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The Departments of Physics, Philosophy and
Islamic Studies -
Organizes
to be held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
February 28 - March 4, 2012
Time is a fundamental
concept that eludes rigorous definition and description and proves elusive
when studied by scientists. The more we understand the realities of time,
the more it becomes obscure and unrealizable. Modern theories in physics and
cosmology dramatically alter our views of time, but instead of clarifying
the classical views of time, modern theories add complexity to the notion of
time through the questions and paradoxes arising from the introduction of
concepts such as time travel, negative time and curved time.
For
philosophers, newer conceptions of time are challenging classical notions of
metaphysics (such as identity of objects over time and action theory),
epistemology (time-dependent truths and necessity) as well as ethics (moral
responsibility, motivation and consequentialist theories).
For modern
researchers in theology, many of the traditional dogmas have been revisited
and their conventional interpretations have been altered.
The main
objective of our conference is to review the development of the concept and
problem of time and time measurement in science, philosophy and theology.
The Conference will also explore the meaning of time in other human
activities, such as psychology, linguistics, business and information
technology. Supplementing the main talks, we will have critical roundtable
discussions of a variety of views. Key thinkers will be invited to present
their state of the art knowledge and pioneering approaches to time. All full
papers presented at the conference will be peer reviewed and published in a
leading peer-reviewed press or journal.
TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE
1) Time and Time Measurement
in Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geology).
2) Philosophy of
Time, understood broadly to include many areas of philosophy: metaphysics,
epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, etc.
3) Importance of Time in Islamic
Thinking and its influence on altering Islamic Legal Rules.
4) Time in
Old and New Testaments.
5) Time in Ancient Civilizations and Far East
Theology.
6) Meaning of time in Psychology, Linguistics and Business as
well as Information Technology.
7) Other related subjects.
Conference Dates and Deadlines
The conference will be held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
February 28 - March 4, 2012
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Deadline of Abstract Submission: |
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JULY 15, 2011 |
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Deadline of Full Paper Submission: |
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NOVEMBER 15, 2011 |
CONTACT
Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Mohamed Assad Abdel-Raouf
Dr.rer.nat., D. Sc., Dr.rer.nat.habil.
Professor of Theoretical Physics,
Physics Department, Faculty of Science,
UAEU,
Al Ain, 17551, United Arab Emirates,
Tel.: (+971)-3-7136325
Mobile: (+971)-50-6631967
Email: assad@uaeu.ac.ae
Communications
Committee
Lynn Kordus (Coordinator)
lynn.k@uaeu.ac.ae
Faculty of
Humanities & Social Sciences
United Arab Emirates University
PO Box
17771
Al Ain, UAE
Tel: +971 3 713 2774
Fax: +971 3 780 6412
Mobile: +971 56 723 1633
Dr. Mohamed Haj Yousef
mhajyousef@uaeu.ac.ae
Mobile: (0971) 507737124
Dr. Ray Scott Percival
ray.scott@uaeu.ac.ae
Mobile: (+971) 504470198