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International Symposium: Perception and Reality | IAPS 2025
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Perception and Reality

An International Symposium on Epistemological Foundations, Consciousness, and Mathematical Structures
15–17 April 2025 | Villa Monastero, Varenna, Lake Como, Italy

Symposium Programme

1
Historical and Philosophical Foundations
Ancient Conceptions of Reality and Perception
09:00–10:30
Professor Emile Durand, DSc (Sorbonne University, Department of History of Philosophy)
  • Plato (Presented by Dr. Gabriella Montinari) “Truth Beyond Phenomenal Experience: The Metaphysical Status of Forms in Platonic Epistemology”
  • Patañjali (Presented by Professor Rajiv Malhotra) “Perception as Epistemological Veil: Yogic Methodologies of Consciousness”
  • Zhuangzi (Presented by Dr. Li Weiming) “The Dream-Reality Dialectic: Phenomenological Paradoxes in Classical Daoist Epistemology”
Medieval and Renaissance Epistemological Frameworks
11:00–12:30
Professor Maria Rossi, PhD (University of Milan, Department of Theoretical Philosophy)
  • Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (Presented by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr) “Mental Construction and Objective Reality: Epistemological Foundations in Islamic Philosophical Tradition”
  • Thomas Aquinas (Presented by Professor John F. Wippel) “Sensory Perception as Pathway to Transcendent Reality: The Thomistic Synthesis”
  • Roger Bacon (Presented by Dr. Amanda Powers) “Mathematical Structures as Ontological Foundation: Proto-Scientific Epistemology in the 13th Century”
2
Modern Scientific Epistemology and Mathematical Structures
Mathematical Foundations of Knowledge (19th-20th Century)
09:00–10:30
Professor Jean-Luc Moreau, Docteur ès Sciences (École Normale Supérieure, Institute for Philosophy of Mathematics)
  • Leopold Kronecker (Presented by Professor Jeremy Gray) “Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gott gemacht: Finitism and the Ontological Status of Mathematical Objects”
  • David Hilbert (Presented by Professor W. Hugh Woodin) “Formal Axiomatic Systems as the Foundation of Mathematical Reality: Epistemological Implications”
  • Kurt Gödel (Presented by Professor John W. Dawson, Jr.) “Truth Beyond Formal Provability: Implications for Mathematical Platonism and Epistemology”
Quantum Theoretical Frameworks and Consciousness
11:00–12:30
Professor Elena Moretti, PhD (ETH Zurich, Institute for Theoretical Physics)
  • Werner Heisenberg (Presented by Professor Anton Zeilinger) “The Observer’s Role in Quantum Measurement: Epistemological Implications for Objective Reality”
  • David Bohm (Presented by Professor Basil J. Hiley) “Undivided Wholeness and Implicate Order: Non-Cartesian Ontology in Quantum Theory”
  • Sir Roger Penrose (Presented by Professor Stuart Hameroff) “Mathematical Structures as Bridges Between Consciousness and Physical Reality: The Orch-OR Hypothesis”
Computational Intelligence and Perceptual Epistemology
14:30–16:00
Professor Alessandro De Luca, PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, AI Ethics and Philosophy)
  • Alan Turing (Presented by Professor Andrew Hodges) “Machine Perception and Cognition: Computational Frameworks for Epistemology”
  • Noam Chomsky (Presented by Professor Barbara Partee) “Mathematical Structures in Linguistic Cognition: Universal Grammar as Epistemological Framework”
  • Professor Yoshua Bengio, PhD “Learning as Mathematical Law: Bayesian Foundations of Machine Perception and Epistemic Structures”
3
Contemporary Perspectives on Digital Reality and Consciousness
Virtual Reality and Ontological Frameworks
09:00–10:30
Professor Luca Bianchi, PhD (University of Bologna, Department of Philosophy of Technology)
  • Dr. Jaron Lanier “Human Phenomenology in Digital Environments: Ontological and Ethical Implications”
  • Professor Karen Barad, PhD “Agential Realism: Measurement as Reality-Constituting Practice in Quantum Epistemology”
  • Professor N. Katherine Hayles, PhD “Posthuman Ontology: Reconfigured Cognition in Technological Environments”
Neuroscientific Approaches to Consciousness
11:00–12:30
Professor Sofia Conti, MD, PhD (Max Planck Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience)
  • Francisco Varela (Presented by Professor Evan Thompson) “Consciousness as Emergent Phenomenon: Enactive Cognitive Science and Neurophenomenology”
  • Professor Christof Koch, PhD “Consciousness as Fundamental Property: Integrated Information Theory and Panpsychist Implications”
  • Gerald Edelman (Presented by Professor Giulio Tononi) “Dynamic Core Hypothesis: Neurobiological Foundations of Phenomenal Experience”
International Symposium: Perception and Reality | IAPS 2025
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Perception and Reality

An International Symposium on Epistemological Foundations, Consciousness, and Mathematical Structures
15–17 April 2025 | Villa Monastero, Varenna, Lake Como, Italy

Symposium Programme

Table of Contents
1
Historical and Philosophical Foundations
Ancient Conceptions of Reality and Perception
09:00–10:30
Professor Emile Durand, DSc (Sorbonne University, Department of History of Philosophy)
  • Plato (Presented by Dr. Gabriella Montinari) “Truth Beyond Phenomenal Experience: The Metaphysical Status of Forms in Platonic Epistemology”
  • Patañjali (Presented by Professor Rajiv Malhotra) “Perception as Epistemological Veil: Yogic Methodologies of Consciousness”
  • Zhuangzi (Presented by Dr. Li Weiming) “The Dream-Reality Dialectic: Phenomenological Paradoxes in Classical Daoist Epistemology”
Medieval and Renaissance Epistemological Frameworks
11:00–12:30
Professor Maria Rossi, PhD (University of Milan, Department of Theoretical Philosophy)
  • Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (Presented by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr) “Mental Construction and Objective Reality: Epistemological Foundations in Islamic Philosophical Tradition”
  • Thomas Aquinas (Presented by Professor John F. Wippel) “Sensory Perception as Pathway to Transcendent Reality: The Thomistic Synthesis”
  • Roger Bacon (Presented by Dr. Amanda Powers) “Mathematical Structures as Ontological Foundation: Proto-Scientific Epistemology in the 13th Century”
2
Modern Scientific Epistemology and Mathematical Structures
Mathematical Foundations of Knowledge (19th-20th Century)
09:00–10:30
Professor Jean-Luc Moreau, Docteur ès Sciences (École Normale Supérieure, Institute for Philosophy of Mathematics)
  • Leopold Kronecker (Presented by Professor Jeremy Gray) “Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gott gemacht: Finitism and the Ontological Status of Mathematical Objects”
  • David Hilbert (Presented by Professor W. Hugh Woodin) “Formal Axiomatic Systems as the Foundation of Mathematical Reality: Epistemological Implications”
  • Kurt Gödel (Presented by Professor John W. Dawson, Jr.) “Truth Beyond Formal Provability: Implications for Mathematical Platonism and Epistemology”
Quantum Theoretical Frameworks and Consciousness
11:00–12:30
Professor Elena Moretti, PhD (ETH Zurich, Institute for Theoretical Physics)
  • Werner Heisenberg (Presented by Professor Anton Zeilinger) “The Observer’s Role in Quantum Measurement: Epistemological Implications for Objective Reality”
  • David Bohm (Presented by Professor Basil J. Hiley) “Undivided Wholeness and Implicate Order: Non-Cartesian Ontology in Quantum Theory”
  • Sir Roger Penrose (Presented by Professor Stuart Hameroff) “Mathematical Structures as Bridges Between Consciousness and Physical Reality: The Orch-OR Hypothesis”
Computational Intelligence and Perceptual Epistemology
14:30–16:00
Professor Alessandro De Luca, PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, AI Ethics and Philosophy)
  • Alan Turing (Presented by Professor Andrew Hodges) “Machine Perception and Cognition: Computational Frameworks for Epistemology”
  • Noam Chomsky (Presented by Professor Barbara Partee) “Mathematical Structures in Linguistic Cognition: Universal Grammar as Epistemological Framework”
  • Professor Yoshua Bengio, PhD “Learning as Mathematical Law: Bayesian Foundations of Machine Perception and Epistemic Structures”
3
Contemporary Perspectives on Digital Reality and Consciousness
Virtual Reality and Ontological Frameworks
09:00–10:30
Professor Luca Bianchi, PhD (University of Bologna, Department of Philosophy of Technology)
  • Dr. Jaron Lanier “Human Phenomenology in Digital Environments: Ontological and Ethical Implications”
  • Professor Karen Barad, PhD “Agential Realism: Measurement as Reality-Constituting Practice in Quantum Epistemology”
  • Professor N. Katherine Hayles, PhD “Posthuman Ontology: Reconfigured Cognition in Technological Environments”
Neuroscientific Approaches to Consciousness
11:00–12:30
Professor Sofia Conti, MD, PhD (Max Planck Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience)
  • Francisco Varela (Presented by Professor Evan Thompson) “Consciousness as Emergent Phenomenon: Enactive Cognitive Science and Neurophenomenology”
  • Professor Christof Koch, PhD “Consciousness as Fundamental Property: Integrated Information Theory and Panpsychist Implications”
  • Gerald Edelman (Presented by Professor Giulio Tononi) “Dynamic Core Hypothesis: Neurobiological Foundations of Phenomenal Experience”
International Symposium: Perception and Reality | IAPS 2025
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Perception and Reality

An International Symposium on Epistemological Foundations, Consciousness, and Mathematical Structures
15–17 April 2025 | Villa Monastero, Varenna, Lake Como, Italy

Symposium Programme

Table of Contents
1
Historical and Philosophical Foundations
Ancient Conceptions of Reality and Perception
09:00–10:30
Professor Emile Durand, DSc (Sorbonne University, Department of History of Philosophy)
  • Plato (Presented by Dr. Gabriella Montinari) “Truth Beyond Phenomenal Experience: The Metaphysical Status of Forms in Platonic Epistemology”
  • Patañjali (Presented by Professor Rajiv Malhotra) “Perception as Epistemological Veil: Yogic Methodologies of Consciousness”
  • Zhuangzi (Presented by Dr. Li Weiming) “The Dream-Reality Dialectic: Phenomenological Paradoxes in Classical Daoist Epistemology”
Medieval and Renaissance Epistemological Frameworks
11:00–12:30
Professor Maria Rossi, PhD (University of Milan, Department of Theoretical Philosophy)
  • Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (Presented by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr) “Mental Construction and Objective Reality: Epistemological Foundations in Islamic Philosophical Tradition”
  • Thomas Aquinas (Presented by Professor John F. Wippel) “Sensory Perception as Pathway to Transcendent Reality: The Thomistic Synthesis”
  • Roger Bacon (Presented by Dr. Amanda Powers) “Mathematical Structures as Ontological Foundation: Proto-Scientific Epistemology in the 13th Century”
2
Modern Scientific Epistemology and Mathematical Structures
Mathematical Foundations of Knowledge (19th-20th Century)
09:00–10:30
Professor Jean-Luc Moreau, Docteur ès Sciences (École Normale Supérieure, Institute for Philosophy of Mathematics)
  • Leopold Kronecker (Presented by Professor Jeremy Gray) “Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gott gemacht: Finitism and the Ontological Status of Mathematical Objects”
  • David Hilbert (Presented by Professor W. Hugh Woodin) “Formal Axiomatic Systems as the Foundation of Mathematical Reality: Epistemological Implications”
  • Kurt Gödel (Presented by Professor John W. Dawson, Jr.) “Truth Beyond Formal Provability: Implications for Mathematical Platonism and Epistemology”
Quantum Theoretical Frameworks and Consciousness
11:00–12:30
Professor Elena Moretti, PhD (ETH Zurich, Institute for Theoretical Physics)
  • Werner Heisenberg (Presented by Professor Anton Zeilinger) “The Observer’s Role in Quantum Measurement: Epistemological Implications for Objective Reality”
  • David Bohm (Presented by Professor Basil J. Hiley) “Undivided Wholeness and Implicate Order: Non-Cartesian Ontology in Quantum Theory”
  • Sir Roger Penrose (Presented by Professor Stuart Hameroff) “Mathematical Structures as Bridges Between Consciousness and Physical Reality: The Orch-OR Hypothesis”
Computational Intelligence and Perceptual Epistemology
14:30–16:00
Professor Alessandro De Luca, PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, AI Ethics and Philosophy)
  • Alan Turing (Presented by Professor Andrew Hodges) “Machine Perception and Cognition: Computational Frameworks for Epistemology”
  • Noam Chomsky (Presented by Professor Barbara Partee) “Mathematical Structures in Linguistic Cognition: Universal Grammar as Epistemological Framework”
  • Professor Yoshua Bengio, PhD “Learning as Mathematical Law: Bayesian Foundations of Machine Perception and Epistemic Structures”
3
Contemporary Perspectives on Digital Reality and Consciousness
Virtual Reality and Ontological Frameworks
09:00–10:30
Professor Luca Bianchi, PhD (University of Bologna, Department of Philosophy of Technology)
  • Dr. Jaron Lanier “Human Phenomenology in Digital Environments: Ontological and Ethical Implications”
  • Professor Karen Barad, PhD “Agential Realism: Measurement as Reality-Constituting Practice in Quantum Epistemology”
  • Professor N. Katherine Hayles, PhD “Posthuman Ontology: Reconfigured Cognition in Technological Environments”
Neuroscientific Approaches to Consciousness
11:00–12:30
Professor Sofia Conti, MD, PhD (Max Planck Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience)
  • Francisco Varela (Presented by Professor Evan Thompson) “Consciousness as Emergent Phenomenon: Enactive Cognitive Science and Neurophenomenology”
  • Professor Christof Koch, PhD “Consciousness as Fundamental Property: Integrated Information Theory and Panpsychist Implications”
  • Gerald Edelman (Presented by Professor Giulio Tononi) “Dynamic Core Hypothesis: Neurobiological Foundations of Phenomenal Experience”
International Symposium: Perception and Reality | IAPS 2025
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Perception and Reality

An International Symposium on Epistemological Foundations, Consciousness, and Mathematical Structures
15–17 April 2025 | Villa Monastero, Varenna, Lake Como, Italy

Symposium Programme

Table of Contents
1
Historical and Philosophical Foundations
Ancient Conceptions of Reality and Perception
09:00–10:30
Professor Emile Durand, DSc (Sorbonne University, Department of History of Philosophy)
  • Plato (Presented by Dr. Gabriella Montinari) Truth Beyond Phenomenal Experience: The Metaphysical Status of Forms in Platonic Epistemology University of Athens, Department of Ancient Philosophy
  • Patañjali (Presented by Professor Rajiv Malhotra) Perception as Epistemological Veil: Yogic Methodologies of Consciousness Centre for Indic Studies, New Delhi
  • Zhuangzi (Presented by Dr. Li Weiming) The Dream-Reality Dialectic: Phenomenological Paradoxes in Classical Daoist Epistemology Peking University, School of Philosophy
Medieval and Renaissance Epistemological Frameworks
11:00–12:30
Professor Maria Rossi, PhD (University of Milan, Department of Theoretical Philosophy)
  • Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (Presented by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr) Mental Construction and Objective Reality: Epistemological Foundations in Islamic Philosophical Tradition George Washington University, Department of Islamic Studies
  • Thomas Aquinas (Presented by Professor John F. Wippel) Sensory Perception as Pathway to Transcendent Reality: The Thomistic Synthesis Catholic University of America, School of Philosophy
  • Roger Bacon (Presented by Dr. Amanda Powers) Mathematical Structures as Ontological Foundation: Proto-Scientific Epistemology in the 13th Century University of Oxford, History Faculty
2
Modern Scientific Epistemology and Mathematical Structures
Mathematical Foundations of Knowledge (19th-20th Century)
09:00–10:30
Professor Jean-Luc Moreau, Docteur ès Sciences (École Normale Supérieure, Institute for Philosophy of Mathematics)
  • Leopold Kronecker (Presented by Professor Jeremy Gray) Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gott gemacht: Finitism and the Ontological Status of Mathematical Objects Open University, Department of Mathematics
  • David Hilbert (Presented by Professor W. Hugh Woodin) Formal Axiomatic Systems as the Foundation of Mathematical Reality: Epistemological Implications Harvard University, Department of Mathematics
  • Kurt Gödel (Presented by Professor John W. Dawson, Jr.) Truth Beyond Formal Provability: Implications for Mathematical Platonism and Epistemology Penn State University, Department of Mathematics
Quantum Theoretical Frameworks and Consciousness
11:00–12:30
Professor Elena Moretti, PhD (ETH Zurich, Institute for Theoretical Physics)
  • Werner Heisenberg (Presented by Professor Anton Zeilinger) The Observer’s Role in Quantum Measurement: Epistemological Implications for Objective Reality University of Vienna, Quantum Optics and Quantum Information
  • David Bohm (Presented by Professor Basil J. Hiley) Undivided Wholeness and Implicate Order: Non-Cartesian Ontology in Quantum Theory Birkbeck College, University of London
  • Sir Roger Penrose (Presented by Professor Stuart Hameroff) Mathematical Structures as Bridges Between Consciousness and Physical Reality: The Orch-OR Hypothesis University of Arizona, Center for Consciousness Studies
Computational Intelligence and Perceptual Epistemology
14:30–16:00
Professor Alessandro De Luca, PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, AI Ethics and Philosophy)
  • Alan Turing (Presented by Professor Andrew Hodges) Machine Perception and Cognition: Computational Frameworks for Epistemology University of Oxford, Mathematical Institute
  • Noam Chomsky (Presented by Professor Barbara Partee) Mathematical Structures in Linguistic Cognition: Universal Grammar as Epistemological Framework University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Linguistics
  • Professor Yoshua Bengio, PhD Learning as Mathematical Law: Bayesian Foundations of Machine Perception and Epistemic Structures Mila – Quebec AI Institute, Université de Montréal
3
Contemporary Perspectives on Digital Reality and Consciousness
Virtual Reality and Ontological Frameworks
09:00–10:30
Professor Luca Bianchi, PhD (University of Bologna, Department of Philosophy of Technology)
  • Dr. Jaron Lanier Human Phenomenology in Digital Environments: Ontological and Ethical Implications Microsoft Research, Virtual Reality Pioneer
  • Professor Karen Barad, PhD Agential Realism: Measurement as Reality-Constituting Practice in Quantum Epistemology University of California, Santa Cruz, Department of Feminist Studies
  • Professor N. Katherine Hayles, PhD
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