Ohio Philosophical Association
Annual Meeting

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio

March 31, 2012

Special Guest Speaker: Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, UNC-Chapel Hill

Andrew P. Mills, Otterbein University, Program Coordinator

Morning Sessions	Afternoon Sessions
Session 1: Metaphysics & Philosophy of Science	Session 5: Miracles & Coherentism
Session 2: Kierkegaard & Abraham	Session 6: Marx & Heidegger
Session 3: Epistemology	Session 7: Sentimentalism & Situationism
Session 4: Subjectivism & Subjectivity	Session 8: Aristotle & Mill
Logistics (directions, accommodations, etc.)

All paper sessions will be held in Mather Mansion. Click on title to view abstract.


Registration and Coffee	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9:00 a.m.

	Session 1: Metaphysics & Philosophy of Science	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Billiard Room
	Chair: Allyson Robichaud, Cleveland State University
	Dimitria Gatzia & Eric Sotnak, University of Akron: "Fiction and Pretense"		9:30 a.m.
	Comment: Wesley Cray, The Ohio State University

	Chris Haufe, Case Western Reserve University: "Wonderful Death"		10:45 a.m.
	Comment: Michael Bradie, Bowling Green State University
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	Session 2: Kierkegaard & Abraham	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Drawing Room
	Chair: Mary Ellen Waithe, Cleveland State University
	Brock Bahler, Duquesne University: "Kierkegaard's Allusions to Abraham and Socrates in Practice in Christianity"		9:30 a.m.
	Comment: Kenneth Itzkowitz, Marietta College

	Linda L. Williams, Kent State University: "Can Kiekegaard's Abraham Say No to God?"		10:45 a.m.
	Comment: Ilana Maymind, The Ohio State University
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	Session 3: Epistemology	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Library
	Chair: Joseph P. DeMarco, Cleveland State University
	Joshua Anderson, St. Louis University: "Why Moore is not a Particularist"		9:30 a.m.
	Comment: Chris Buford, University of Akron

	Brett Coppenger, University of Iowa: "Huemer's Problem of Memory Knowledge"		10:45 a.m.
	Comment: Ryan Comeau, Kent State University
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	Session 4: Subjectivism & Subjectivity	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Dining Room
	Chair: Kelly Coble, Baldwin-Wallace University
	Jessica Mefford, Bowling Green State University: "A Case against Subjectivism: A Reply to Sobel"		9:30 a.m.
	Comment: Andrew Jordan, Otterbein University

	Scott Wilson, Wright State University: "Must Well-Being be Subjective?"		10:45 a.m.
	Comment: Andrew Stauffer, Ohio University
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Lunch and OPA Business Meeting, Noon	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Fenn Tower, 3rd Floor Ballroom
Keynote Address, 1:00 p.m. Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, UNC-Chapel Hill: "Evolution and Ethics"		Barrett Dining Room


	Session 5: Miracles & Coherentism	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Billiard Room
	Chair: James Glasgow, Malone University
	David Loeffler, Franciscan University of Steubenville: "The Evidential Force of Miracles"		2:15 p.m.
	Comment: Matthew Jordan, Auburn University at Montgomery

	Evan Hale, University of Toledo: "Neurath's Boat, Theseus' Ship and Chisholm's Nonintactly Persisting Universe"		3:30 p.m.
	Comment: Jonathan Surovell, University of Pittsburgh
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	Session 6: Marx & Heidegger	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Drawing Room
	Chair: Samuel Richmond, Cleveland State University
	Christopher Rickels, University of Toledo: "Marx, Process, and the Metaphysics of Production: The Relations of Change"		2:15 p.m.
	Comment: Laura Hengehold, Case Western Reserve University

	Ammon Allred, University of Toledo: "On Unresolved Futurities: On Hermeneutical Shapes"		3:30 p.m.
	Comment: Pascal Massie, Miami University of Ohio
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	Session 7: Sentimentalism & Situationism	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Library
	Chair: Scott Brown, The Ohio State University
	John McHugh, Denison University: "Adam Smith's Sentimentalist Account of Reason's Ability to Motivate"		2:15 p.m.
	Comment: Chris Pines, University of Rio Grande

	Nicholas Smyth, Brown University: "Ethical Evaluation after Situationism"		3:30 p.m.
	Comment: Timothy Schroeder, The Ohio State University
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	Session 8: Aristotle & Mill	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Dining Room
	Chair: Michael Baumer, Cleveland State University
	Jonathan S. Miller, Bowling Green State University: "Practical Intuition and Deliberation in the Ethics of Aristotle"		2:15 p.m.
	Comment: Hao Tang, Wuhan University

	Amy White, Ohio University-Zanesville: "John Stuart Mill, Feminism and Pornography Regulation"		3:30 p.m.
	Comment: Christine Gallagher, University of Toledo
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Logistics

For directions, please visit the Cleveland State University website. Rooms can be reserved at the Comfort Inn Downtown (1800 Euclid Avenue; phone 216-861-0001), a 10-15 minute walk straight up Euclid Ave. to the conference venue. The rate is $79/night and includes parking. The Wyndham Hotel (1260 Euclid Avenue; phone 877-999-3223) has rooms from $125/night, with a surcharge for parking. Individuals should make their own reservations.

Free parking is available for OPA registratnts. From Chester Avenue (eastbound) enter CSU Parking Ramp EG (East Garage) and park. Mather Mansion--where the morning and afternoon sessions will be held--is adjacent to this garage. To register, walk past Mather Mansion, take path on right and walk past College of Education (Julka Hall--glass building) to Fenn Tower (tall, brownstone). Take elevators to 3rd Floor Ballroom where the registration table will be, and where lunch will be served.

Mather Mansion, Fenn Tower, and the Parking Garage EG can be found on the Cleveland State University campus map. The Mather Mansion is labeled "MM" and is at the right side of the map.

If you have questions please contact:

Andrew Mills, Program Chair
program@ohiophilosophy.org.

Ohio Philosophical Association Annual Meeting