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.
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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”