The Creighton Club
New York State Philosophical Association
165th Conference Program
Saturday September 7th, 2019
500 Hall of Languages
Syracuse University
Schedule of Events
8:30am Coffee and snacks
9:00am Maura Tumulty (Colgate University), "Problematic Perception: Beyond Projection and Misattribution"
§ Comments by John Monteleone (LeMoyne College)
10:15am Coffee break
10:30am Evan Woods (Denison University), "Solving the Personite Problem"
§ Comments by Ben Lennertz (Colgate University)
11:45am Lunch break
1:30pm Byron Simmons (Syracuse University), "Should an Ontological Pluralist be a Quantificational Pluralist?" (winner of the Graduate Student Presentation Award)
§ Comments by Anthony Nguyen (University of Southern California)
2:45pm Coffee break
3:00pm John Lawless (Utica College), "More Than a Capacity: Agency, Oppression, and Paternalism"
§ Comments by Kurt Blankschaen (Daemen College)
4:15pm Business meeting
Keynote Address
Why Political Polarization Will Get Worse If People Are Rational
Thomas Kelly (Princeton University)
4:30pm
MEETING DETAILS: the 2019 meeting will be on the campus of Syracuse University, in 500 Hall of Languages (on the fifth floor, where the philosophy department is located).
Campus parking is open to guests on weekends. The most conveniently located lots are the Lyman Hinds Lot and the Quad Lot. See the North Campus parking map here:
Participants can purchase lunch at the Marshall Square Mall, which is a five minute walk from the conference. For those interested in venturing further afield, there are also many restaurants in downtown Syracuse and the nearby Westcott neighborhood.
RSVP: there will be an informal dinner held after the conference at the expense of attendees (location TBD). Please email us at thecreightonclub@gmail.com if you plan to attend so that we can make a more accurate reservation.
