Morning Sessions
Session 1: History of Philosophy
Session 2: Value Theory
Session 3: Epistemology
Session 4: Political and Legal Philosophy
Session 5: Undergraduate Session I
Afternoon Sessions
Session 6: The Self and Responsibility
Session 7: Philosophy of Mind
Session 8: Moral Psychology
Session 9: Agency and Metaphysics
Session 10: Undergraduate Session II
Scot Center, Governance Room
Lowry 201
Chair: Christopher Pincock, The Ohio State University
9:30 a.m.
Jake Hollis, Franciscan University of Steubenville, "Lethargus and the Neoplatonist Beginnings of Boethius' Consolation"
Comment: Michael Wiitala, Cleveland State University
10:45 a.m.
Glenn Hartz, The Ohio State University, "What Strawson Should Have Said About Leibnizian Monads"
Comment: Christopher P. Martin, The University of Toledo
Lowry 202
Chair: Jonathan Spelman, Ohio Northern University
9:30 a.m.
Seungsoo Lee, The Ohio State University, "Blame as Non-Acquiescence: Advancing Scanlon’s Account"
Comment: Lindsey J. Schwartz, Denison University
10:45 a.m.
Ashley Labodda, Ohio University, "Is Consent Necessary for Dead Organ Donation?"
Comment: Darrin Snyder Belousek, Ohio Northern University
Kauke Hall 135
Chair: Brenden Short, Kent State University
9:30 a.m.
Kelsey Eelman, Ohio University, "Comparison Of The Deflationary And Inflationary Views Of Body Ownership: The Epistemic Debate Between De Vignemont and Bermúdez"
Comment: Brenden Short, Kent State University
10:45 a.m.
Minseok Kim, Syracuse University, "Closure and (Against) Impurist Solution to the Threshold Problem"
Comment: Donny Soles, The Ohio State University
Kauke Hall 136
Chair: Robert Williams, The University of Akron
9:30 a.m.
James Schultz, Bowling Green State University, "Paine and Agrarian Justice"
Comment: David Pereplyotchik, Kent State University
10:45 a.m.
Travis Hreno, The University of Akron, "Political Liberty and Jury Nullification"
Comment: Clint Jones, Capital University
Kauke Hall 137
Chair: Nick Brenner, The Ohio State University
9:30 a.m.
Cameron Green, The Ohio State University, "Family Resemblance Account of Gender"
10:15 a.m.
Adam Groenke, Miami University (OH), “Love and Morality as Volitional Necessities"
11:00 a.m.
Dat Nguyen Le Phuoc, Miami University (OH), "On the Fundamental Role of Intention"
Scot Center, Governance Room
Berit "Brit" Brogaard, Professor of Philosophy, University of Miami (FL), "Dogmatism, Seemings, and Non-Deductive Inferential Justification"
Scot Center, Governance Room
Lowry 201
Chair: James Schultz, Bowling Green State University
2:15 p.m.
Emily Lange, Miami University (OH), "Care of the Queer Self: Foucauldian Self-Writing and Coming Out"
Comment: Laura Hengehold, Case Western Reserve University
3:30 p.m.
Ariadne Dubus, Binghamton University, "Rape and responsibility"
Comment: Jessica Wolfendale, Case Western Reserve University
Lowry 202
Chair: Dimitria Gatzia, The University of Akron
2:15 p.m.
John Best, Eastern Illinois University, "Is Dretske’s computationalism compatible with cognitive science?"
Comment: Sara Ghaffari, Bowling Green State University
3:30 p.m.
Seth Goldwasser, University of Pittsburgh, "Remembering as a Mental Action and the (Dis)continuism Debate"
Comment: Zach Joachim, Denison University
Kauke Hall 135
Chair: Ian Muhlhauser, The University of Akron
2:15 p.m.
Andrea Villalba, The University of Texas at Austin, "Fittingness and Desert"
Comment: Layne Garrelts, The Ohio State University
3:30 p.m.
Jake Beardsley, The Ohio State University, "Sadism and Moral Anger"
Comment: William Vaughn, Ashland University
Kauke Hall 136
Chair: Ashley Labodda, Ohio University
2:15 p.m.
Katherine Vidueria, University of California, Riverside, "The Constitution of Double Agents"
Comment: Evan Riley, The College of Wooster
3:30 p.m.
Youssef Aguisoul, University of Lisbon, "Bare particulars and cosmology"
Comment: Jeremy Skrzypek, Ohio Dominican University
Kauke Hall 137
Chair: Jonathan Spelman, Ohio Northern University
2:15 p.m.
Grant Nebbergall, The Ohio State University, "The Conditions of Meaning"
3:00 p.m.
Sumit Tripathi, Miami University (OH), "Parmenides and Heidegger"
3:45 p.m.
Stevie Kontnier, The College of Wooster, "Kierkegaard and Thoreau"
DIRECTIONS & PARKING
Scot Center
1267 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH 44691
The Scot Center is located northwest of The College of Wooster's football stadium. There are two nearby parking lots. The larger of the two is south of the building, and it is accessible via University Street. There is also a smaller parking lot across the street from the Scot Center, which is accessible via Beall Avenue.
Click here for a campus map that has red circles highlighting the parking options. The Scot Center, where we will meet for both breakfast/registration and lunch/keynote talk, is #24 on the map. Sessions will be in the Lowry Student Center (#13) and Kauke Hall (#10).
ACCESSIBILITY
All rooms are accessible to people with disabilities, and there are elevators in the buildings.
INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS
Information for participants and what to expect can be found here.
REGISTRATION
Registration will start at 9:00 am in the Governance Room in the Scot Center.
BREAKFAST & LUNCH
A continental breakfast with coffee and fruit will be provided.
Registered participants will also recevie a boxed lunch. There are three options for lunch, each of which is served with chips, fruit salad, water or soda, and a vegan chocolate chip cookie.
Chicken Caesar Wrap: grilled chicken, romaine lettuce, tomato, parmesan cheese, and caeser dressing in a flour tortilla
Spring Brie Sandwich: sliced turkey, cranberry aioli, crisp granny smith apple, and sliced brie cheese on french bread
Vegan Whole Grain Wrap: black beans, tomatoes, shredded carrots, cucumbers, romaine lettuce, and red pepper hummus
HOTELS
Below is a list of nearby hotels and bed & breakfasts:
Best Western Wooster Downtown
Black Squirrel Inn (bed & breakfast)
Hilton Garden Inn Wooster
Hampton Inn Wooster
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Wooster
Market Street Inn (bed & breakfast)
St. Paul Hotel
If you have questions please contact:
Christopher Pincock, Program Coordinator (program@ohiophilosophy.org)