2003 SPRING MEETING
Saturday, March 1st
Austin College, Sherman, Texas
[Wright Campus Center: Rooms 231, 243,and 245]PROGRAM SCHEDULE
(N.B. starting time is 9 am with coffee and donuts beginning approx. 8:30 am)
| 9:00 | (A) “Rilke,
Blanchot, and the Orphic Dilemma” Luisa Benton, University of Texas at Dallas Comments: Rod Coltman, Collin County Community College |
(B) “The
Ill Logic of the Ontological Argument” Zachary Manis, Baylor University Comments: Mark Heller, Southern Methodist University |
| 10:00 | (A) “Kaufmann’s
Oedipus and Plato’s Socrates” Martha Beck, Lyon College Comments: Frederick Hotz, University of Texas at Dallas |
(B) “An Eliminativist
Theory of Religion” Mark Webb, Texas Tech University Comments: Steve Hiltz, Southern Methodist University |
| 11:00 | (A) “Nietzsche,
Heraclitus, and Plato on the Meaning of “Formal Variation”” Dale Wilkerson, University of Texas at Dallas Comments: Jamey Findling, Villanova University |
(B) “Intention
and Commitment” John Elia, University of Texas at Austin Comments: TBA |
| 12:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 1:30 | Business Meeting | |
| 2:00 | Keynote
Address: “The Long Arm of Common Sense: Instead of a Theory of Scientific Method” Susan Haack, University of Miami |
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| 3:00 | (A) “Human
Nature, Culture, and the Dialogical Imperative” Robert Wood, University of Dallas Comments: Charles Bambach, University of Texas at Dallas |
(B) “Torturing
Puppies and Eating Meat: It’s All in Good Taste” Alastair Norcross, Rice University Comments: TBA |
| 4:00 | (A) “Atonement
and Tragedy: A Naturalistic Interpretation” Joe Barnhart, University of North Texas Comments: James Kirk, Collin County Community College |
(B) “Naturalized
Virtue Ethics and the Epistemological Gap” Stephen Brown, University of Oklahoma Comments: Chris Meyers, Southern Methodist University |
Directions to Austin College can be found at the following web site; the Wright Center is #40 on the map.http://www.austincollege.edu Follow the visitor link at the college site for directions.The following hotels are available in Sherman. Should you wish any more information in this regard, please contact me with your specific concerns.
Comfort Suites
2900 N. Hwy 75 903-893-0499 or 1-800-228-5150
Hampton Inn
2904 Michelle Dr. 903-893-9333 or 1-800-426-7866
Holiday Inn
3605 S. Hwy 75 903-868-0555
LaQuinta Inn
2912 N. Hwy 75 903-870-1122 or 1-800-687-6667
Ramada Limited
401 S. Sam Rayburn Freeway 903-893-6581
Super 8 Motel
111 FM Rd 1417 903-868-9325Any changes to the program will be posted on this website. Should you have any questions or are in need of any assistance, please contact: Carl Hasler, Secretary of the North Texas Philosophical Association chasler@ccccd.edu
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