Dr. Samraj presents paper at conference of Adventist philosophers

Dr. Tennyson Samraj, professor of philosophy, presented a paper last week at the annual conference of the Society of Adventist Philosophers, in San Francisco.  Titled, Carbon-based Brains, Consciousness and the Challenges of Teaching Philosophy in an Adventist Context, Dr. Samraj's presentation addressed the following challenges:

• Exploring new paradigms without being identified to a given paradigm
• Teaching what truth is in the context of what truth does
• Respecting the Bible without disrespecting science
• Understanding the relationship between thought and praxis
• Answering questions about after-life in the context of the nature of "life beyond this planet."

Dr. Tennyson Samraj, far right, with other presenters at
 the 2nd annual conference of the Society of Adventist
Philosophers.

The Society of Adventist Philosophers is a network of Seventh-day Adventist students and scholars who either hold a degree in philosophy, are involved in philosophical reflection or value the vocation of the philosophical reflection.