2010 Meeting
2010 Meeting
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Ohio Philosophical Association
Ohio Philosophical Association
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
April 10, 2010
April 10, 2010
Special Guest Speaker: Christopher Shields, Oxford University
Special Guest Speaker: Christopher Shields, Oxford University
Morning Sessions
Session 1: Plato and Aristotle
Session 2: Truth and the Universe
Session 3: Norms and Understanding
Session 4: Authenticity and Character
Afternoon Sessions
Session 5: Kierkegaard and Husserl
Session 6: Persons and Other Persons
Session 7: Attitudes and Acceptance
Session 8: Reasons and Codes
All paper sessions will be held in Burgett.
9:00 am
9:00 am
Registration and Coffee
Registration and Coffee
Session 1: Plato and Aristotle
Session 1: Plato and Aristotle
Burgett 115
Chair: Michael Baumer, Cleveland State University
9:30 a.m.
David C. Sackris, State University of New York, Buffalo: "What Counts as Praise for 'Justice Itself'?"
Comment: Scott Calef, Ohio Wesleyan University
10:45 a.m.
Jurgis H. Brakas, Marist College: "Aristotle's Homonyms Reconsidered"
Comment: Scott Carson, Ohio University
Session 2: Truth and the Universe
Session 2: Truth and the Universe
Burgett 124
Chair: Priscilla Sakezles, University of Akron
9:30 a.m.
Jamin Asay, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: "Troubles for Truthmaking"
Comment: Dimitria Gatzia, University of Akron
10:45 a.m.
Ben S. Cordry, Lorain County Community College: "The Fine-tuning Argument and the Ideal Engineer: Reason Enough to be Skeptical"
Comment: Michael Bradie, Bowling Green State University
Session 3: Norms and Understanding
Session 3: Norms and Understanding
Burgett 133
Chair: TBA
9:30 a.m.
Robyn Gaier, Saint Louis University: "Putting Moral Normativity in Perspective"
Comment: John Rudisill, College of Wooster
10:45 a.m.
Matthew Pianalto, Eastern Kentucky University: "Understanding without Agreement"
Comment: TBA
Session 4: Authenticity and Character
Session 4: Authenticity and Character
Burgett 134
Chair: Raymond Person, Ohio Northern University
9:30 a.m.
Elijah John Weber, Bowling Green State University: "Plight of the Cuddle Chicken: Authenticity, Perfectionist Value, and Genetic Engineering"
Comment: Mark Moller, Denison University
10:45 a.m.
Jonathan Spelman, University of Missouri, St. Louis: "A Theory of Objective Moral Assessment"
Comment: Brian Domino, Miami University
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
Lunch and OPA Business Meeting
Lunch and OPA Business Meeting
The Inn, Rooms 3 & 4
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Keynote Address
Keynote Address
Christopher Shields, Oxford University: "The Priority of Soul in Aristotle"
The Inn, Rooms 3 & 4
2:15 pm
2:15 pm
Ohio Ancient Greek Philosophy Reading Group
Ohio Ancient Greek Philosophy Reading Group
The Inn, Boardroom
Contact Errol Katayama for more information.
Session 5: Kierkegaard and Husserl
Session 5: Kierkegaard and Husserl
Burgett 115
Chair: TBA
2:15 p.m.
David Diener, Indiana University: "Unordained, Non-apostolic, Extraordinary Genius: Kierkegaard's Understanding of His Own Authority in the Second Authorship"
Comment: Ronald Hustwit, The College of Wooster
3:30 p.m.
Mary K. Riley, Kent State University: "Husserl Through the Lens of the Aesthetic Order"
Comment: Ken Itzkowitz, Marietta College
Session 6: Persons and Other Persons
Session 6: Persons and Other Persons
Burgett 134
Chair: Deborah Barnbaum, Kent State University
2:15 p.m.
Julie Michelle Aultman, Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine: "A Pragmatic Remedy to the Cartesian Distortion of Persons"
Comment: Sara Worley, Bowling Green State University
3:30 p.m.
Owen Thomas McCabe, Kent State University: "Examining the Theory Theory/Simulation Theory Link and its Impact on the Symptomology of Autism"
Comment: Simon Fitzpatrick, John Carroll University
Session 7: Attitudes and Acceptance
Session 7: Attitudes and Acceptance
Burgett 124
Chair: TBA
2:15 p.m.
Jesse Steinberg, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford: "Is Belief a Propositional Attitude?"
Comment: Alexandra Bradner, Denison University
3:30 p.m.
Daniel Cheung, Indiana University: "Does the Distinction between Acceptance and Belief Explain the Possibility of Pragmatic Dimension in Doxastic Deliberation?"
Comment: Deborah Smith, Kent State University
Session 8: Reasons and Codes
Session 8: Reasons and Codes
Burgett 133
Chair: Richard Smith, University of Findlay
2:15 p.m.
Scott Forschler, Independent Scholar: "A Profound Mistake in the Formula of Universal Law: Correcting Kant's 'all' to 'any'"
Comment: Robert Sharp, Muskingum University
3:30 p.m.
Andrew Jordan, University of Washington: "Must Moral Reasons be Codifiable?"
Comment: Joel Schickel, University of Dayton
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