2011 Summer Math Conferences
department of mathematics
| Martin Bridgeman | Irish Geometry Conference 2011, plenary speaker Galway, Ireland |
| Dawei Chen | Seoul National University, Korea |
| Solomon Friedberg | Seimnar lecture Number Theory Workshop Xi'an 2011, plenary speaker |
| Joshua Greene | Gökova Geometry/Topology conference Turkey |
| Elisenda Grigsby | Nantes Trimester on Contact and Symplectic Topology Universite de Nantes, France |
| Benjamin Howard | Arithmetic Intersection Theory and Unitary Shimura Varieties, 3 lecture mini-course Algebraische Zahlentheorie, workshop organizer |
SYMPOSIUM ON MATHEMATICS AND RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE
Faith, Science, and Mathematics
The Clavius Group of Mathematicians
July 13, 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Higgins Hall, Room 300
Open to the Public Gratis
9:30-10:30 a.m. “The Ontological Proof for the Existence of God” – Pedro Guimarães Ferreira, S.J. (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro)
Coffee break
11:00-12:00 a.m. "Mathematical and Religious Truth" – Javier Leach, S.J. (Complutense University, Madrid)
Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m. “Beauty in Mathematical Discovery and the Encounter with God” – Paul Schweitzer, S.J. (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro)
Coffee break
3:00-4:00 p.m. - "A Historical Approximation to Philosophy of Mathematics" - Pedro A. Suarez, S.J. (Barry University and Belem Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami)
4:15-5:15 p.m. "On the Pernicious Influence of Mathematics: Some Advice from Gödel and Rota" – Palle Yourgrau (Brandeis University)