The Philosophy of Nature International Congress was held in Braga, from September 10th to September 12th, under the auspices of the Philosophy and Social Sciences School. This School is one of the missions of the Society of Jesus in Portugal, one of the educative complexes of the prestigious Católica University. This year’s theme was: “The insides of nature: Causalities, Causal Processes and Conceptions of Nature”.

This initiative has gathered over fifty speakers of international repute, from the universities of Madrid, Seville, Córdoba, Navarra (Spain), Rome (Italy), Sheffield, Glasgow (UK), Warsaw, Krakow (Poland), Brussels, Namur (Belgium), São Paulo, Pará, Santa Maria, Bahia, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Berkeley, Boston, New York (USA), Osnabrück, Potsdam (Germany), Kogashi (Japan), Santiago (Chile), Pori (Finland), Braga, Porto, Beira Interior, Coimbra, Lisbon and Évora (Portugal).

The Congress wished to spark a debate at an international level about the different images of Nature, particularly as fundamental matter for the construction of more inclusive societies and a more sustainable interaction with our planet. This is one of the most challenging discussions of the day, who bequests interdisciplinary effort between scientists, philosophers, theologians, politicians and educators.  

During these days we had the privilege to assist to wonderous and stimulating debates, of an encyclopedic magnitude, which provided very exciting reflections. This reflections, not only made dialogue possible, as has made it unavoidable, promoting the building of bridges between History and Philosophy of Nature; Nature, Philosophy and Metaphysics; Nature and Contemporary Science; Nature, Emergence and Complexity; Nature and Ethics Conceptions; Nature and Human Being Conceptions; Nature, Cognitive Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience; Nature, Art, Esthetics and Literature; Nature and Theology, Nature and Communication and Language Sciences.

Keynote lectures available online:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCarEUGRqHu4CnNn7yvcG_tQ

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