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Latin America Project Conferece in Managua

September 1-3, 2010, a conference entitled Encuentro de Cosmologias: Cardenal, Teilhard de Chardin y Whitehead will take place in Managua, Nicaragua at the UPOLI (Politechnic University). The event will explore points of contact and divergence between these three process thinkers using Cardenal’s Magnus Opus, Cantico Cosmico (English Translation Cosmic Canticle, John Lyons Translator) as the main text to compare and contrast cosmological perspectives. In Managua, Dr. Jerjes Ruiz has been the contact person for CPS in this endeavor.

The event is the result of a combination of ideas and efforts of Catherine Keller, Ignacio Castuera, John Cobb, and George Pixley. Dr. Pixley did the bulk of the work contacting his colleagues in Managua and other places in Latin America. An homage to Cardenal with presentations by CPS members and UPOLI faculty will be a central part of the event.

For more information, please email Ignacio Castuera.

 

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ENCUENTRO DE COSMOLOGIAS:
CARDENAL, CHARDIN Y WHITEHEAD
Homage to the poet Ernesto Cardenal for his Cosmic Canticle
In Managua, Nicaragua, September 1-3, 2010
Chapel and Auditorium Rubén Darío at the UPOLI

Sponsored by:

  • Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Humanístico de la Universidad     Politécnica de Nicaragua (UPOLI)
  • Center for Process Studies in Claremont, California

Newton understood reality as matter in motion with only external interactions. The scientific discoveries at the beginning of the twentieth century radically transformed this conception as they introduced the notion of the Uncertainty Principle, Quantum Mechanics, and the Theory of Relativity. Integrating these scientific paradigms, Alfred North Whitehead in Process and Reality developed an organic and relational vision of metaphysics and of science. In his work, Teilhard de Chardin enriched organic philosophy with a vision he proposed in The Human Phenomenon where he synthesized evolution, metaphysics, and theology. His system proposes that the cosmos is marching toward God. Ernesto Cardenal, at the end of the twentieth century, in his magnum opus Cosmic Canticle (Cántico Cósmico) offers us vast cosmological, sociological, and cultural visions of reality and culture displayed in the rhythm of his Canticles.

The program consists of presentations by scholars from Nicaragua, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile, México, and the United States. The climax of this conference includes homage to the poet Ernesto Cardenal who will dialogue with the scholars and the audience. A tour to Masaya, the cradle of the national folklore and its mythic volcano, is included in the conference.

  • UPOLI will provide lodging and food to all participating scholars.
  • Dress casually for warm weather. An umbrella would be sufficient in case of rain.
  • For additional questions, please contact Ramón Cisneros-Ruelas or Ignacio Castuera (see emails above).

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    Click here to download the invitation in English (pdf).

     

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    ENCUENTRO DE COSMOLOGIAS:
    CARDENAL, CHARDIN Y WHITEHEAD
    Homenaje al poeta Ernesto Cardenal y su Cántico Cósmico
    en Managua, Nicaragua, 1-3 de Septiembre de 2010
    Capilla y Auditorio Rubén Darío de UPOLI

    Sponsored by:

    • Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Humanístico de la Universidad     Politécnica de Nicaragua (UPOLI)
    • Center for Process Studies de Claremont, California

    Newton entendió la realidad como puntos de materia inerte que interactuaban solo exteriormente. Los descubrimientos de la ciencia de inicios del siglo XX transformaron esta concepción radicalmente al introducir las nociones del Principio de Incertidumbre, la Mecánica Quántica y la Teoría de la Relatividad. Integrando estos paradigmas científicos, Alfred North Whitehead desarrolló en Proceso y Realidad una visión orgánica y relacional de la metafísica y de la ciencia. Teilhard de Chardin, por su parte, enriqueció la filosofía orgánica con la visión que expuso en su obra El Fenómeno Humano donde unificóla evolución, la metafísica y la teología. Su sistema propone que el cosmos va en una marcha hacia Dios. Ernesto Cardenal, a finales del siglo XX, nos ofrece en su magna obra Cántico Cósmico un vasto conjunto de visiones cosmológicas, sociales y culturales de la realidad desplegadas en el  ritmo de sus Cántigas.

    El programa estará integrado por ponencias de académicos de Nicaragua, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Brasil, Chile, México y Estados Unidos. La culminación de esta conferencia incluirá un homenaje al poeta Ernesto Cardenal quien dialogará con los conferencistas y el público presente. Parte del programa incluirá una excursión a Masaya, cuna del folclor nacional y a su mítico volcán.