2021 Meeting
2021 Meeting
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Ohio Philosophical Association
Ohio Philosophical Association
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
Zoom
Zoom
April 17, 2021
April 17, 2021
Keynote Speaker: Louise Antony, Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Keynote Speaker: Louise Antony, Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Dimitria Gatzia, The University of Akron, Program Coordinator
Dimitria Gatzia, The University of Akron, Program Coordinator
Morning Sessions
Session 1: Belief/Moral Disagreement
Session 2: Autonomy/Moral Agency
Session 3: Nominalism/Marginalization
Session 4: Neuroscience/Subjectivation
Afternoon Sessions
Session 5: Sanctions/Justification
Session 6: Time/Time Perception
Session 7: Incompatible Desires/Peer Opinion
Session 8: Heidegger/Plato
All paper sessions will be held in the Shouvlin Center.
Lunch, the business meeting, and the keynote address will be held in Shouvlin 105.
9:00 am
9:00 am
Welcome and Orientation
Welcome and Orientation
Zoom 1
Session 1: Belief/Moral Disagreement
Session 1: Belief/Moral Disagreement
Zoom 1
Chair: Kelly Coble, Baldwin Wallace University
9:30 a.m.
Pranav Niranjan Ambardekar, The Ohio State University, "Why knowledge might not entail belief"
Comment: Christopher Buford, The University of Akron
10:45 a.m.
Jonathan Dixon, University of Massachusetts Amherst, "Moral Disagreement Skepticism Leveled"
Comment: Scott Simmons, Bowling Green State University
Session 2: Autonomy/Moral Agency
Session 2: Autonomy/Moral Agency
Zoom 2
Chair: Clara Mey, Baldwin Wallace University
9:30 a.m.
Robyn Gaier, Youngstown State University, "Self-love as a foundation of moral agency"
Comment: Trip Glazer, University of Dayton
10:45 a.m.
Caner Turan, Tulane University, "Does autonomous reasoning favor consequentialism?"
Comment: Ben Cordry, Lorain County Community College
Session 3: Public Reason and Intrinsic Moral Worth
Session 3: Public Reason and Intrinsic Moral Worth
Zoom 3
Chair: Dimitria Gatzia, The University of Akron
9:30 a.m.
Walter Reid, McGill University, "Stoljarian Gender Nominalism"
Comment: Jess Otto, The University of Akron
10:45 a.m.
Xinyi (Angela) Zhao, University of British Columbia, "Women as Victims of 'Misogyny': Re-centering Marginalization"
Comment: Isabella Maguire, Fordham University
Session 4: Neuroscience/Subjectivation
Session 4: Neuroscience/Subjectivation
Zoom 4
Chair: Chris Pincock, The Ohio State University
9:30 a.m.
Nate Blower, The University of Akron, "Nonsense, Neuroscience and Wittgenstein's Blue Book"
Comment: Scott Mendels, The University of Akron
10:45 a.m.
James Garrison, Baldwin Wallace University, "Reconsidering the Life of Power: Ritual, Body, and Art"
Comment: Laura Hengehold, Case Western Reserve University
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
OPA Business Meeting
OPA Business Meeting
Zoom 1
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Keynote Address
Keynote Address
Louise Antony, Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst, "The Constructive Role of Bias in our Epistemic and Affective Lives"
Zoom 1
Session 5: Sanctions/Justification
Session 5: Sanctions/Justification
Zoom 1
Chair: Dimitria Gatzia, The University of Akron
2:15 p.m.
Yuzhou Wang, Bowling Green State University, "Problems with the Rawlsian Justification for Taking Precautions Against Climate Change"
Comment: Wesley Dempster, Western Governors University
3:30 p.m.
Jonathan Spelman, Ohio Northern University, "Moral Obligation and Sanctions"
Comment: Dimitria Gatzia, The University of Akron
Session 6: Time/Time Perception
Session 6: Time/Time Perception
Zoom 2
Chair: John Huss, The University of Akron
2:15 p.m.
Eric Sotnak, The University of Akron, "Time for Berkeley"
Comment: Evan Thomas, The Ohio State University
3:30 p.m.
Ernani Magalhaes, West Virginia University, "What Is It Like to Be Past?"
Comment: Ralph Shain, Missouri State University
Session 7: Incompatible Desires/Peer Opinion
Session 7: Incompatible Desires/Peer Opinion
Zoom 3
Chair: Isabella Maguire, Fordham University
2:15 p.m.
Daniel Coren, McMaster University, "Pollution, Posterity and Consistent Incompatible Desires"
Comment: Ludovica Adamo, University of Leeds
3:30 p.m.
Jeremy Shipley, Volunteer State Community College, "How to Give Equal Weight to Peer Opinions?"
Comment: Hank Kreuzman, The College of Wooster
Session 8: Heidegger/Plato
Session 8: Heidegger/Plato
Zoom 4
Chair: James Garrison, Baldwin Wallace University
2:15 p.m.
Joanna Trzeciak Huss, Kent State University, "Różewicz, Heidegger, Poetry and Technology"
Comment: Leonard Kress, University of Toledo
3:30 p.m.
Michael Oliver Wiitala, Cleveland State University, "Negative Forms and Parts of Difference in Plato's Sophist"
Comment: Joseph Li Vecchi, The University of Akron
Virtual Conference Guidelines and Recommendations
Virtual Conference Guidelines and Recommendations
Authors will have thirty minutes for their presentations. Commenters will have ten minutes. The remaining time will be for Q&A. Please respect the time of all participants and adhere to allotted time limits. Chairs should keep time.
Participants other than presenters should keep their microphones on MUTE.
Participants may turn off their cameras during presentations. It is recommended that participants turn their cameras on when asking questions or raising points.
Participants should use the "raise hand" icon to be recognized by the Chair/Speaker. Participants are free to share information in the chat function.
If you have questions please contact:
Dimitria Gatzia, Program Coordinator (program@ohiophilosophy.org)
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