All times are Eastern Standard Time Chair: Anjan Chakravartty 9:50 – 10:00: Welcome 10:00 – 11:00: Gurpreet Rattan, ‘Scientism and the Limits of Objective Thinking’ Lunch Break Chair: Elizabeth Cantalamessa 1:30 – 2:30: Kareem Khalifa, ‘Humanistic and Scientific Understanding’ 2:45 – 3:45: Jamie Shaw, ‘The Limits of Scientific Humanism: Cases from Agricultural Policy’ 4:00 – 5:00: Janet A. Kourany, ‘The Present Plight of Science, and Our Plight’ Chair: Timothy D. Lyons 10:00 – 11:00: Matthew J. Brown, ‘The Pragmatic and the Religious Functions of Science’ 11:15 – 12:15: Parysa Mostajir, ‘Reconciling Objectivity and Accountability in Science: A Pragmatist Approach’ Lunch Break Chair: Gurpreet Rattan 1:30 – 2:30: Ioan Muntean, ‘Science and Humanism between Accuracy and Confidence: A Plea for a Metacognitive Approach to Trust in Science’ 2:45 – 3:45: Akeel Bilgrami, ‘Nature, Value, and Human Agency’
Friday November 6th
11:15 – 12:15: Alexandru Manafu, ‘Exclusive vs. Inclusive Scientism’
Saturday November 7th
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