INTERNACIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTER-CULTURALITY
DISCUSSING RAMON LLULL's THOUGHT

 

PROGRAMME OF SECOND BLOCK
SÃO PAULO 

(20th-22th september 2010)

 

20th september

09h30 Opening: Universalism of Ramon Llull.
Prof. Vamireh Chacon, professor emeritus of Political Philosophy at the University of Brasilia, DF, Brazil

10h00 Presentation of the Methodology followed in the Congress.
Esteve Jaulent, president of the Instituto Brasileiro de Filosofia e Ciência Raimundo Lúlio - IBFCRL, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

10h30 Coffe break

10:50 The actuality of the Intercultural and interreligious dialogue.
Josep Blanes Sala, professor of International Law, UNESP, Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil

11h30 Lunch

Thematic Table: Culture and Religion

15h00 The relationship between culture and religion second Lullian thought.
Esteve Jaulent, IBFCRL, São Paulo, Brazil

below, four reply to the topic proposed above.

16h00 First:Judaism: religion, culture, civilization.
Moacir Amâncio, professor of Hebrew Language and Literature at USP, São Paulo, Brazil

16h40 Second: Transcendence and revelation in the monotheistic religions.
Celina Lértora Mendoza, CONICET - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina

17h20 Coffe break

17h40 Third reply: The various contents of Faith and appeals to the understanding of intelligence. Faith and reason.
Jamil Iskandar, professor of Islamic Culture, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil

18h20 Fourth: Evolution of religious life and cultural development of society.
Sheikh Mohamad Al Bukai, Damascus, Syria


19h00 Discussion (30 minutes)

 

21th september

Thematic Table: Culture and Religion

09h00 Cultural and religious identity. Beliefs and value cultural expressions.
Víctor Pallejà de Bustinza, professor of Arab Culture at the Universidad de Alicante, Spain

Four reply

10h00 First: Mentality, language and translation effort. Sound, word and essence of beings in antiquity. The translation work in the medieval period. Common misconceptions on approach from other cultures.
Rui Barros, historian, São Paulo, Brazil

10h40 Second: Personal identity of people. Tension between memory and desire.
Jean Hubert Cormier, Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Brasilia, DF, Brazil

11h20 Coffe break

11h40 Third reply: Geography and history, culture and religion: a discussion of the case of Turkey.
Paul Ballanfat, professor of Philosophy at Galatasaray (Istanbul) and director of turkies and perses studies at University of Lyon, France

12h20 Fourth:Religion and religions. Differences. Official doctrines and religious traditions.
Celia López Alcalde, a researcher at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

13h00  Discussion (30 minutes)

13h30 Lunch

Thematic Table: Culture and Society

15h30 Treating peace and harmony between communities.
Alexander Fidora, senior researcher of ICREA, Barcelona, Spain

Three reply

16h30 First: Universalist Character of the Christian and Arab civilizations. Shared values.
Josep Maria Buades Juan, historian, journalist and writer, São Paulo, Brazil

17h10 Second: Dialogue Inter-religious in the Judaism of the Middle Ages. Repercussions in the modern period.
Rabino Alexandre Leone, São Paulo, Brazil

17h50 Coffe break

18h10 Third reply: Dialogue, democracy and authoritarianism.
João Roberto da Costa e Silva, political scholar, São Paulo, Brazil

18h50 Discussion (30 minutes)
 
22th september

09h30 Conclusions: Roundtable.

10h00 Closure: Dr. João Sayad - ex-minister of Planning of Brazil and President of Foundation Pe. Anchieta
   
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