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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

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 Posthuman Ontology: Reconfigured Cognition in Technological Environments Duke University, Literature Program
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 University of British Columbia, Department of Philosophy
  • Professor Christof Koch, PhD Consciousness as Fundamental Property: Integrated Information Theory and Panpsychist Implications Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle
  • Gerald Edelman (Presented by Professor Giulio Tononi) Dynamic Core Hypothesis: Neurobiological Foundations of Phenomenal Experience University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Psychiatry
Workshop: Percezione e Realtà | Accademia Internazionale di Filosofia della Scienza
Accademia Internazionale di Filosofia della Scienza

Percezione e Realtà

Workshop Internazionale sull’Epistemologia, la Coscienza e le Strutture Matematiche
15–17 Aprile 2025 | Villa Monastero, Varenna, Lago di Como, Italia
Indice
1
Giorno 1 – Fondamenti Filosofici e Storici
Sessione 1: Antichità (Grecia, India, Cina)
9:00–10:30
Moderatore: Prof. Emile Durand (Storia della Filosofia)
  • Platone “La verità è al di là della percezione.” Università di Atene
  • Patanjali (Presentato dal Prof. Rajiv Malhotra) “La percezione è velo, non verità.” Centro Studi Indiani, Nuova Delhi
  • Zhuangzi (Presentato dal Dott. Li Weiming) “Chi distingue il sogno dalla realtà?” Università di Pechino, Dipartimento di Filosofia
Sessione 2: Quadri Epistemologici Medioevale e del Rinascimento
11:00–12:30
Moderatore: Dott.ssa Maria Rossi (Epistemologia)
  • Avicenna (Presentato dal Prof. Souleymane Bachir Diagne) “La mente costruisce la realtà.” Università di Georgetown, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
  • Tommaso d’Aquino (Presentato dal Prof. John F. Wippel) “La percezione sensoriale è via alla realtà trascendente.” Università Cattolica d’America, Scuola di Filosofia
  • Roger Bacon “La matematica svela la struttura del mondo.” Università di Oxford
2
Giorno 2 – Fondamenti Matematici e Quantistici
Sessione 3: Fondamenti Matematici della Conoscenza
9:00–10:30
Moderatore: Prof. Jean-Luc Moreau (Filosofia Matematica)
  • Leopold Kronecker “Dio ha creato i numeri interi; il resto è opera dell’uomo.” Open University, Dipartimento di Matematica
  • David Hilbert “La matematica è sistema formale, non mistero.” Harvard University, Dipartimento di Matematica
  • Kurt Gödel “La verità trascende la dimostrazione.” Penn State University, Dipartimento di Matematica
Sessione 4: Quadri Teorici Quantistici e Coscienza
11:00–12:30
Moderatore: Prof. Elena Moretti (Fisica Fondamentale)
  • Werner Heisenberg “L’osservatore modifica la realtà.” Università di Monaco
  • David Bohm “La realtà è una totalità indivisa.” Birkbeck College, Londra
  • Roger Penrose “La matematica è ponte tra mente e universo.” Università di Oxford
3
Giorno 3 – Prospettive Contemporanee sulla Realtà Digitale
Sessione 6: Realtà Virtuale e Ontologia
10:00–11:30
Moderatore: Prof. Luca Bianchi (Filosofia della Tecnologia)
  • Jaron Lanier “La tecnologia deve rispettare la dignità umana.” Microsoft Research, Pioniere della Realtà Virtuale
  • Karen Barad “Misurare è creare il reale.” Università della California, Santa Cruz

Contact: workshop@aifs.it

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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

Table of Contents
1
Historical and Philosophical Foundations
Ancient Conceptions of Reality and Perception
09:00–10:30 Morning Session with Coffee Break Afterwards
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 Late Morning Session Before Lunch Break
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 Morning Session with Coffee Break Afterwards
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 Late Morning Session Before Lunch Break
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 Afternoon Session with Coffee Break Afterwards
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 Morning Session with Coffee Break Afterwards
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 Posthuman Ontology: Reconfigured Cognition in Technological Environments Duke University, Literature Program
Neuroscientific Approaches to Consciousness
11:00–12:30 Late Morning Closing Session
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 University of British Columbia, Department of Philosophy
  • Professor Christof Koch, PhD Consciousness as Fundamental Property: Integrated Information Theory and Panpsychist Implications Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle
  • Gerald Edelman (Presented by Professor Giulio Tononi) Dynamic Core Hypothesis: Neurobiological Foundations of Phenomenal Experience University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Psychiatry
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