International Conference The Philosophy of Pragmatism: Religious Premises, Moral Issues and Historical Impact 27-30 September 2006 Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 28 September: Andrei Marga (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Pragmatism and the American Mind John Ryder (State University of New York): John Dewey and the Civic Component of Pragmatism Ludwig Nagl (University of Vienna): Two Opposing Conceptions of Religion in Early Pragmatism: James and Royce Bishop Szabó Árpád (Unitarian Church Cluj): The Religious Liberty and the Unitarian faith Delwin Brown (Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley): The Religion of Pragmatism and the Pragmatism of Religion Nikolaj Ivanov (Sofia University): Grounding the Scientific Knowledge and Religious Belief in the Context of Charles Peirce's Metaphysics Susann Pangerl (Meadwille Lambard Theological School Chicago): Pragmatism as Religious Practice: The Significance of Trust and Memory in the Nurturance of Democratic Personalities Adonis Vidu (Emmanuel University, Oradea): Rorty on Religion and Pragmatism Székely Kinga Réka (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): The Idea of Character in Emerson’s Writings in Comparison with the Unitarian Doctrine of Salvation Papp Mária (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Unitarianism and Pragmatism Monica Meruţiu (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Pragmatic Religion Teodora Sas (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Pragmatism and the American Mind Lucian Bogdan (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): From Religion to Civic Virtues: Benjamin Franklin Robert B. Tapp (Minnesota University): The Pragmatism of John Dewey Scott C. Lowe (Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania): Rorty, Liberalism and Relativism Wendy Lynne Lee (Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania): Moral & Civic Component of Pragmatism Steven Hales (Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania): Moral Relativism, Pragmatism, and Evolutionary Psychology 29 September: Gert Rüdiger Wegmarshaus (University of Tartu): John Dewey on Democracy as a Way of Life Valentin Cojanu (The Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest): Pragmatism and the Quest for Causation in Economics Lyubov D. Bugaeva (St. Petersburg State University/University of Salzburg): Revolutionary Violence: A Pragmatist Moral Perspective Ramona Gliga (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): The American Constitution and Pragmatism Ana Elena Moldovan (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): The Pragmatic Maxim from Pierce to James László Imre Komlósi (University of Pécs, Hungary): Prismatic and Cyclic Reasoning in the Light of Experiential Objectivism Marius Jucan (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Walden or the Quest for Pragmatic Transcendence Petru Ilut (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): The Chicago SchoolToday: The Epistemological Pragmatism in Action Ion Biris (University of Timisoara): The Impact of Pragmatism in Romania: Ch. S. Peirce and P. Botezatu: Confluences in the Theory of Notion Virgil Draghici (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): “Meaning is Use” a Pragmatical Approach of Understanding Marius Muresan (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Feminist Epistemology as Part of the Pragmatic Movement Bogdan Dicher (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Pragmatism and Objectivity Adrian Ciupe (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): From Pragmatism to Postmodernism Horatiu Crisan (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Dewey and Arendt. The role of Public Sphere Sonia Pavlenko (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Peirce’s Community and Its Consequences for the University Ciprian Bogdan (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): A Pragmatic Approach to Identity Cristina Bojan (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Academic Values in the Classical Harvard Csibi Magor (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Pragmatic Premises of the Classical American University George Gherasim (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Danto and Pragmatism Vlad Muresan (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Pragmatic Aspects in the Writings of Kant Ana Pantea (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Subjectivity and Pragmatism Dan Raţiu (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Eugeniu Speranţia. Contemplation and Aesthetic Creation: Pragmatics or Its Evasion Mircea Muthu (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Sperantia’s Aesthetics Teodor Vidam (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): The Originality of Eugeniu Sperantia’s Axiological Thinking in comparison to Lucian Blaga and Tudor Vianu Mircea Popa (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Eugeniu Sperantia and the Aesthetic of Reading Maxim Danciu (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Sperantia’s Philosophy of Communication Teodor Tanco (Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj): Sperantia’s Perspective on the Sociology of Law .