2018 Meeting
2018 Meeting
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Ohio Philosophical Association
Ohio Philosophical Association
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
April 7, 2018
April 7, 2018
Keynote Speaker: Quayshawn Spencer, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Keynote Speaker: Quayshawn Spencer, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Kelly Coble, Baldwin Wallace University, Program Coordinator
Kelly Coble, Baldwin Wallace University, Program Coordinator
Morning Sessions
Session 1: Ancient Philosophy
Session 2: Moral Obligation and Normative Truth
Session 3: Religion & Law, Two Mental Health Ontologies
Session 4: Belief and Practical Reason
Afternoon Sessions
Session 5: The Electoral College, Race, and Female Guardians in Plato
Session 6: Allocative Fairness and Egalitarianism
Session 7: Normative Consent and Moral Responsibility
Session 8: Non-Evidentialism, Intuition & Inference
Session 9: Undergraduate Session
All paper sessions will be held in McMicken Hall.
Lunch, the business meeting, and the keynote address will be held in McMicken Hall Room 53.
For OPA attendees who are interested, the Ohio Ancient Greek Philosophy Reading Group will meet from 2:00-5:00 pm at a location TBD.
9:00 am
9:00 am
Registration and Coffee
Registration and Coffee
Session 1: Ancient Philosophy
Session 1: Ancient Philosophy
McMicken Hall Room 221
Chair: Lawrence Jost, University of Cincinnati
9:30 a.m.
Keren Wilson Shatalov, The Ohio State University, "Hypokeimenon vs. Substance in Aristotle's Categories and Posterior Analytics"
Comment: Errol Katayama, Ohio Northern University, "Comments on Wilson Shatalov"
10:45 a.m.
Colby Clark, Kent State University, "Necessity and Form-Copies: Republic, Timaeus, and Laws"
Comment: James Wood, Xavier University, "Comments on Clark"
Session 2: Moral Obligation and Normative Truth
Session 2: Moral Obligation and Normative Truth
McMicken Hall Room 250
Chair: Kyle Furlane, University of Cincinnati
9:30 a.m.
Jonathan Spelman, Ohio Northern University, "The Moral ‘Ought’ and Moral Obligation"
Comment: Tim Walsh, Bowling Green State University, "Comments on Spelman"
10:45 a.m.
Keyao Yang, Houston Community College, "Calm Mathematics, Stormy Normativity"
Comment: Christa Johnson, Oberlin University, "Comments on Yang"
Session 3: Religion & Law, Two Mental Health Ontologies
Session 3: Religion & Law, Two Mental Health Ontologies
McMicken Hall Room 252
Chair: Facundo Alonso, Miami University
9:30 a.m.
Luke Goleman, Western Michigan University, "The Peculiarity of Religion and its Legal Consequences"
Comment: Joel Levin, Case Western Reserve University, "Comments on Goleman"
10:45 a.m.
Andrew Evans, University of Cincinnati, "Two Mental Health Ontologies in Conversation"
Comment: Jennifer Gleason, The Ohio State University, "Comments on Evans"
Session 4: Belief and Practical Reason
Session 4: Belief and Practical Reason
McMicken Hall Room 253
Chair: John Hurst, The Ohio State University
9:30 a.m.
Emily McWilliams, DePauw University, "In Favor of Epistemic Reasons for Action"
Comment: Ali Aenehzodaee, The Ohio State University, "Comments on McWilliams"
10:45 a.m.
Avery Archer, The George Washington University, "Acceptance Cognitivism"
Comment: Sahar Heydarifard, University of Cincinnati, "Comments on Archer"
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
Lunch and OPA Business Meeting
Lunch and OPA Business Meeting
McMicken Hall Room 53
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Keynote Address
Keynote Address
Quayshawn Spencer, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, "A Radical Solution to the Race Problem"
McMicken Hall Room 53
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
Ohio Ancient Greek Philosophy Reading Group
Ohio Ancient Greek Philosophy Reading Group
TBD
Session 5: The Electoral College, Race, and Female Guardians in Plato
Session 5: The Electoral College, Race, and Female Guardians in Plato
McMicken Hall Room 221
Chair: Angela Potochnik, University of Cincinnati
2:15 p.m.
Thomas J. Broy, Western Michigan University, "Democracy, Race and the Electoral College"
Comment: Amy White, Ohio University, "Comments on Broy"
3:30 p.m.
David Wong, University of Cincinnati, "Plato’s Thesis of Male Superiority and Female Guardians in the Ideal City"
Comment: Keren Wilson Shatalov, The Ohio State University, "Comments on Wong"
Session 6: Allocative Fairness and Egalitarianism
Session 6: Allocative Fairness and Egalitarianism
McMicken Hall Room 250
Chair: Steven Schoonover, Wittenberg University
2:15 p.m.
Daniel Doviak, Muhlenberg College, "Fair Allocation and Mixed Risk Preferences"
Comment: Travis Hreno, The University of Akron, "Comments on Doviak"
3:30 p.m.
Chris Pines, University of Rio Grande, "A Critique of Frankfurt’s Anti-Egalitarianism and a Defense of Egalitarianism"
Comment: Wesley Dempster, University of Dayton, "Comments on Pines"
Session 7: Normative Consent and Moral Responsibility
Session 7: Normative Consent and Moral Responsibility
McMicken Hall Room 252
Chair: Hope Sample, The Ohio State University
2:15 p.m.
Joshua Crabill, University of Indianapolis, "Normative Consent and Role Identification"
Comment: Pat Croskery, Ohio Northern University, "Comments on Crabill"
3:30 p.m.
Malte Bischof, University of Notre Dame, "Virtue Ethics, and the Principle of Tracing"
Comment: Luke Goleman, Western Michigan University, "Comments on Bischof"
Session 8: Non-Evidentialism, Intuition & Inference
Session 8: Non-Evidentialism, Intuition & Inference
McMicken Hall Room 253
Chair: Jonathan McKinney, University of Cincinnati
2:15 p.m.
Mark Satta, Harvard Law School, "A Permissive Account of What’s Permissible to Believe"
Comment: Michael Hicks, Miami University, "Comments on Satta"
3:30 p.m.
André Curtis-Trudel, The Ohio State University, "Intuition and Inference"
Comment: Erica Nichols, Bowling Green State University, "Comments on Curtis-Trudel"
Session 9: Undergraduate Session: Sponsored by Sapere Aude
Session 9: Undergraduate Session: Sponsored by Sapere Aude
McMicken Hall Room 255
Chair: Emma Arvedon, The College of Wooster
2:15 p.m.
Clinton Neptune, Loyola University Chicago, "Responding to Religious Skepticism"
Comment: Giuliano Stefanutti, The College of Wooster
3:30 p.m.
Jordan Bridges, University of Virginia, "A Case Against Inegalitarian Sexual Preferences"
Comment: Ben McKone, The College of Wooster
Logistics
Logistics
DIRECTIONS & PARKING
Click here for the University of Cincinnati's West Campus Map. The interactive map (PDF maps are further down the page) shows all available parking lots. Stratford Heights Garage and CCM Garage are closest to the meeting locations. Metered parking is also available on Clifton Ave. Check the OPA schedule for precise room locations, all of which will be in McMicken Hall, adjacent to McMicken Circle (across Clifton Ave from the Stratford Garage).
HOTELS
The closest hotels are Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Cincinnati Uptown/University Area and Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center at the University of Cincinnati. For the Fairfield Inn university rate, mention that you are a UC member and attending a conference. The Clifton House B&B and the Gaslight B&B are slightly farther.
If you have questions please contact:
Kelly Coble, Program Coordinator (program@ohiophilosophy.org)
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