Papers Selected for the Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

The Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium announces:

Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

Winning Papers to be Presented

Saturday, March 3, 2012
1:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Holroyd Hall 190
La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA


Jason Kane
The College of New Jersey - New Jersey
“Folk Understandings of the Relationship between Blame and Responsibility”

Omar Quinonez
University of Colorado Denver - Colorado
“Father Why Have You Forsaken Us?”

Ryan Lambert
Rollins College - Florida
“Brutality and Mirror Neurons”


Schedule:

1pm - 2pm: Essay Winners Presentations

2pm - 2:15pm: Break and Refreshments

2:15pm - 3pm: A Conversation on Moral Relativism:
Morgan Wallhagen Ph.D., (Bryn Mawr College)
S. Joel Garver Ph.D. (La Salle University)

3pm - 3:15pm: Second Break.

3:15pm - 4:30pm: Philosophy Slam
Topic: "Morality, What Is It Good For?"