Committee 1: Unity of the Sciences: Organization and Change in Complex Systems
- Atalay, B., The Origin of Life Ayers,
- R.U., Self Organization and Technological Change in the Economic System Berkenstein,
- J.D., Gravitation and the Origin of Large Structures in the Universe
- Fritzsch, H., Particle Physics and the Early Universe
- Jammer, M., Integrative Concepts in the Physical Sciences
- Lowenhard, P., Mind, Mapping and Reconstruction of Reality
- Pincheira, G., Complexity of the Structure and Dynamics of the Gnome
- Radnitzky, G. The Evolution of the Extended Order
- Sexl, R., On the Origin of Order in the Universe
- Verarde, M., Self Organization and Evolution through Fluctuations and Instabilities
- Ville, C., Organization and Change in Eukaryotic Cells
Discussion:
- Flew on Radnitzky
- Georgescu-Roegen on Ayres
- Gomez on Lowenard
- Kurti on Beckenstein
- Mann on Atalay
- Ollom on Ayers
- Park on Villee
- Petroni on Radnitzky
- Rau on Velarde
- Romo on Velarde
- Scuricini on Alonso
- Sussman on Sexl
- Yilmaz on Fritzsch
Committee 2: Synthesis and Relationships in Culture
- Accardi, Liugi, The Role of Math in Scien. Synthesis and Quantum Theory
- Alippi, Adriano, Acoustical and Optical Waves
- Bardis, Panos, Peace as a Project of Interracial Synthesis
- Barker, Eileen, Cultural Synthesis, Epistemological and Moral
- Galantay, Ervin, Cultural Synthesis in Architecture
- Goldsmith, Maurice, Role of Mass Media in Cutural Synthesis
- Mazrui, Ali, Toward Cultural Synthesis, An African Perspective
- Rubenstein, Richard L., Religion and Cultural Synthesis
- Segre, Dan V., Time, Space, Technology and Collective Identity
- Soleri, Paolo, The Urban Effect, A Doctrine of the Infant God
- Vollmer, Gerhard, The Concept of Evolution as a Synthetic Tool in Science, Its Strengths and Limits
- Yoon, Se Won, The Special Characteristics of the Reception of Western Culture and the Formation of Civil Society in the Three Oriental Countries of China, Japan and Korea
Discussion:
- Beltrami on Accardi
- Byers on Soleri
- de Silva on Segre
- Elaigwu on Barker
- Gazzeri on Alippi
- Gori on Bardis
- Ibrahim on Galantay
- Kanitscheider on Vollmer
- Kittrie on Yoon
- Roth on Rubenstein
Committee 3: Forms and Symbols, The Root of Behavior
- Barba-Negra, Paul, Paris, Ark on the Sea of Time
- Bonardel, Francoise, Symbolization and Transmutation
- Charon, Jean, The Roots of Behavior in Contemporary Physics
- Delgado, Jose, Forms, Symbols and the Structure of the Brain
- Maffesoli, Michel, Formism, Tradition and Modernity
- Rauscher, E. A., Symbolism and the Structure of Consciousness
- Ravindra, Ravi, What is Science That Thou Art Mindful of Her
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Committee 4: Modernization, Appropriate Values, and Education
- Avalos, Beatrice, Modernization and the Education of Young Children in Poor Developing Countries
- Dave, Ravindra, Modernization and Lifelong Education
- Oloko, Olatunde, Moral, Scientific and Technological Values in Modernization
- Ratanakul, Pinit, Characteristics of Modernizing States in a World Order, Aspirations and Possibilties
- Wagaw, Teshome, Educational Determinants of Modernization, Problems of Skill Formation
Discussion:
- Avalos on Wagaw
- Labor on Wagaw
- Marshall on Schleicher
- Oloko on Avalos
- Ratanakul on Schleicher
- Saqqaf on Ratanakul
- Tan on Oloko
Committee 5: The Search for Unifying Global Philosophy
- Abe, Masao, A Buddhist View of Human Salvation
- Basu, Arabinda, The Integral Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo.
- Bonifazi, Conrad, Science and Religion with Particular Reference to Theilhard De Chardin
- Gelwich, Richard, Michael Polanyi’s Conspectus of Knowing
- Harris, R. Baines, Neoplatonism as a World Philosophy
- Hood, C. Ellsworth, The Use and Abuse of Mathematics, A Kantian Critique
- Long, Eugene Thomas, Being and Competing Religious Claims
- Phan, Peter C., Cultural Pluralism and the Unity of the Sciences
- Pobanz, Kerry, Unification Thought as a Four-Position Conceptuality for Harmonization
- Reeves, Gene, Process Philosophy as a Unifying and Global Vision
- Salaquarda, Joerg, Nietzsche’s Strictures Against Philosophical Finality
- Scharlemann, Robert P., Ontological and Theological Bases of Pluralism
Discussion:
- Bolin on Long
- Crawford on Basu
- David on Bonifazi
- Eby on Salaquarda
- Guerra on Phan
- Harrison on Pobanz
- James on Hood
- Kliever on Reeves
- MacGregor on Harris
- Sharkey on Scharlemann
- Zum Brunn on Abe
Committee 6: The Universe and Its Origin
- Chiu, H. Y., Cosmology, Modern Views
- Clube, Victor, Giant Comets and Their Role in History
- Lewis, John, The Origin of the Solar System
- Maccabee, Bruce, UFOs, Fantasy or Present Reality
- Motz, Lloyd, The Velikovsky Affair Oberg on Maccabee
- O’Leary, Brian, Human Exploration and Development of the Solar System
- Patai, Raphael, Myths of the Universe, Cosmogony and Cosmology
- Shostak, Seth, The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
- Stehling, Kurt R., Astrology’s Impact on Astronomy, Proto-Science to Science
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