The categories under which the contributions of main speakers and presenters have been grouped in these highlight many of the central concerns for inquisitive thinkers at the present time. Specifically, we observe the need among our contemporaries to engage in reflection on transcendent or universal realities not as an end in itself, but with a view towards formulating human goals and understanding human conduct in everyday life. Indeed, if comprehension is necessary for informed and intelligent behavior, then we can even speak of -applied metaphysics-, inasmuch as our vision of humanity conditions our choices and methods.