Programmes

Section 1 Recent Activities Section 2 Events in January 2000 Section 3 Forthcoming Conferences

Section 1 Recent Activities 1998-99 Workshops Philosophy in the Dialogue of Civilizations - Max Mueller National Workshop I at Dundlod Fort, Rajasthan, on December 23-24, 1998, in collaboration with Max Mueller Bhavan (MMB) New Delhi. Philosophy in the Dialogue of Civilizations - Max Mueller National Workshop II at India International Centre, New Delhi, August 13-14, 1999, in collaboration with MMB and India International Centre (IIC). Philosophy in the Dialogue of Civilizations - Max Mueller National Workshop III at India International Centre, New Delhi, January 27-29, 2000, in collaboration with MMB and IIC. International Symposia From Duality to Unity: 75 Years of Wave-Particle Duality, Congress of Philosophy and Foundations of Science III (CPFS-III), IIC, New Delhi, December 28-31, 1998, in collaboration with the Embassy of France and IIC. The One and the Many: 75 Years of Quantum Statistics and preparatory workshop for the Max Planck Symposium, CPFS-IV, IIC, New Delhi, December 28-30, 1999, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy, IIC and Max Mueller Bhavan. Albert Einstein Lecture 1998  Dr. Raja Ramanna (M.P. Rajya Sabha) on “From Waves and Particles to Continuity and Discreteness”, IIC, New Delhi, 6.30 p.m., December 30, 1998, in collaboration with IIC. Albert Einstein Lecture 1999  Prof. Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (1997 Physics Nobel Laureate) of Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris on “Manipulating Atoms with Light”, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 5.30 p.m., January 12, 1999, in collaboration with Embassy of France, Department of Physics, IIT Delhi and School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Rabindranath Tagore Lecture 1999  Prof. Wilhelm Halbfass of the University of Pennsylvania, USA, on “Space or Matter: The Concept of ākāśa in Indian Thought”, IIC, New Delhi, 6.30 p.m., March 8, 1999, in collaboration with IIC and MMB. Erwin Schrödinger Lecture 1999  Prof. E.C.G. Sudarshan on "Does Time Go Forward?" IIC, New Delhi, July 12, 1999 at 6.30 p.m., in collaboration with IIC and Austrian Embassy. Philosophy Colloquium  Prof. Anil Gupta, Rudy Professor of Philosophy, Indiana University, USA, on Meaning and Language, July 24, 1998. Prof. Mohini Mullick, retd. Professor of Philosophy, IIT Kanpur, on Method in Mimamsa, November 28, 1998. Prof. Christopher Norris of the University of Wales, Cardiff, on Quantum Physics and the Flight from Reality, January 26, 1999. Dr. Sangeetha Menon, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, on Consciousness: Shankara's View, May 13, 1999. Dr. Malavika Majumdar, Kamala Nehru College, New Delhi, on The Concept of Non-Existence in Indian Cosmology, November 6, 1999 Prof. Nirmalangshu Mukherji (Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi) on Three Issues in Language and Music, December 4, 1999 Foundations of Science Colloquium   Prof. P.K. Kabir, Research Professor, Department of Physics, University of Virginia, USA, on Neutrinos: The Most Important Particles in the Universe? September 1, 1998. Dr. Rupamanjari Ghosh, School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University on Uncertainty vs Complementarity, November 14, 1998. Dr. Tabish Qureshi, Department of Physics. Jamia Millia Islamia, on The Meaning of the Wave-Function Revisited, December 12, 1998.  Prof. Vikram Soni, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, on The Newton-Schrödinger Equation, State-Reduction and Physics at the Planck Scale, November 20, 1999 Video Screening of Roger Penrose in conversation with Ranjit Nair, November 27, 1999 The Republic of Science: Fifty Years A Lecture-Series Commemorating Fifty Years of the Republic of India (Collaboration: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi) The golden jubilee of the Republic of India is an appropriate occasion for reflection on India’s scientific estate which is unique for its size, strength and variety in the post-colonial world. In independent India’s “tryst with destiny”, science was conceived to have a major role. As Jawaharlal Nehru saw it, "It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty, of insanitation and illiteracy, of superstition and deadening custom and tradition, of vast resources running to waste, of a rich country inhabited by starving people ... The future belongs to science and to those who would make friends with science." This series of lectures by key contributors to the development of science and technology in India will provide an insider’s perspective, complementing historical analyses. These lectures will focus attention on the strengths and weaknesses, successes and failures, attainments and expectations of science and technology in the fifty years of the Republic. Dealing with individuals, institutions and initiatives, the series will evaluate the social, cultural and intellectual consequences of India’s tryst with her scientific destiny. Prof. Govind Swarup, FRS, (National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune) on The Puzzles of the Universe and the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, November 19, 1999 Prof. Jayant V. Narlikar (Director, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Pune) on From Scientific Literacy to Scientific Research: The Indian Experience, December 18, 1999 Prof. M.G.K. Menon, FRS (Former Minister of State for Science & Technology, Government of India) on Fifty Years of Science and Technology in India: A Personal Overview, January 25, 2000 Samvāda Colloquium Commodore Uday Bhaskar (Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi) on India’s Nuclear Doctrine: Advancing Nuclear Disarmament? November 13, 1999 Professor R. Rajaraman (School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University) led a discussion on India's Nuclear Doctrine. December 11, 1999 Professor Jerry Aline Flieger (Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ) on Freud and the Millennial Knot. January 14, 2000. Darśana Colloquium Prof. Mohini Mullick (CPFS) on The Concept of Action in Classical Indian Philosophy, December 24, 1999 Section 2 Events in February 2000 February 12, 2000 Darśana Colloquium CPFS, S-527 Greater Kailash-II, 10.30 a.m. Dr. Heeraman Tiwari (ex-Oxford University) on Word and Meaning in Indian Philosophy of Language February 19, 2000 Foundations of Science Colloquium CPFS, S-527 Greater Kailash-II, 4.00 p.m. Prof. A.N. Mitra (Indian National Science Academy) on The Impact of Field Theory on 20^th Century Physics February 28, 2000 The Republic of Science: 50 Years Gulmohar Hall, Convention Centre, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, 6.30 p.m. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (MSSRF, Chennai) on Realizing Mahatma Gandhi's Dream of a Hunger-Free India Section 3 Forthcoming Conferences Congress of Philosophy and Foundations of Science V (CPFS-V) The International Advisory Committee of the fifth annual Congress of Philosophy and Foundations of Science consists of Profs. W. Halbfass (Philadelphia), J.N. Mohanty (Philadelphia), G.C. Pande (Allahabad), Roger Penrose (Oxford), Ilya Prigogine (Brussels), Amartya Sen (Cambridge), E.C.G. Sudarshan (Austin) and C.F. von Weizsäcker (Starnberg). The programme of CPFS-V will feature the following symposia. International Symposium - After Max Mueller: Philosophy in the Dialogue of Civilizations, December 11-15, 2000, India International Centre, New Delhi After Max Mueller International Symposium - The Quantum Century: 100 Years of Max Planck's Discovery, December 18-22, 2000, India International Centre, New Delhi The Quantum Century cpfs@cpfs.org Back to Home Page Profile Projects Centre for Philosophy and Foundations of Science E-Journal