Kira Conference 2000
August 4-6

Schedule

Thursday, August 3
6:00-7:00 pm	Opening reception and dinner
Friday, August 4
9:30-10:30 am	Thupten Jinpa: "Some Reflections on the Epistemic Status of Meditative Experience in Buddhist Thought"
10:30-10:45 am	discussion
10:45-11:00 am	break
11:00-11:45 am	discussion
12:00-1:00 pm	lunch
1:30-2:30 pm	Brian Cantwell Smith: "Who's on Third?: The Physical Bases of Consciousness"
2:30-2:45 pm	discussion
2:45-3:00 pm	break
3:00-3:45 pm	discussion
4:00-5:30 pm	free discussion time for students and speakers
6:00-7:00 pm	discussion
7:00-9:00 pm	buffet dinner ($22 payable at the door)
Saturday, August 5
9:00-10:00 am	Elizabeth Spelke: "Core Knowledge"
10:00-10:15 am	discussion
10:15-10:30 am	break
10:30-11:15 am	discussion
11:30-12:30 pm	lunch
1:00-2:00 pm	Eleonore Stump: "Francis and Dominic: Stories, Faces, Arguments, and Rules"
2:00-2:15 pm	discussion
2:15-2:30 pm	break
2:30-3:15 pm	discussion
3:30-4:30 pm	Joel Upton: "Beholding the Berlin Madonna: A Contemplative Guide"
4:30-4:45 pm	discussion
4:45-5:00 pm	break
5:00-5:45 pm	discussion
6:00-7:00 pm	dinner
Sunday, August 6
9:30-10:30 am	Elisabeth Lloyd: "Scientific Objectivity and Outside Insight"
10:30-10:45 am	discussion
10:45-11:00 am	break
11:00-11:45 am	discussion
12:00-1:00 pm	lunch
1:30-2:30 pm	Erazim Kohak: "In Quest of Qualitative Rationality"
2:30-2:45 pm	discussion
2:45-3:00 pm	break
3:00-3:45 pm	discussion
5:00-8:00 pm	reception and buffet dinner