Georgia Philosophical Society

Georgia Philosophical Society

Spring Meeting Saturday, March 30, 2013

Agnes Scott College

9:30    Coffee, bagels, and conversation.

10:00    “Hume on ‘A Degree of Equality’ as a Necessary Condition of Justice”– Adam Schmidt (Georgia State University)

Respondent: Dan Crescenzo (UGA)

11:10    “In Defense of Rawls' Egalitarian Retraction”– Carson Young (Georgia State University)

Respondent:  Matthew Schneider (UGA)

12:10    GPS business meeting.

12:30    Lunch, in the campus dining room.  (Note: the USG Board of Regents Philosophy Advisory Committee will meet during the lunch hour.)

1:30    Keynote Address: Roberta Berry (Georgia Tech) – “Fractious Problems in Science and Technology Policy: A Navigational Approach to Policymaking.”

Respondent: Andrew J. Cohen (Georgia State University)

            2:40      “Lord, Liar, or Lunatic Lite: A Longer Look at Lewis’s Logic” – James Sennett (Brenau  

           University)

                    Respondent:  Joel Peddle (Morehouse College)

            3:50     “A Response to the Luck Argument – Mirja Perez de Calleja (Florida State University)

Respondent:     James Grindeland (UGA)

Advance copies of papers available: email [email protected].

Conference is in Letitia Pate Evans Hall, room A/B, (bottom floor).   http://emergency.agnesscott.edu/external/content/document/1702/195479/1/campusmap.pdf gives directions to the college, a campus map, and parking information.   (Guests will not be ticketed.)  For on-campus assistance, call Prof. Hal Thorsrud of Agnes Scott, (404) 680-5177.

Georgia Philosophical Society officers:

President: Larry Peck (Georgia Perimeter College)

Vice President: Devon Belcher (Oglethorpe University)

Secretary: Ray Woller (University of Georgia).

Program Committee:

Devon Belcher (Oglethorpe University) – chair

Vicky Davion (University of Georgia)

Omar Bozeman (Morehouse College)