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Conference 2003

The Institute for Advanced Physics
presents its first annual summer conference
with The Jacques Maritain Center
of the University of Notre Dame
Physics for Realists:
Development of an Introductory Modern Physics Text
Invitation Only!
A Cultural Renewal of Science
July 31 and August 1, 2003
at The University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
recordings of Conference

Please join us as eight internationally known speakers reveal the profound negative impact scientism has caused in physics, medical ethics, the humanities, theology, university curriculum, biology, philosophy and politics.

Scientism, the misuse of the scientific method and of its conclusions, even threatens to undermine the sciences themselves by the spread of the subjectivism that is its natural outgrowth.

We will thus see the urgent need for a premiere physics undergraduate, graduate and research institution that fully incorporates the moral, spiritual and philosophical patrimony given us by the home of science, the Catholic Church.

See below for the schedule, information about conference speakers, registration information and click here for registration form. Space is limited so we encourage you to register early.

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, July 30
5:00-7:00pmInformal gathering
Thursday, July 31
8:00amMass
8:45-9:45amBreakfast (not included in conference fee)
9:00-10:00amRegistration
10:00amOpening Prayer
10:05amWelcome and Introduction: Dr. Anthony Rizzi
10:30am Professor Ralph McInerny on the Humanities
11:30amLunch
1:30pm Professor James Stoner on Political Science
2:20pm Dr. Anthony Rizzi on Physics
3:10pm Break
3:40pm Professor Jude Dougherty on Philosophy
4:30pm Video interview of Professor Robert George on Medical Ethics
5:00pm Closing prayer
6:30pm Dinner
Friday, August 1
8:00amMass
8:45-9:45amBreakfast (not included in conference fee)
10:00am Opening Prayer
10:05am Fr. Benedict Ashley on Theology
10:55am Dr. Benjamin Wiker on Biology
11:50pm Lunch
1:50pm Dr. John Hittinger on University Curriculum
2:40pm Bringing It All Together: Dr. Anthony Rizzi
3:40pm Closing Prayer
3:45pm Informal conversation
6:30pm Dinner
Saturday, August 2
8:00amMass
8:45-9:45amBreakfast (not included in conference fee)

MEET OUR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Fr. Benedict Ashley, O.P., is Professor of Philosophy at St. Louis University, fromerly Professor of Theology at the Insitute of Religion and Human Development, Houston, and President of the Aquinas Institute of Theology. He is author of over 20 books including the soon to be realised book, The Way towards Wisdom: An Introduction to Metaphysics and Theology of the Body: Humanist and Christian and an internationally known medical ethics textbook.

Jude Dougherty, Ph.D., is an Emeritus Dean of the Philosophy Department at Catholic University. He is author of several books.

Robert P. George, Ph.D., is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Professor of Politics and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. He currently serves on President Bush's Council on Bioethics. He has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and D.Phil. from Oxford University. His many books include Natural Law, Liberalism, and Morality.

John Hittinger, Ph.D., is Vice-President and Provost of St. Mary’s College, Michigan.

Ralph McInerny, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Jacques Maritain Center at the University of Notre Dame, was recently appointed by President Bush to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. He was a Gifford Lecturer at the University of Glasgow. He is author of over 50 books including the internationally famous novels, the Father Dowling Mysteries, which have been serialized for television.

Anthony Rizzi, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Advanced Physics, gained worldwide recognition in theoretical physics by solving an 80-year old problem in Einstein's theory. With physics degrees from MIT and Princeton University, he has been senior scientist for the California Institute of Technology at the Laser Interferometer Gravitional-wave Observatory (LIGO), adjunct professor at LSU and has participated in NASA experiments with Martin Marietta Astronautics. He is author of the soon to be released The Science Before Science: A Guide to Thinking in the 21st Century.

James Stoner, Ph.D., has a Ph.D. from Harvard and is Associate Professor of Political Science at Louisiana State University. He is currently a James Madison Program Fellow at Princeton University. He is a member of President Bush's National Council on the Humanities and author of Common Law and Liberal Theory: Coke, Hobbes, and the Origins of American Constitutionalism.

Benjamin Wiker, Ph.D., is a lecturer in theology and science at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio. He is the author of Moral Darwinism: How We Became Hedonists and of numerous scholarly articles appearing in the New Oxford Review, Crisis, Catholic World Report and the National Catholic Register.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Please register for the conference by completing the Registration Form and mail it with your check or money order with conference fees only to The Institute for Advanced Physics. We will send you confirmation if you include your email address. If you need lodging, please make your reservations early as space is limited.

Conference and meal fee:

Two Day Conference fee (all sessions, 2 lunches, 2 dinners): $55
One Day Conference fee (choose a day, 1 lunch, 1 dinner): $30
Breakfast:
The Jamison Inn serves a free hot breakfast (Th/F 6-10am and Sat 7-10:30am) for hotel guests.
Breakfast in the campus cafeteria may also be purchased for $8 using the Registration Form.
Lunches and dinners:
will be in the campus cafeteria and are included in the conference fee.

Lodging:

The Jamison Inn (prices include taxes and hot breakfast)
$78.40 per night rooms and $100.80 per night suites
1404 N. Ivy Road, South Bend, IN 46637 (click here for map) (0.5 mile walk to campus)
(574) 277-6500

The Morris Inn (located in the center of campus, convenient to conference facilities)
Prices starting at approx. $110 per night
(574) 631-2000

A limited number of dorm rooms are available for $36.50 per night.
For availability, please contact Mrs. Alice Osberger at The Jacques Maritain Center
(574) 631-5825

After Friday July 18 email registration, and pay fees on site.

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