On the 40th anniversary of 'Philosophical dialoguea journal directed by Professor Antonio Sánchez Orantos, CMF, a large group of speakers will study important challenges for the human being at the Pontifical University of Salamanca (UPSA). The philosophers and academics come from universities in Latin America and Spain from June 19-21.
In the words of Prof. Sanchez Orantos, director of the conference, the congress will try to respond to "three strong cultural and ecclesial interests". These are "hope and the meaning of human life in the context of this Jubilee year". Secondly, "the challenge of Artificial Intelligence (AI), taking into account the social revolution that it represents and that must be faced under the leadership of Pope Leo XIV".
And finally, "the urgency of peace and reconciliation in the context of political polarization and tense social dialogue".
Keynote speakers
This XII Congress will be inaugurated by Msgr. Luis ArgüelloPresident of the Spanish Bishops' Conference, the Claretian Cardinal Aquilino Bocos Merino (CMF), the Bishop of Salamanca and Grand Chancellor of the UPSA, José Luis Retana, and the Rector of the Pontifical University, Santiago García-Jalón.
On behalf of 'Diálogo filosófico', Ildefonso Murillo, CMF, founder of the magazine, and the director himself, Antonio Sánchez Orantos, will take part in the opening ceremony. This will be followed by the first lecture of the program, which can be consulted here. hereLuis Argüello.
Some of the speakers at the Congress, which is also organized by the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of the UPSA, will be Josep María Esquirol, Mariano Asla, Alicia Villar, Adela Cortina, Héctor Velázquez Fernández, Pilar Domínguez Lozano and Mario Torres, among others.
The dialogues will be chaired by Camino Cañón Loyes (Comillas Pontifical University), Agustín Domingo Moratalla (University of Valencia), Félix González Romero (IES Nicolás Copérnico Madrid) and Carlos Blanco Pérez (Comillas Pontifical University). Also, Juan Antonio Nicolás Marín (University of Granada) and Juan Jesús Gutierro (Comillas Pontifical University).
Times of crisis and hopes
"We live in a time of crisis and, therefore, a time of new possibilities, of new hopes if, from the light generated by interdisciplinary dialogue, new paths of human excellence are made possible," the organizers point out.
They also add that "within this cultural crisis, the disruptive emergence of AI forces us to (re)think several things. The human-machine relationship, the algorithm and freedom, privacy and social communication, and the emergence of new forms of political and economic organization."
In addition, a third thematic block will address "public conversation as a possibility for human life".
On-site and online modality
For more information and to formalize registration, the organizers offer both on-site and online registration. You can click on hereand see below, or write directly to this e-mail address: [email protected]
The XII Congress is aimed at professors of philosophy, natural and human sciences, humanities, religion, theology, law, education. Also, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, and anyone interested in thinking and discussing the proposed topic.
Communications
Those registered for the XII Congress who wish to present a paper should send, before the deadline, the following information June 10 2025, an abstract with a maximum length of 300 words. The full text, with a maximum of 3,000 words, should be sent in Word format, before July 31, 2025, for possible publication to the congress email: [email protected]
The language of the communications will be Spanish and they can be presented in person or online. The abstract must be attached at the time of registration through the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/Et5F1sKiFMin which you can register.
