Schedule of Events

The schedule is tentative.

10:00-10:05 AM: Welcome Address

Room C: Dena Monticone, Chair of Conference.

10:05-10:45 AM: Breakfast

Room B: Eggs, Bacon, Coffee, you name it.

10:45-11:25 AM: Session 1

Room C: Contemplation, Character Excellence, and the Good Life, by Jacob Graham

Room D: The Moral Equivocality of Terrorism: A Lesser Evil Approach, by Micah-Sage Bolden

Room E: Bringing the Academy to the Cave: How to Teach Philosophy in a Public School, by Dr. William Altman

Room F: Economics of Happiness, by Dr. Christopher Coyne

11:35-12:15 AM: Session 2

Room C: The Things That Are Said, by Stephen J. Noakes

Room D: Duty, Sentience, and the Morally Culpable, by Kelsey Kamitomo

Room E: Graduate School Admissions Do's and Don'ts Workshop, by Kaplan

Room F: Merleau-Ponty and the Problem of Perspectivism, by Larry Busk

12:25-1:05 PM: Session 3

Room C: Happiness, Akrasia, and Consumer Society, by Nick Parrott

Room D: Beliefs, Statements, and Testimony, by Richard Garzon

Room E: Beyond Self-Hatred, by Dr. William Altman

Room F: Homo Rationalis: Self Interested Rationality in a Psychologically Realistic Context, by Leonard Simmons

1:15-1:55 PM: Session 4

Room C: Autonomy, Virtue Consequentialism, and Human Rights, by Daniel Propson

Room D: Universal Meaning, by Derek Gosman

Room E: Plato the Teacher, by Dr. William Altman

Room F: Marxism and Collective Action: Towards a Technological Revolution, by Derek Faux

2:05-2:45 PM: Snacks/Lunch

Room B: Finger sandwiches, cheese, brownies, and more.

2:45-3:25 PM: Session 5

Room C: Nietzsche’s “Most Abysmal Thought”: The Experience of Eternal Recurrence, by Mark McGinn

Room D: Non-textual Narrative: Mimesis in Paintings, by Lauren Frank

Room E: How to Do Ancient Philosophy as Philosophy, by Dr. Rose Cherubin

Room F: Individual Responsibility in Aristotle’s Politics, by Benjamin Mueser

3:35-4:15 PM: Session 6

Room C: Heidegger and the Newtonian Transformation of Science from Aristotle, by Steve Stakland

Room D: A Critique of the Rational Care Theory of Welfare, by Arya Goudarzi

Room E: Philosopher's Walk

Room F: Critically Queering Queer Criticisms, by Debra Bellamy

4:25-5:05 PM: Session 7

Room C: Freewill in a Physicalist Worldview, by Tyler Wilson

Room D: On Happiness, by William Evans

Room E: Erich Fromm as a Framework for Cognitive Ethics, by Benjamin Serber

Room F: Sextus Empiricus on God, by Andrew Evans

5:05-5:45 PM: Dinner

Room B: Pizza and cake

5:45-7:45 PM: Keynote Presentation

Room C: Philosophy and the Science of Happiness, by Dr. Erik Angner

7:45-8:00 PM: Awards Ceremony and Raffle

Room B: Dena Monticone, Chair of Conference

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Room A will remain a lounge and a "chat-room" of sorts for the entire duration of the conference.

Room G will remain an art and meditation space for the entire duration of the conference. Donat Sperling will have control of the room.

The registration area will have musical performances by Dr. Leone Monticone during some of the breaks.

Presenter bios may be found here.