2024 Meeting
2024 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 6, 2024
April 6, 2024
Keynote Speaker: Jim Pryor, Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Keynote Speaker: Jim Pryor, Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Christopher Pincock, The Ohio State University, Program Coordinator
Christopher Pincock, The Ohio State University, Program Coordinator
Morning Sessions
Session 1: Ethics I
Session 2: Epistemology I
Session 3: Inquiry
Session 4: Metaphysics and Mind
Afternoon Sessions
Session 5: Ethics I
Session 6: Epistemology II
Session 7: Applied Ethics
Session 8: Undergraduate Session
9:00 am
9:00 am
Registration and Coffee
Registration and Coffee
Burgett Lounge
Session 1: Ethics I
Session 1: Ethics I
Burgett 115
Chair: Errol Katayama, Ohio Northern University
9:30 a.m.
Brandon R. Long, Bowling Green State University, "Scientific unity in Street’s Darwinian dilemma"
Comment: Anand Ekbote, The Ohio State University
10:45 a.m.
Robert Hartman, Ohio Northern University, and Taylor Cyr, Samford University, "Moral Responsibility for Consequences: A Problem for the Degree-Scope Distinction"
Comment: Grady Stuckman, Bowling Green State University
Session 2: Epistemology I
Session 2: Epistemology I
Burgett 133
Chair: Christopher Pincock, The Ohio State University
9:30 a.m.
Matthew Willis, The Ohio State University, "A Minimal Epistemic Standard for Generating More Effective Epistemic Regress Problems"
Comment: Wesley Dempster, Western Governors University
10:45 a.m.
Kevin Gausselin, University of Rochester, "On evidence possession"
Comment: Christopher Pincock, The Ohio State University
Session 3: Inquiry
Session 3: Inquiry
Burgett 134
Chair: Robert Williams, The University of Akron
9:30 a.m.
Donald Soles, The Ohio State University, "Don’t believe and inquire"
Comment: Christian Coons, Bowling Green State University
10:45 a.m.
Zhiyao Ma, University of Miami (FL), "On suspension"
Comment: Layne Garrelts, The Ohio State University
Session 4: Metaphysics and Mind
Session 4: Metaphysics and Mind
Burgett 124
Chair: Dimitria Gatzia, The University of Akron
9:30 a.m.
Jeremy Skrzypek, Ohio Dominican University, "Bundle up or lay low? Thomas Aquinas on Concrete Particulars"
Comment: Joseph Li Vecchi, The University of Akron
10:45 a.m.
Brian Mascaro, Ohio University, "Vervet Alarm Calls and Minded Communication"
Comment: David Pereplyotchik, Kent State University
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
Lunch and OPA Business Meeting
Lunch and OPA Business Meeting
The Inn
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Keynote Address
Keynote Address
Jim Pryor, Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, "The Fragmentation of Belief"
The Inn
Session 5: Ethics II
Session 5: Ethics II
Burgett 115
Chair: Robert Hartman, Ohio Northern University
2:15 p.m.
Darrin Snyder Belousek, Ohio Northern University, "Conscience, Conflict, and Health Care: A Critical Examination of the Conflict-of-Interest Argument against Conscientious Objection"
Comment: Sara Ghaffari, Bowling Green State University
3:30 p.m.
Karl Palomino Flores, Kent State University, "Is it possible for a revolutionary act to be virtuous?"
Comment: Christopher Martin, The University of Toledo
Session 6: Epistemology II
Session 6: Epistemology II
Burgett 133
Chair: Christopher Pincock, The Ohio State University
2:15 p.m.
Zixuan Wu, Northern Illinois University, "Phenomenal Conservatism Revisited: Problems with Phenomenal Conservatism"
Comment: Daniel Mittag, Albion College
3:30 p.m.
Shao-An Hsu, The Ohio State University, "What’s wrong with the morally loaded argument against internalism?"
Comment: Michael Hyde, The University of Toledo
Session 7: Applied Ethics
Session 7: Applied Ethics
Burgett 134
Chair: Amy E. White, Ohio University
2:15 p.m.
Shu Wang, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, "Love and Personal Style"
Comment: Jonathan Spelman, Ohio Northern University
3:30 p.m.
Abagail Cohen, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, "On The Volitional Gap Model and its Clinical Applicability: Autonomy Considerations for Patients with Mental Illness"
Comment: August Gorman, Oakland University
Session 8: Undergraduate Session
Session 8: Undergraduate Session
Burgett 124
Chair: Isabella Gourno, The Ohio State University
2:15 p.m.
Cameron Green, The Ohio State University, "Desires: motivation or pleasure?"
3:30 p.m.
Madeline Alexander, Ohio Northern University, "An evaluation on the permissibility of property damage for the environment"
Comment: Michael Kirchner, Ohio Northern University
Logistics
Logistics
DIRECTIONS & PARKING
Registration and all paper sessions will be held in the Burgett, which is #11 on the campus map. Burgett is centrally located on Ohio Northern University's campus. The closest parking lot is the Clark Lot, which is accessible via W Lehr Ave. (The Clark Lot is labelled "E" on the campus map.)
Lunch, the business meeting, and the keynote address will be held in The Inn at Ohio Northern University (ONU), which is #15 on the campus map.
Click here to find Burgett on Google Maps. If you use Google Maps for directions, you will enter campus on College Ave. If you enter campus that way, the easiest way to get to Burgett is to park in the Freed Lot and walk north a little bit. (The Freed Lot is labelled "I" on the campus map.)
ACCESSIBILITY
All rooms are accessible to people with disabilities.
INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS
Information for participants and what to expect can be found here.
REGISTRATION
Registration will start at 9:00 am in the Burgett Lounge.
BREAKFAST & LUNCH
A continental breakfast with coffee and fruit will be provided.
Registered participants will also receive a buffet lunch. The main dish is a wrap of your choice. (The options are listed below.) Side dishes include caesar salad, garden salad, fruit salad, and pasta salad. Desert will be vegan chocolate cake.
Turkey and Havarti Wrap (meat)
Hummus Veggie Wrap (vegetarian)
Goat Cheese and Portabella Wrap (vegan)
HOTELS
There is only one hotel in Ada, but it is a good one. You can find it using the link below. There are also a number of hotels in Lima, which is about 30 minutes away.
The Inn at Ohio Northern University
If you have questions please contact:
Christopher Pincock, Program Coordinator (program@ohiophilosophy.org)
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