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UCiP Schedule

UCiP Schedule

Saturday, November 4th, 2023

  • 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | WELCOME
    • Tower Room (348):

      Check-in & Breakfast: Join Dr. John Koolage for a brief welcome message and breakfast!

  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | PRESENTATIONS
    • Tower Room (348):

      Kerrigan Miranda, Pacific University: “A Language Without Words”
      Comments: Daniel Obiagbaoso

    • Alumni Room (342):

      Joseph White, Georgia Southern University: “Moving Forward and Looking Back: Place and the Moral Significance of Historical Reckoning”
      Comments: Riley Benci

  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | PRESENTATIONS
    • Tower Room (348):

      Yuan Fang, University of Michigan Ann Arbor: “The Zhuang-Topia
      Comments: Brett Jensen

    • Alumni Room (342):

      Benjamin Campbell, The Ohio State University: “I'm Still There, Looking for You in that Forest: A Phenomenological Investigation into PTSD”
      Comments: John Milkovich

  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | PRESENTATIONS
    • Alumni Room (342):

      Allison Ambrose, Georgia Southern University: “St. Augustine Supports the 4th Dimension: Modernized Medieval Metaphysics”
      Comments: Edgar Vasquez

  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | LUNCH & KEYNOTE
    • Guild Room (330):

      Madeleine Arseneault, PHD, SUNY at New Paltz: “Metaphor and Modal Knowledge”

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | ACTIVITIES
    • Guild Room (330):

      Extended Q & A: Join the keynote speaker after lunch to continue discussing their presentation.

  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | PRESENTATIONS
    • Tower Room (348):

      Katherine Lam, UC Davis: “Forgiveness in Relationships and Community"
      Comments: Priya Ghotane

    • Alumni Room (342):

      Tim Zhang, Hamilton College: “Mental State Ascription in Lack-of-Skill Knobe Effect”
      Comments: Benjamin Campbell

  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | PRESENTATIONS
    • Tower Room (348):

      Taybah Hashmi, Wayne State University: “Neuropsychological and Epistemic Justification for Inclusivity and Knowledge Production”
      Comments: Emmanuel Baranyk

    • Alumni Room (342):

      Oliver Niehaus, Oberlin College: “Defending Thomson’s violinist case against the Killing vs. Letting Die Objection"
      Comments: Cameron Green

  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | ACTIVITIES
    • Tower Room (348):

      The Value of Graduate School Panel: Explore what graduate school in philosophy can offer.


Sunday, November 5th, 2023

  • 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | WELCOME
    • Tower Room (348):

      Check-in & Breakfast: Join Dr. John Koolage for a brief welcome message and breakfast!

  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | PRESENTATIONS
    • Tower Room (348):

      Zyaire Hadrian Agee, University of Alabama at Birmingham: “The Plight of the Diverse Practitioner”
      Comments: Joana Diaz

    • Alumni Room (342):

      Daniza Nono, Pacific University: “Artificial Intelligence Evolving to Have A Soul”
      Comments: Dylan Wolfe

  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | PRESENTATIONS
    • Tower Room (348):

      Nicole Reid, Eastern Michigan University: “Hermeneutical Injustice and Special Education”
      Comments: Alayla Renberg

    • Alumni Room (342):

      Levi Makula, Eastern Michigan University: “The Benefits of Embracing a Pluralistic Approach to Nature for Environmental Decision-Making"
      Comments: Annabel Sumerix

  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | PRESENTATIONS
    • Tower Room (348):

      Ryan Baylon, Northeastern University: “How and When to Assist Wild Animals”
      Comments: Adam Dailyy

    • Alumni Room (342):

      August Vitarbo, Worcester Polytechnic Institute: “More Than We Can Chew”
      Comments: Oliver Niehaus

  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | LUNCH
    • Guild Room (330):

      Lunch: Join presenters, commenters, and guests for lunch.

  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | PRESENTATIONS
    • Tower Room (348):

      Bridget Boczar, Oakland University: “Making Sense of Mathematical Platonism: An Ancient Approach”
      Comments: Ryan Baylon

    • Alumni Room (342):

      Benjamin Jenkins, Grand Valley State University: “Enigmatic Goddesses and Eleatic Mortals: Investigating Parmenidean Oneness”
      Comments: Allison Ambrose

  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | PRESENTATIONS
    • Tower Room (348):

      Joana Diaz, DePaul University: “Sylvia Wynter’s “Demonic Grounds” as a Human Spiritual Beyond”
      Comments: Amy Gardner

    • Alumni Room (342):

      Dylan Santella, Washington & Lee University: “On Permission”
      Comments: Niamh Quinnan

  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | PRESENTATIONS
    • Tower Room (348):

      Cameron Green, Ohio State University: “Desires: to Motivate or to Please?”
      Comments: Nicole Reid

  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | CLOSING CEREMONY
    • Tower Room (348):

      Closing Ceremony: Join the UCiP Team as we thank you for your participation!

See you November 4th and 5th!

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