An  International Conference

THE DIALOGUE OF CULTURAL TRADITIONS:

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Istanbul, Turkey                                                                                            August 8-9, 2003

COMPLETE  PROGRAM

August  8

9.00-9.30 hours: Opening Session

     George F. McLean (U.S.A.)

     Safak Ural (Turkey)

     Cetin Bolcal (Turkey)

9.30-12.45 hours: Three keynote addresses, with discussion

     Zagorka Golubovic (Serbia): “Problems and Challenges of

            Balkan Cultures under the Impact of Globalization”

     Semou Pathe Gueye (Senegal):  “I and the Other: Globalization

            as an Intercultural Challenge”

     Vincent Shen (Taiwan/Canada): “Appropriating the Other and

            Transforming Consciousness into Wisdom: Some Philosophical

            Reflections on Chinese Buddhism”

12.45-13.15 hours: Brief introduction of panel themes: 

     Burhanettin Tatar (Turkey): Ways of Thinking and Interpreting

     Plamen Makariev (Bulgaria): Person and Community

     Chibueze C. Udeani (Nigeria/Austria): Globalization

     Tadeusz Buksinski (Poland): Ethics and Values 

13.15-14.15 hours: Lunch (provided)

14.15-16.30 hours

Panel A-I. “Ways of Thinking: Epistemology”

Chair:

     Jerzy Wojciechowski (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Discussion Leader:

     Tran Van Doan (National University of Taiwan, Taiwan)

Panelists:

     Tony Balcomb (South Africa)

     Pablo Lopez Lopez (Spain)

     Panagiotis Noutsos (Greece)

     Cafer Yaran (Turkey)          

14.15-16.30 hours

Panel B-I. “Person and Community: Rights and Duties” Chair:

     Abu Yaareb Marzouki(University of Tunis, Tunis) and

     Som Sujimon Mohamad (International Islamic University of Malaysia, Malaysia)

Discussion Leader:

     Plamen Makariev (University of Sofia, Bulgaria)

Panelists:

     Rolando M. Gripaldo (Philippines)

     Sirajul Islam (India)

     Andrew  I. Isiguzo (Nigeria)

     Mustafa Koylu (Turkey)

16.30-16.45 hours: Tea Break

16.45-18.45 hours               

Panel A-II. “Ways of Interpretation: Hermeneutics”

Chair:

     Tomonobu Imamichi (University of Tokyo, Japan)

Discussion Leader:

     Burhanettin Tatar (University of Sumsun, Turkey)

Panelists:

     Mamuka Dolidze (Georgia)

     Embun Kenyowati Ekosiwi (Indonesia)

     Zbigniew Wendland  (Poland)

   Alieva Kuluyha Mukaschovna & Tischin Alex Ivanovich (Kyrgyzstan)

16.45-18.45 hours

Panel B-II. “Person and Community: Cultural Foundations and Civil Society”   

Chair:

     Oliva Blanchette (Boston College, U.S.A.)

Discussion Leader:

     William Sweet  (St. Francis Xavier University, Canada)

Panelists:

     Anatolij Karas (Ukraine)

     Zsuzsanna Bogre (Hungary)

     Gong Qun (China)

     Vladimir A. Gutorov (Russia)

     Miklós Tomka (Hungary)

     Francis Gikonyo Wokabi and Stephen Omondi Owino  (Kenya)

18.45-19.00 hours: Snacks (provided)

19.00-20.30 hours: Regional Colloquia

            Africa

            South and East Asia

            Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia  

August 9

9.00-11.00 hours

Panel C-I. “Global Horizons: Pluralism and Tolerance”

Chair:

     Pham Minh Hac (Academy of Social Sciences of Vietnam)

Discussion Leader:

     Gazala Irfan (Lahor University, Pakistan)

Panelists:

     Kazhimurat Abishev (Kazakstan)

     Tamara Albertini (U.S.A.)

     Rustem Kadyrzhanov (Kazakstan)

     Abdumalik N. Nysanbaev (Kazakstan)

     Alzhan Kuanysh Uzakbaevich (Kazakstan)

9.00-11.00 hours

Panel D-I. “Ethics and Aesthetics”

Chair:

     S.R. Bhatt (University of Delhi, India)

Discussion Leader:

     Tadeusz Buksinski  (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland)

Panelists:

     Jelena Djuric (Serbia)

     Li Dongni (China)

     Alfred Rammer (Austria)

     Mostafa Younesie (Iran)

11.15-13.15 hours

C-II. “Global Horizons: Dialogue vs Hegemony; Cooperation vs

Conflict”

Chair:

     G. Avani  (Iranian Institute of Philosophy and Wisdom, Iran)

     Faruk Akyol (Istanbul University, Turkey)

Discussion Leader:

     Chibueze C. Udeani (University of Salzburg, Austria/Nigeria)

Panelists:

     Dmitry N. Baryshnikov (Russia)

     Osman Bilen (Turkey)

     Daniel Smith (U.S.A.)

     Leon Dyczewski (Poland)

     Mohamed-Rashid Hassan (Somali)  

     Irmayanti Meliono (Indonesia)

11.15-13.15 hours               

D-II. “Ethics: Ecology and Public Service”

Chair:

     Venant Cauchy (University Montreal, Canada)

     Joseph Nyasani (University of Nairobi, Kenya)

Discussion Leader:

     Ouyang Kang (Huazhong University, China)

Panelists:

     Omar Chaoura Bourouh (Algeria)

     Chen Xia (China)

     Hellen Karabatzaki (Greece)

     Jurita Morkuniene (Lithuania)

13.15-14.30 hours: Lunch (provided)

14.30-16.30 hours: Reports of panels, discussion

     Tran Van Doan (Taiwan): Ways of Thinking and Interpreting

     William Sweet (Canada): Person and Community

     Gazala Irfan (Pakistan): Globalization

     Ouyang Kang (China): Ethics and Values 

16.30-16.45: Tea Break

16.45-18.00 hours: Regional Reports and forward planning and Concluding Observations

     G. Avani (Iran)

     S.R. Bhatt (India)

     Venant Cauchy (Canada)

     Tomonobu Imamichi (Japan)    

     Faruk Akyol (Turkey)

     Hu Yeping  (China)

18.00-18.15 hours: Snacks (provided)

18.15-19.15 hours: Special session on   H.Reichenbach

Samet Bagce

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