributions or join our active seminars.

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