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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
Simposio Internazionale: Percezione e Realtà | IAPS 2025
ACCADEMIA INTERNAZIONALE DI FILOSOFIA DELLA SCIENZA

Percezione e Realtà

Simposio Internazionale sulle Fondazioni Epistemologiche, la Coscienza e le Strutture Matematiche
15–17 Aprile 2025 | Villa Monastero, Varenna, Lago di Como, Italia

Programma del Simposio Internazionale

Il presente simposio si propone di esplorare l'intersezione tra le dimensioni fenomenologiche della percezione e le strutture ontologiche della realtà, attraverso un approccio transdisciplinare che connette la tradizione filosofica con le più recenti acquisizioni scientifiche.
Prospettiva Epistemologica

Il simposio adotta una prospettiva epistemologica post-dualistica che supera la tradizionale dicotomia cartesiana tra res cogitans e res extensa. La scelta metodologica di attraversare la storia del pensiero filosofico, dalle concezioni antiche fino alle neuroscienze contemporanee, riflette l'esigenza di affrontare le questioni fondamentali della percezione e della realtà in una dimensione diacronica e transdisciplinare.

La traiettoria concettuale del simposio evidenzia come il problema del rapporto tra fenomeno e noumeno, tra apparenza e realtà, tra strutture della conoscenza e strutture dell'essere, continui a manifestarsi in forme diverse attraverso i paradigmi epistemologici che hanno caratterizzato l'evoluzione del pensiero occidentale e orientale.

Di particolare rilevanza è l'inserimento delle questioni quantistiche e computazionali all'interno del dibattito epistemologico contemporaneo, con particolare attenzione alle implicazioni ontologiche delle teorie della misurazione e dell'osservazione.

1
Fondamenti Storici e Filosofici
Archeologia dei concetti di realtà e percezione nelle tradizioni filosofiche
Concezioni Antiche della Realtà e della Percezione
09:00–10:30
Analisi comparativa delle principali tradizioni filosofiche antiche e dei loro approcci epistemologici alle questioni della percezione sensoriale e della realtà metafisica.
Professor Emile Durand, DSc (Università della Sorbona, Dipartimento di Storia della Filosofia)
  • Platone (Presentato dalla Prof.ssa Gabriella Montinari) La Verità oltre l'Esperienza Fenomenica: Lo Status Metafisico delle Forme nell'Epistemologia Platonica Università di Atene, Dipartimento di Filosofia Antica
  • Patañjali (Presentato dal Prof. Rajiv Malhotra) La Percezione come Velo Epistemologico: Metodologie Yogiche della Coscienza Centro di Studi Indici, Nuova Delhi
  • Zhuangzi (Presentato dal Dr. Li Weiming) La Dialettica Sogno-Realtà: Paradossi Fenomenologici nell'Epistemologia Daoista Classica Università di Pechino, Scuola di Filosofia
Quadri Epistemologici Medievali e Rinascimentali
11:00–12:30
Esplorazione dei paradigmi conoscitivi medievali e rinascimentali, con particolare attenzione alle sintesi tra fede e ragione e alle prime formulazioni moderne dei problemi epistemologici.
Professoressa Maria Rossi, PhD (Università di Milano, Dipartimento di Filosofia Teoretica)
  • Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (Presentato dal Prof. Seyyed Hossein Nasr) Costruzione Mentale e Realtà Oggettiva: Fondamenti Epistemologici nella Tradizione Filosofica Islamica George Washington University, Dipartimento di Studi Islamici
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    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
    Perception and Reality Symposium | 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

    Programme Overview
    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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