2017 Meeting
2017 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 8, 2017
April 8, 2017
Keynote Speaker: Allan Silverman, Professor, Ohio State University
Keynote Speaker: Allan Silverman, Professor, Ohio State University
John Rudisill, The College of Wooster, Program Coordinator
John Rudisill, The College of Wooster, Program Coordinator
Morning Sessions
Session 1: Ancient Philosophy I
Session 2: Philosophy of Mind and Psychology
Session 3: Principles in Leibniz & Theodicy and the Cry of Dereliction
Session 4: Undergraduate paper
Afternoon Sessions
Session 5: Metaphysics
Session 6: Convention, Morality & Virtue
Session 7: Metaphysics and Epistemology of Ethics & Politics
Session 8: Ancient Philosophy II
All paper sessions will be held in Burgett.
Lunch, the business meeting, and the keynote address will be held in Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 at The Inn at Ohio Northern University (ONU).
For OPA attendees who are interested, the Ohio Ancient Greek Philosophy Reading Group will meet in the Boardroom at The Inn from 2:00-5:00 pm and will resume the reading of Timaeus at 87a7 with Allan Silverman translating.
9:00 am
9:00 am
Registration and Coffee
Registration and Coffee
Burgett Lounge
Session 1: Ancient Philosophy I
Session 1: Ancient Philosophy I
Burgett 115
Chair: Terry Lynn Corsello, Cuyahoga Community College and Macomb Community College
9:30 a.m.
Scott Carson, Ohio University: "Always Becoming: Final and Efficient Causal Explanations in Plato's Timaeus"
Comment: Ron Hustwit, The College of Wooster: "Comments on Carson"
10:45 a.m.
Colby Clark, Kent State University: "Causality and Necessity in Timaeus"
Comment: Scott Carson, Ohio University: "Comments on Clark"
Session 2: Philosophy of Mind and Psychology
Session 2: Philosophy of Mind and Psychology
Burgett 133
Chair: Hongyu Wu, Ohio Northern University
9:30 a.m.
Chris Rickels, Gateway Community and Technical College: "A Naturalist Physicalist Defense Against Schneider's Problem of the Base"
Comment: Jason Waller, Eastern Illinois University: "Comments on Rickels"
10:45 a.m.
Dimitria Gatzia, University of Akron: "Object Sexuality and Spectrum Autism"
Comment: David Pereplyotchik, Kent State University: "Comments on Gatzia"
Session 3: Knowing How and Feeling Pain
Session 3: Knowing How and Feeling Pain
Burgett 134
Chair: Mark Dixon, Ohio Northern University
9:30 a.m.
Steven Dalglish, The Ohio State University: "Leibniz, Principles and Truth"
Comment: Juan Garcia, The Ohio State University: "Comments on Dalglish"
10:45 a.m.
William Bell, University of Missouri - St. Louis: "God Hidden from God"
Comment: Rebecca Lloyd Waller, Kenyon College: "Comments on Bell"
Session 4: Undergraduate paper sponsored by Sapere Aude
Session 4: Undergraduate paper sponsored by Sapere Aude
Burgett 124
Chair: Akiksha Chatterji, The College of Wooster
10:45 a.m.
John Prusakowski, Miami University-Ohio: "Of Their Own Accord? Plato, Knowledge, and Moral Responsibility"
Comment: Scotty Gordon, The College of Wooster: "Comments on Prusakowski"
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
Lunch and OPA Business Meeting
Lunch and OPA Business Meeting
The Inn, Meeting Rooms 1 & 2
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Keynote Address
Keynote Address
Allan Silverman, Professor, Ohio State University: "Nous, Necessity and the Demiurge"
The Inn, Meeting Rooms 1 & 2
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
Ohio Ancient Greek Philosophy Reading Group
Ohio Ancient Greek Philosophy Reading Group
The Inn, Boardroom
Session 5: Metaphysics
Session 5: Metaphysics
Burgett 115
Chair: Erica Neely, Ohio Northern University
2:15 p.m.
Ben Cleary, The Ohio State University: "An Argument for Complex Structural Universals"
Comment: Scott Brown The Ohio State University: "Comments on Cleary"
Session 6: Convention, Morality & Virtue
Session 6: Convention, Morality & Virtue
Burgett 133
Chair: Steven Schoonover, Wittenberg University
2:15 p.m.
Ben Cordry, Lorain County Community College: "Convention and Morality"
Comment: Brian Besong: Ohio Dominican University: "Comments on Cordry"
3:30 p.m.
Thomas Kiefer, Fordham University: "Moral Virtue in the 21st Century"
Comment: Aly Massof, The Ohio State University: "Comments on Kiefer"
Session 7: Metaphysics and Epistemology of Ethics & Politics
Session 7: Metaphysics and Epistemology of Ethics & Politics
Burgett 134
Chair: Darrin Belousek, Ohio Northern University
2:15 p.m.
James Fritz, The Ohio State University: "Ethical Belief and Ethical Risk"
Comment: Pat Croskery, Ohio Northern University: "Comments on Fritz"
3:30 p.m.
Devon Hawkins, Duquesne University: "Ethics to Politics in A Thousand Plateaus: Agency Without Subject"
Comment: Ben Hillin, Miami University - Ohio: "Comments on Hawkins"
Session 8: Ancient Philosophy II
Session 8: Ancient Philosophy II
Burgett 124
Chair: Priscilla Sakezles, University of Akron
2:15 p.m.
Graham Renz, University of Missouri - St. Louis: "Atomos: A Neo-Aristotelian Approach"
Comment: Keren Wilson, The Ohio State University: "Comments on Renz"
3:30 p.m.
Michael Wiitala, Cleveland State University: "Forms and Causality in the Phaedo"
Comment: Alexander Bearden, Bowling Green State University: "Comments on Wiitala"
Logistics
Logistics
DIRECTIONS & PARKING
See Ohio Northern University's web page for directions to the campus. A campus map (.pdf) can be downloaded here. Parking is free on the weekend. Parking lots E and P on the campus map are closest to the sessions, which will be in Burgett (see the campus map).
HOTELS
For lodging, check with The Inn at Ohio Northern University.
OPA conference participants can book a room at The Inn at Ohio Northern University at the university rate of $126 per room for one person and an additional $20 for another person in the same room. Just mention that it is for the OPA and the code is ONU17. You can contact The Inn at (419) 772-2500.
If you have questions please contact:
John Rudisill, Program Coordinator (program@ohiophilosophy.org)
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