NJRPA  Spring 2005 Conference (Saturday, April 30th)

New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association

Rowan University, Science Hall, Glassboro, NJ

Spring 2005 NJRPA Coordinator, Prof. Lucio Angelo Privitello, Ph.D.
For transportation information and directions to the campus, visit

http://www.rowan.edu

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Opening:         Science Hall        Registration, Coffee, Welcoming Remarks

9:00-9:45             128

 

9:45 -11:45                                 Concurrent Sessions I – III

 

Session I                                 1) Mike Collins (CUNY): “A Defense of Abduction”

Philosophy                                    Commentator: Matthew Lund (Rowan)

of                     Science Hall                

Science                 229             2) Matthew Lund (Rowan): “21st Century Prospects for the

Chair:                                          Logic of Discovery.”

TBA                                             Commentator: Mike Collins (CUNY)

 

                                                3) Glenn Statile (St. John’s): “Epistemological Continuity

                                                    in the Use of Scientific Analogy.”

                                                    Commentator: Matthew Lund (Rowan)

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Session II                               1) Gary C. Bartlett (Rutgers): “Whither Internalism? Why

Philosophy                                     internalists should not feel threatened by active

of Mind                                         externalism.”

&                                                  Commentator: David Benfield (Montclair)

Perception        Science Hall

Chair:                   254             2) Pierre Le Morvan (College of NJ): “A Pyrrhic Victory

Megan Laverty                  for Brewer and McDowell.”

(Montclair)                                    Commentator: Irfan Khawaja (TCNJ)

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Session III                              1) Anatoly Nichvoloda (Ramapo): “Sensory Modality

Philosophy                                   Approach to Structuring of Human Consciousness.”

of Mind                                       Commentator: Alex Vereschagin (WPUNJ)

                        Science Hall

Chair:                   338             2) Alex Vereschagin (WPUNJ): “Michael Tye’s

Sean Walsh                                  Transparency: First Order vs. Higher Order Theory.” (The Richard Stockton                Commentator: Anatoly Nichvoloda (Ramapo)

College of NJ)

LUNCH  -- 12:00 – 1:00 -- Student Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:00 – 2:30                                  Concurrent Sessions  IV - VI

 

 

Session IV                              1) Giuliano Torrengo (Columbia): “I Am Where I Am.

Meta-Philosophy,                         Therefore, I Am Not Here Now.”

Philosophy of                                Commentator:  Abe Witonsky (Rowan)

Interpretation,   Science Hall

Ethics                    339             2) Fritz J. McDonald (CUNY): “Does Moral Discourse

Chair:                                          Require Robust Truth?”

TBA                                             Commentator: Ellen Miller (Rowan)                         

 

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Session V                                1) Don Fallis (Univ. Arizona): “How Valuable is True

Value Theory,                               Belief? A Critique of Goldman’s Veritistic Value

Epistemology                                Theory.”

                                                    Commentator: Ken Howarth (TCNJ)

                        Science Hall

Chair:                    338            2) Kay Mathiesen (Montclair): “Rebuking Dissenters:

Ken Howarth                               Gilbert on Collective Belief.”

(TCNJ)                                        Commentator: Catherine Womack (Bridgewater,

                                                                                                             University. MA)

 

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Session VI                              1) Youru Wang (Rowan): “The Aporia of the Ethical in

Asian Philosophy,                         Chinese Zen Thought.”

Skepticism,                                   Commentator: William Driscoll (The Richard Stockton

                                                                                                          College of NJ)

Pragmatism       Science Hall

Chair:                    254            2) Dave Maier (Columbia): “Pragmatism, Skepticism, and

William Driscoll                            Taoism.”

(The Richard Stockton      Commentator: David Clowney (Rowan)

College of NJ)

                                   

 

Coffee Break  -- 2:30 – 2:45  --Science Hall 128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:45 – 4:30                                  Concurrent Sessions VII - X

 

 

Session VII                             1) Vanda Bozicevic (Bergen): “Moral Responsibility of

Aesthetics/Ethics,                          Artists to the Audience.”

Art History                                   Commentator: Edward Kazarian (Villanova)

                        Science Hall

Chair:                    338            2) David Clowney (Rowan): “Beginning and Ending Art: TBA                                           Shiner and Danto on Art History and Art’s Future.”

                                                    Commentator: Vanda Bozicevic (Bergen)

 

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Session VIII                           1) Irfan Khawaja (TCNJ): “Image, Deception, and

Plato and Art,                               Injustice: The Platonic Critique of Painting.”

Zizek and                                    Commentator: Sarah Donovan (Wagner College)

materialism       Science Hall

Chair:                   339             2) Joshua Delpech-Ramey (Villanova) “The Example

Jessica Elkayam                          of Slavoj Zizek.”             

(Villanova)                                   Commentator: Jessica Elkayam (Villanova)

 

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Session IX                              1) Ellen Miller (Rowan): “Heidegger and Irigaray on

Heidegger,                                    Metaphysics and the Divine.”

Irigaray,                                         Commentator: Adriel Trott (Villanova)

Political            Science Hall   

Theory                  229             2) Sam Berger (Swarthmore College): “The Strongly

Chair:                                          Formative Liberal Philosophy.”

Adriel Trott                                  Commentator: Jack Kerwick (Temple)                           

(Villanova)

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Session X                                1) Francis Conroy (BCC): “Accountability Without the 

Pedagogy &                                 Cookie-Cutter: Not Your Usual Philosophy 101.”

Philosophy        Science Hall        Commentators: Chris Yates (Rowan);

Chair:                   254                  Tara Timberman (Rutgers); Alex Nowalk (Ramapo)     Tara Timberman                          Nicholas Jackson (Ramapo);

(Rutgers)                                 

                                                    

                                                                                                                

Post-Conference Symposium at “The Landmark”