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 April 26-28, 2007
All activities take place in
the Morris Conference Center. |
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April 26-28, 2007
All activities take place in
the Morris Conference Center. |
Thursday, April 26
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7:30-9:30 pm Opening Reception (Presenters, Discussants, Philosophy Majors, and Faculty)
Friday, April 27
8:30 -- Registration (Front Lobby)
8:30 - 9:30 am Continental Breakfast (Craven Lounge) 9:30 - 11:00 am Session I A. Moral Foundations (Craven Lounge) Casey Johnson
Moore's "Good" Trilemma: Its Critics and Defenders
Connecticut College (New London, CT)
Discussant: Chris Crilley (SUNY Oneonta)Timothy Mann
Altruism in Spinoza's Ethics
SUNY Potsdam (Potsdam, NY)
Discussant: Carrie Bates (SUNY Potsdam)B. Of God and Land (Room 103) Ashleen Menchaca Kelly
Richard Rorty and the Theological Virtues
Trinity University (San Antonio, TX)
Discussant: Julie Jacob (SUNY Oneonta)Jeremy Redlien
An Analysis of the Pragmatic Philosophies of Farmer Wendell Berry
SUNY Oneonta (Oneonta, NY)
Discussant: Samuel Alaimo (SUNY Oneonta)C. Language, Belief, and Cultural Identity (Room 104) Nicholas Koziolek
Toward a Virtue of Irresolution: An Exploration of Descartes' Practical Philosophy
Colgate University (Hamilton, NY)
Discussant: Morgan Hardy (Columbia University: New York, NY)Caitlin Hanson
Language and Identity in Postcolonial Ireland
University of Hartford (Hartford, CT)
Discussant: Megan Jean Rea (Georgian Court University: Lakewood, NJ)11:15 - 12:15 pm Featured Presentation (Craven Lounge)
Yoga: A Philosophical Demonstration and Guided Meditation
Ashok Malhotra (SUNY Oneonta) 12:15 - 1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 - 3:30 pm Session II A. Asian and Comparative Philosophy (Craven Lounge)
James Giangregorio
Endless Realization and Beginningless Practice: Zen Master Dogen's Unity of Practice and Enlightenment
St. Mary’s College of Maryland (St. Mary’s City, MD)
Discussant: Brandon Gill (SUNY Potsdam)
Matthew Mucci
The Sage and the Superman
Eastern Connecticut University (Willimantic, CT)
Discussant: Molly Wetherbee (SUNY Oneonta)Scott Zuke
Satyagraha: Tracking a Cultural Exchange
St. Mary’s College of Maryland (St. Mary’s City, MD)
Discussant: Tejaswinhi Srinivas (Yale: New Haven, CT)B. Death (Room 103)
Steven K. Stakland
Socrates and Death
Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
Discussant: Roy Allen Otto III (Trinity University: San Antonio, TX)
Stephen Strother
Montaigne, Plato, Philosophy, and Death
Belmont University (Nashville, TN)
Discussant: Morgan Hardy (Columbia University: New York, NY)
Adnan Mirza
On the Death Penalty
CCNY, CUNY (New York, NY)
Discussant: Jacob Baumel (SUNY Oneonta)C. Metaphysics (Room 104) Short Session: 1:30-2:50
Ronald Baumiller
Simulacra and Eidola: A Comparative Essay on the Metaphysical Ramifications of Images
Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Discussant: Megan Jean Rea (Georgian Court University: Lakewood, NJ)
Kimmy Frearson
A Theory of Primary and Secondary Qualities
SUNY Brockport (Brockport, NY)
Discussant: Matthew Cedar (SUNY Oneonta)3:30 - 4:00 pm Coffee Break 4:00 - 6:00 pm Session III A. Ethical Issues (Craven Lounge)
Michael D. Ondrick
Why Lie? Why Not? A Frank Look at the Moral Status of Lying
The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
Discussant: David Mase (SUNY Oneonta)
Thomas Wegener
Morality of Serving or Not
Mid Michigan Community College (Harrison, MI)
Discussant: Roy Allen Otto III (Trinity University: San Antonio, TX)
Hosanna Emanuela Keough
Abortion: Right? Wrong? Neither? Depends?
Marymount University (Arlington, VA)
Discussant: Stefan Shirley (SUNY Oneonta)B. Physics and Foucault (Room 103) Morgan Hardy
On Physics and Philosophy
Columbia University (New York, NY)
Discussant: Jeremy Redlien (SUNY Oneonta)Megan Jean Rea
Michel Foucault, Subject-Knowledge and the History of Systems of Thought
Georgian Court University (Lakewood, NJ)
Discussant: Malcolm Hardy (SUNY Oneonta)Nathan David Paquette
On the Progress of Efficacy
St. Mary’s College of Maryland (St. Mary’s City, MD)
Discussant: Kenneth Brenner (SUNY Oneonta)6:00 - 7:30 pm President's Banquet (Otsego Grille, Morris Conference Center -- Reservations Required) 7:30 - 9:00 pm Keynote Address (Craven Lounge)
Chess and Technology
John Hartmann - Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL) 9:00 - 11:00 pm President's Reception (Le Cafe) Saturday, April 28
8:30 - 9:30 am Continental Breakfast (Craven Lounge) 9:30 - 11:00 am Session IV A. Dualism, Dance, and Role-Playing Games (Craven Lounge) Alejandra Iannone
Dualism in Dance
Fordham University: Lincoln Center (New York, NY)
Discussant: Jared Whalen (SUNY Oneonta)Stefan Livingstone Shirley
Critical Theory & the Art of Dragon-slaying: Are Role-Playing Games Art?
SUNY Oneonta (Oneonta, NY)
Discussant: Samuel Alaimo (SUNY Oneonta)B. Freedom (Room 103)
Drew R. Kenyon
A Thesis on Free Will
SUNY Jamestown Community College (Jamestown, NY)
Discussant: Michael Petrolle (SUNY Oneonta)
Christopher L. Cappelletti
Condemned to History
University of Hawaii (Manoa, HI)
Discussant: Jesse McCullagh (Hartwick College: Oneonta, NY)
C. History of Philosophy (Room 104)
Robert Guerin
The Immanent Structure of the Stoic Universe as it Pertains to Fate
Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Discussant: Elizabeth Ensell (SUNY Oneonta)
George Vallas
Proclus on Divine Unity and the Doctrine of Henads
Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY)
Discussant: Morgan Hardy (Columbia University: New York, NY)11:00 - 11:30 am Coffee Break 11:30 - 1:30 pm Session V
A. Hitler, the Unabomber, and Abu Ghraib (Craven Lounge)
Tejaswinhi Srinivas
Sovereignty, the Presentation of an Ideal Form of Life, and the Aesthetic Representation of Hitler's Vision
Yale College (New Haven, CT)
Discussant: Charles Islip (SUNY Oneonta)
Andreas Brooks
The Unabomber as a Metaphysical Warrior
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Blacksburg, VA)
Discussant: Samuel Alaimo (SUNY Oneonta)
Rocco Carbone
Abu Ghraib: A Foucaultdian Analysis
Elmira College (Elmira, NY)
Discussant: Michael Ondrick (The Ohio State University: Columbus, OH)
B. Living with Others (Room 103)
Mike Reynolds
Taking Responsibility
Ball State University (Muncie, IN)
Discussant: Frank Micari (SUNY Oneonta)
Dustin Kyle Smyth
Justice as Unfairness: An Application of Rawls' Principles of Justice to Affirmative Action
Transylvania University (Lexington, KY)
Discussant: Morgan Hardy (Columbia University: New York, NY)
Kevin Parks
Ethics of the Other
St. Mary’s College of Maryland (St. Mary’s City, MD)
Discussant: Joshua Simmonds (Hartwick College: Oneonta, NY)C. Language, Meaning, and Experience (Room 104)
Peter Res
Who's Talking about Bats? Pitfalls of Subjectivity in Thomas Nagel's "What is it Like to be a Bat?"
Hartwick College (Oneonta, NY)
Discussant: Stephen Lewis (SUNY Oneonta)
Corin T. Fox
Mental Processes and Meaning
Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)
Discussant: Chad Toland (Hartwick College: Oneonta, NY)
Andrew Whitehead
Coping with the Disease of Philosophy
Brock University (St. Catharines, Ontario: CANADA)
Discussant: Kenneth Brenner (SUNY Oneonta)1:30 - 3:00 pm Awards Luncheon (Otsego Grille, Morris Conference Center -- Reservations Required) 3:00 - 5:00 pm OH Fest Street Carnival (Main Street, Oneonta) 6:00 - ?? OH Fest Concert in the Park featuring Everclear and Emerson Drive (Neawah Park, Oneonta)
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March 21, 2007
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