Bulletin Canadian Jacques Maritain Association L'association canadienne Jacques Maritain

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1 ISSN Bulletin Canadian Jacques Maritain 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) ; fax: (902) wsweet@stfx.ca NEW web address:

2 2 CJMA / ACJM - Bulletin Executive CJMA/ Conseil de l'acjm President and Chair of Programme Committee / Président: [ ] Richard Feist Faculty of Philosophy Saint Paul University, 223 Main, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1C4 (613) ; Ext rfeist@ustpaul.ca Past President: [ ] William Sweet Department of Philosophy St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5 Phone: (902) ; fax: (902) wsweet@stfx.ca Vice President / vice-président: [ ] Walter Schultz # Walden Circle Mississauga, Ontario L5J 4M9 Walter.Schultz@dpcdsb.org tel: (905) Treasurer/Trésorier: [ ] David C. Bellusci, O.P. Dominican College, 96 Empress Avenue Ottawa, ON K1R 7G ext davidbellusci@yahoo.ca Secretary/Secrétaire [ ] Charles Lepage 2871 Richmond Rd # 1606 Ottawa, ON K2B 8M5 (613) , ext lepagec@inspection.gc.ca 1. Member-at-Large/Conseillier: [ ] Jean-François Methot Collège Dominicain 96 rue Empress Ottawa ON K1R 7G3 Tél: (613) ; Télécopieur: (613) aw313@freenet.carleton.ca methotjf@magma.ca 2.Member-at-Large/Conseillier: [ ] Elizabeth Trott Philosophy Department, 330 Victoria Ryerson University Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 etrott@ryerson.ca 3.Member-at-Large/Conseillier: [ ] Raymond Jahae Faculty of Philosophy Saint Paul University, 223 Main, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1C4 rjahae@ustpaul.ca 4. Member-at-Large/Conseillier: [ ] Leslie Armour, Department of Philosophy, Dominican College of Philosophy & Theology, 96 rue Empress, Ottawa, ON Canada. K1R 7G3 au049@ncf.ca 5. Member-at-Large/Conseillier: [ ] Graeme Hunter Department of Philosophy 70 Laurier Avenue East, Room 247 University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 Telephone: (613) , ext ghunter@uottawa.ca Maritain Studies / Etudes maritainiennes Editor [ ] Walter Schultz Bulletin Editors / Book Reviews [ ] William Sweet Louis Perron 362 Dorval, Gatineau, QC J8P 3M3; (h) ; (o) Tél: (613) ; Télécopieur : (613) lperron@magma.ca

3 CJMA / ACJM - Bulletin 3 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) , poste 2453 K1S 1C4 téléc./fax: (613) rfeist@ustpaul.ca courriel: lperron@ustpaul.ca 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 Commensurability 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 intelligibility of human action 10:15-11:15 David J. Klassen (Catholic University, Washington D.C.) - Maritain, Aquinas and the Intelligibility of the Natural Law

4 4 CJMA / ACJM - Bulletin Sagesse et intersubjectivité 14:00-15:00 Aubin Deckeyser (Université Saint-Paul) - Le nœud d intelligibilité de la sagesse africaine 15 :15-16 :15 Nick Zunic (St Jerome s, Waterloo) - The Mystery of Intersubjectivity Editorial Welcome to the Fall 2006 issue of the CJMA/ACJM Bulletin. The primary purpose of this issue of the Bulletin is inform you of the programme of next spring s meeting and to provide you with information on forthcoming conferences and calls for papers, book notes and reviews Information about the Association and about related matters of interest will be placed on the NEW web site: Some reminders of particular interest: Members are also reminded that MEMBERSHIP renewals are due at the fall meeting. If you have not send in your renewal in the last few weeks, please do so as soon as possible. On behalf of the Association and the members of the Executive, I invite you 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 promotion 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.

5 CJMA / ACJM - Bulletin 5 CONFERENCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS October 26-27, The Netherlands, University of Leiden Theme: Religion, Science and Public Concern: Discourses on Ethics, Ecology, and Genomics The aim of the conference, organised by the Faculty of Theology at Leiden University, 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 speakers expect religious, ethical, and scientific notions to do, we may acquire a better understanding 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: 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. November 2-5, 2006 Nashville, Tennessee American Maritain Association Annual Meeting Theme: Nature, Science and Wisdom: The Role of the Philosophy of Nature November 2-3, The Australian National University The Centre for Cross-Cultural Research Theme: Negotiating The Sacred III: Religion, Medicine and the Body: An interdisciplinary 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 experimentation. 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 // For further information contact, Patricia Josefchak: pjosefchak@ice-cie.ca

6 6 CJMA / ACJM - Bulletin April 20-21, 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, 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) poste 2453 / téléc. : (613) lperron@ustpaul.ca July 23-26, 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, philosophers, and theologians to debate the latest research into science-religion relationships. The conference is being organised by Stephen Pumfrey and Thomas Dixon in the University of Lancaster Department of History. For further information, please contact: t.dixon@lancaster.ac.uk. August 31 September 1, Sibiu, Romania Theme: Philosophical Concepts and Religious Metaphors: New Perspectives on Phenomenology and Theology Organized by the Romanian Society for Phenomenology In the series of cultural events Sibiu 2007 European Cultural Capital July 15-21, 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 Ancient 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., Alimos - Greece TEL: , , FAX: , website: and kboud714@ppp.uoa.gr

7 CJMA / ACJM - Bulletin 7 Report on the Assemblée générale of the Institut International Jacques Maritain - Rome, 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 Governors. 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 Cultural 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 recent 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 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 subscription information, please contact Additional information on the International Institute is available at :

8 8 CJMA / ACJM - Bulletin Volumes published through the Canadian Jacques Maritain Association include: Approaches to Metaphysics, ed. with an Introduction by William Sweet, Dordrecht: Kluwer Publishers, The Philosophy of History: a reexamination, ed. with an Introduction by William Sweet, Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishers, Philosophical Theory and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ed. with an Introduction by William Sweet. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, Philosophy, Pluralism, and Culture, ed. with an Introduction by William Sweet, Aylmer, QC: Editions du Scribe, The Bases of Ethics, ed. with an Introduction by William Sweet, [Marquette studies in philosophy; no. 23] Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, God and Argument / Dieu et l argumentation philosophique, ed. with an Introduction by William Sweet, Ottawa, ON: University of Ottawa Press, 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 recent 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 second and third themes deal with the implications of recent work in cosmology, biology and socalled 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 naturalism 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) Fax: (0)

9 CJMA / ACJM - Bulletin 9 REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION: CJMA BULLETIN VOTRE PARTICIPATION AU BULLETIN DEMANDÉE Inform us of your recent academic activities, your latest publications, the organization of seminars, colloquia, and conferences. Send materials before February 15, 2007, for the Spring 2007 edition. Le Bulletin serait d'autant plus intéressant que vous y apporterez votre participation. Faites connaître vos activités académiques, vos publications récentes, la tenue de séminaires, de colloques, de congrès que vous organisez. Laissez-nous savoir des nouveaux développements, des retraites aussi bien que des nouveaux postes. Faites parvenir avant le 15 fevrier 2007 pour l édition de printemps Send to: William Sweet Department of Philosophy, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5 From: Name/Nom Address/Adresse Ph: (902) ; fax: (902) e mail: wsweet@stfx.ca

10 10 CJMA / ACJM - Bulletin Membership / cotisation Renewal notice (Nov Oct. 2007) Canadian Jacques Maritain Association / L'association canadienne Jacques Maritain Please use this form in forwarding your membership fees. Your membership pays your CJMA dues and a subscription to Maritain Studies and the Maritain Bulletin. In addition, this entitles you to submit papers to the Programme Committee for consideration for presentation at the Annual Meeting. It does not cover your registration fee for the Annual meeting. Priere d=utiliser ce formulaire pour acquitter votre cotisation meme s=il s=agit d=un renouvellement. Votre cotisation couvre votre adhésion à la ACJM et un abonnement aux Etudes maritainiennes. En plus, ceci vous permet de recevoir le Bulletin bisannuel de l'association et de soumettre des textes au Comité de programme pour présentation lors de la réunion annuelle. Ceci n=inclus pas les frais d=inscription au pour le congrès annuel. Name/Nom University/Université Rank/Statut Address/Adresse Tel-Home/Rés Tel-Office/Bureau FAX/Téléc /Courr. élect. I enclose/ci-joint ( ) $25.00 Regular members/membres réguliers ( ) $15.00 Students/Étudiant.e.s Veuillez libeller votre chèque ou mandat à l'ordre de/ Please make cheque or money order payable to: "Canadian Jacques Maritain Association" or " L'association canadienne Jacques Maritain" Send membership requests to: / Poster à: Treasurer, c/o Canadian Jacques Maritain Association, Dominican College of Philosophy and Theology, 96 rue Empress, Ottawa, ON, K1R 7G3, Canada. davidbellusci@yahoo.ca