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Bulletin Canadian Association L'association canadienne Jacques Maritain

Volume IX, Nos. 1 and 2 October/octobre 2006

Association canadienne Jacques Maritain Canadian Jacques Maritain Association

Bulletin Editor / L’Éditeur du Bulletin: William Sweet Department of Philosophy, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5 Phone: (902) 867-2341; fax: (902) 867-3243 e-mail: [email protected]

NEW web address: http://www.geocities.com/cjma4acjm/

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Executive CJMA/ Conseil de l'ACJM 2006-2007

President and Chair of Programme Committee 2.Member-at-Large/Conseillier: [2005-2008] / Président: [2006-2009] Elizabeth Trott Richard Feist Philosophy Department, 330 Victoria Faculty of Philosophy Ryerson University , Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 223 Main, e-mail: [email protected] Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1C4 (613) 236-1393; Ext. 2459 3.Member-at-Large/Conseillier: [2005-2008] [email protected] Raymond Jahae Faculty of Philosophy Past President: [2006-2009] Saint Paul University, 223 Main, William Sweet Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1C4 Department of Philosophy [email protected] St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5 4. Member-at-Large/Conseillier: [2006-2009] Phone: (902) 867-2341; fax: (902) 867-3243 Leslie Armour, e-mail: [email protected] Department of Philosophy, Dominican College of Philosophy & Theology, Vice President / vice-président: [2006-2009] 96 rue Empress, Walter Schultz Ottawa, ON Canada. K1R 7G3 #1201-1201 Walden Circle e-mail: [email protected] Mississauga, Ontario L5J 4M9 e-mail: [email protected] 5. Member-at-Large/Conseillier: [2005-2008] tel: (905) 823-4490 Graeme Hunter Department of Philosophy Treasurer/Trésorier: [2006-2009] 70 Laurier Avenue East, Room 247 David C. Bellusci, O.P. Dominican College, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 96 Empress Avenue Telephone: (613) 562-5800, ext. 3667 Ottawa, ON K1R 7G3 [email protected] 613+232-7363 ext 527 e-mail: [email protected] Maritain Studies / Etudes maritainiennes Editor [2005-2009] Secretary/Secrétaire [2006-2009] Walter Schultz Charles Lepage 2871 Richmond Rd # 1606 Bulletin Editors / Book Reviews [2005-08] Ottawa, ON K2B 8M5 William Sweet (613) 225-2342, ext. 4609 [email protected] Louis Perron 362 Dorval, 1. Member-at-Large/Conseillier: [2005-2008] Gatineau, QC J8P 3M3; Jean-François Methot (h) 819-669-3154; (o) Tél: (613) 233-5696 ; Té- Collège Dominicain lécopieur : (613) 233-6064. 96 rue Empress e-mail: [email protected] Ottawa ON K1R 7G3 Tél: (613) 233-5696; Télécopieur: (613) 233-6064 e-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

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Symposium on / Colloque sur Whence Intelligibility? De quoi parlons-nous lorsque nous parlons d« intelligibilité » ? May 29 and 30, 2007 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

For more information about the symposium, please contact Louis Perron Richard Feist Vice-Doyen, Faculté de Philosophie Dean, Faculty of Philosophy Université Saint-Paul Saint Paul University 223 Main 223 Main Street Ottawa ON Canada K1S 1C4 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (613) 236-1393, poste 2453 K1S 1C4 téléc./fax: (613) 782-3005 Email: [email protected] courriel: [email protected]

TENTATIVE PROGRAM

29 MAI Intelligibility and Religious Perspectives 9:00-10:00 John Leslie (University of Victoria) - A Defence of Immortality 10:15-11:15 Leslie Armour (Dominican College) - Explanation, Principle, & the Idea of God 11:30-12:30 William Sweet (St. Francis Xavier) - Religious Belief, Intelligibilty, and Commensura- bility

Intelligibility: Thomistic views / Intelligibility and Explanation 14:00-15:00 Daniel Gallagher (Sacred Heart M. Seminary, Detroit) - Intelligibility and the Principle of Identity in Maritain and Aquinas 15:15-16:15 Robbie Moser (University of Ottawa) - Intelligibility and Learning 16:30-17:30 Richard Feist (Saint Paul University) - A Taxonomy of Explanation

30 MAI Natural Law, Practical Reason, and Intelligibility 9:00-10:00 Leonard Ferry (University of Toronto) - Murphy’s “real-identity thesis” and the intelli- gibility of human action 10:15-11:15 David J. Klassen (Catholic University, Washington D.C.) - Maritain, Aquinas and the Intelligibility of the Natural Law

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Sagesse et intersubjectivité 14:00-15:00 Aubin Deckeyser (Université Saint-Paul) - Le nœud d’intelligibilité de la sagesse afri- caine 15 :15-16 :15 Nick Zunic (St Jerome’s, Waterloo) - The Mystery of Intersubjectivity

Editorial

Welcome to the Fall 2006 issue of the Some reminders of particular CJMA/ACJM Bulletin. The primary interest: purpose of this issue of the Bulletin is inform you of the programme of next Members are also reminded that spring’s meeting and to provide you with MEMBERSHIP renewals are due at the information on forthcoming conferences fall meeting. If you have not send in and calls for papers, book notes and re- your renewal in the last few weeks, views please do so as soon as possible. Information about the Association and about related matters of interest will On behalf of the Association and the be placed on the NEW web site: members of the Executive, I invite you http://www.geocities.com/cjma4acjm/ to make the Bulletin your Bulletin.

The Bulletin and the web site are the principal means of communication with many CJMA members for much of the year. In these ways, we hope to provide some additional support for the promo- tion of a thriving community of scholars both in and outside of Canada. In the past few years, Charles Lepage and Will Sweet have served as editors of this Bulletin. We will shortly be seeking a new editor (editors), and those who might be interested in helping with this aspect of the Association should contact our new President, Dr Richard Feist, as soon as possible.

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CONFERENCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 26-27, 2006 - The Netherlands, University of Leiden Theme: Religion, Science and Public Concern: Discourses on , Ecology, and Ge- nomics The aim of the conference, organised by the Faculty of Theology at Leiden Univer- sity, is to bring together researchers interested in interactions between religion, ethics, and science in public discourses. In reflecting upon the social and moral jobs that speak- ers expect religious, ethical, and scientific notions to do, we may acquire a better under- standing of debates on controversial issues of public policy and on the understanding of the role of and the relation between religion, ethics, science, politics, and technology. More information about the conference, the programme and registration is available on the conference web site: www.rspc-conference.nl or contact: University of Leiden, Faculty of Theology, Prof. Dr. W. B. Drees Postbus 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands

October 27-29, 2006, in Granville, Ohio [Denison University] The American Catholic Philosophical Association, 2006 Annual Meeting Theme: “Intelligence and the Philosophy of Mind.” http://www.acpaweb.org/2006meetcall.htm

November 2-5, 2006 – Nashville, Tennessee American Maritain Association - 2006 Annual Meeting Theme: “Nature, Science and Wisdom: The Role of the Philosophy of Nature” http://www.jacquesmaritain.org/CALL2006.htm

November 2-3, 2006 - The Australian National University The Centre for Cross-Cultural Research Theme: Negotiating The Sacred III: Religion, Medicine and the Body: An interdiscipli- nary conference The Western, legal idea of the body as sacred arose from the English nineteenth century anatomy acts, which secured the body of the dead person against anatomical ex- perimentation. Much of medical practice itself was originally considered sacrilegious: the opening up of the body, the touching of women, the touching of 'private' parts of the body and many of the original medical instruments and techniques, such tasting a patient's urine, reflect these earlier concerns. With the development of organ transplantation and the commodification of both 'natural' and 'manufactured' body parts, the idea of the body as sacred is weakening, yet the concept of the sacred is still central to Western medical practice. Co-conveners : Dr Elizabeth Coleman, Philosophy, Latrobe University Dr Maria-Suzette Fernandes Dias, CCR, Australian National University Dr Kevin White, Sociology, Australian National University

February 5-7, 2007 Gatineau-Ottawa INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON ETHICS 2007 // http://www.ice-cie.ca/home.html For further information contact, Patricia Josefchak: [email protected]

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April 20-21, 2007 - Columbia International University, Columbia, South Carolina Society of Christian Philosophers, Eastern Regional Meeting Theme: “Options and Issues in Christian Ethics” For further information, please contact: ggentry[at]ciu.edu

May 29-30, 2007 - Saskatoon, SK (University of Saskatchewan) Canadian Jacques Maritain Association Whence Intelligibility? / De quoi parlons-nous lorsque nous parlons d« intelligibilité » ? Contact: Dr Louis Perron, Faculté de philosophie, Université Saint-Paul, 223 Main Ottawa ON Canada K1S 1C4 /// (613) 236-1393 poste 2453 / téléc. : (613) 782-3005 [email protected]

July 23-26, 2007 - Science and Religion: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives An international and interdisciplinary conference to mark the retirement of Professor John Hedley Brooke. The conference will bring together leading historians, philoso- phers, and theologians to debate the latest research into science-religion relationships. The conference is being organised by Stephen Pumfrey and Thomas Dixon in the Uni- versity of Lancaster Department of History. For further information, please contact: [email protected].

August 31 – September 1, 2007 - Sibiu, Romania Theme: Philosophical Concepts and Religious Metaphors: New Perspectives on Phe- nomenology and Theology Organized by the Romanian Society for Phenomenology In the series of cultural events “Sibiu 2007 – European Cultural Capital”

July 15-21, 2007 - Samos (Pythagorion) in Greece The International Association For Greek Philosophy ( Iagp ); The Greek Philosophical Society; The International Center For Greek Philosophy & Culture; The Society For An- cient Greek Philosophy (SAGP - USA) and other academic and cultural institutions and organisations are pleased to announce the: 19th International Conference of Philosophy Οn Τhe Τοpic: Paideia: Education In The Global Era. For further information, please contact: International Association For Greek Philosophy 5, Simonidou Str., 174 56 Alimos - Greece TEL: +30210- 99 56955, +30210-727.7545, 30210-727.7548 FAX: +30210- 9923281, +30210-7248979 website: http://www.hri.org/iagp/ and http://www.iagp.gr E-mail: [email protected]

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Report on the Assemblée générale of the Institut International Jacques Ma- ritain - Rome, 25-26 March 2006

The Assemblée générale of the Institut International Jacques Maritain was held in Rome, on Saturday 26 March 2006 – preceded, on the 25th, by a meeting of the Board of Gov- ernors. Will Sweet, the Past-President of our Canadian Association, is a Vice –President of the Institut International as well as a member of the Board, and he was able to attend the meeting this year.

As many CJMA members know, the International Institute has its general secretariat on the via Flavia in Rome, but it also works through two other centres in Italy (the Study and Research Centre in Treviso, and the Section of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Trieste, which specialises in questions and issues relating to Central and Eastern Europe). The Institute has “operative relations” status with UNESCO and a “liaison status” with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In 1999, the UNESCO professorial chair in “Pace, Sviluppo Culturale e Politiche Culturali [Peace, Cultural Development and Cul- tural Policies]” was established at the Institute.

At the Assemblée générale, the revised constitution of the Institute was discussed and approved, and there were elections for the senior committees and executive. Will Sweet was re-elected for a second term as Vice President.

Since the time of the Assemblée générale, the most re- cent issue in the New Series of Notes et Documents has appeared. In that issue, one will find articles on the changes in Latin America / América Latina en movimiento. Studies on the Centenaire du baptême des Maritain (11 juin 1906 – 11 juin 2006) are also included, such as articles on “Les grandes amitiés” by Georges Card. Cottier, and “Raïssa Maritain et Marc Chagall: un imaginaire partagé” by Roberto Addino. For subscrip- tion information, please contact

Additional information on the International Institute is available at : http://www.maritain.org/nuovo/index.html

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Volumes published through the Canadian Jacques Maritain Association include:

Approaches to Metaphysics, ed. with an Introduction by William Sweet, Dordrecht: Kluwer Pub- lishers, 2004.

The Philosophy of History: a reexamination, ed. with an Introduction by William Sweet, Alder- shot, UK: Ashgate Publishers, 2004.

Philosophical Theory and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ed. with an Introduction by William Sweet. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2003.

Philosophy, Pluralism, and Culture, ed. with an Introduction by William Sweet, Aylmer, QC: Editions du Scribe, 2002.

The Bases of Ethics, ed. with an Introduction by William Sweet, [Marquette studies in philoso- phy; no. 23] Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2000.

God and Argument / Dieu et l’argumentation philosophique, ed. with an Introduction by Wil- liam Sweet, Ottawa, ON: University of Ottawa Press, 1999.

The Association also publishes the journal Études maritainiennes - Maritain Studies

FORTHCOMING FROM ASHGATE PUBLISHERS

Religion and the Challenges of Science Edited by William Sweet and Richard Feist

Does science pose a challenge to religion and religious belief? This question has been a matter of long-standing debate - and it continues to concern not only scholars in philosophy, theology, and the sciences, but also those involved in public educational policy. This volume provides background to the current 'science and religion' debate, yet focuses as well on themes where re- cent discussion of the relation between science and religion has been particularly concentrated. The first theme deals with the history of the interrelation of science and religion. The sec- ond and third themes deal with the implications of recent work in cosmology, biology and so- called intelligent design for religion and religious belief. The fourth theme is concerned with 'conceptual issues' underlying, or implied, in the current debates, such as: Are scientific natural- ism and religion compatible? Are science and religion bodies of knowledge or practices or both? Do religion and science offer conflicting truth claims? By illuminating contemporary discussion in the science-religion debate and by outlining the options available in describing the relation between the two, this volume will be of interest to scholars and to members of the educated public alike.

To place an order for this book, please contact: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. Gower House, Croft Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 3HR UK Tel: (0)1252 331551 Fax: (0)1252 317446 www.ashgate.com

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