Naturalism, Theism and the Scientific Enterprise
An Interdisciplinary Conference at the University of Texas -- Austin
Feb. 20-23, 1997
Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. Invited speakers include Michael Ruse (Philosophy, University of Guelph, author of Darwinism Defended), Alvin Plantinga (Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, author of Warrant and Proper Function), Frederick Grinnell (UT Southwestern Medical Center author of The Scientific Attitude, and Phillip Johnson (Law School, UC-Berkeley, author of Darwin on Trialand Reason in the Balance).
The conference opened a fruitful dialogue between methodological naturalists and intelligent-design theorists.
Abstracts and Conference Papers
Abstracts for the 35 submitted papers are available right now. Instead of producing a conference proceedings, we will be posting conference papers on this site. Thirty-four of the 35 submitted papers are available now.
Conference Schedule
A schedule is available.
A final report, representing my thoughts and reflections as one of the conference organizers, is now available.
Those who are interested in Phillip Johnson and in recent work in intelligent design theory should visit the Access Research Network site.
A version of Alvin Plantinga's talk on Methodological Naturalism is already in print:
Plantinga, Alvin. "Methodological Naturalism?" In: Facets of Faith and Science. Volume 1: Historiography and Modes of Interaction. pages 177-221. Jitse M. van der Meer, editor. The Pascal Centre for Advanced Studies in Faith and Science / University Press of America, Inc. Lanham.New York.London. 1996.
Inquiries can be sent to Prof. Robert Koons at:
koons@phil.utexas.edu
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