Welcome!
Welcome to the University Missouri of St. Louis Philosophers' Forum Web site. The Philosophers’ Forum is a non-profit organization of students united in their mission to provide a forum for the discussion of philosophers and philosophical ideas, to provide assistance to those with questions concerning both general and specific philosophical concepts, and to discuss career choices for philosophy graduates. The Forum is dedicated to strengthening the already vibrant philosophical community at UMSL and in the greater St. Louis area. On this Web site you will find links to our popular Speaker Series, annual Spring conference, information about UMSL philosophy graduate students and alumni, links of general interest to the philosophical community and much more.
Some of our activities include hosting a series of talks by both professional philosophers and graduate students where they will present "works in progress." This WiP series offers the chance to see top philosophers in action and offers the Saint Louis community a chance to see what is being done in philosophy. In addition, our annual conference focuses on a different topic each year and attracts a wide range of professional philosophers and graduate students working in those areas.
6th Annual Gateway Graduate Conference
For a PDF file of our schedule, please click here
All lectures will take place in the Student Government Association Senate Chambers on the third floor of the Millennium Student Center. All other events will take place in specified locations.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9th 2012
3:30 PM SGA Chamber Room, Millennium Student Center
Prof. Amie Thomasson
From the University of Miami
Presenting:
"Norms and Necessity"
Please join us for a reception at 5:00 pm in the faculty lounge
11th floor of the Social Sciences Building Tower
SATURDAY, MARCH 10th, 2012
SGA Chamber Room, Millennium Student Center
| 9:00 | Breakfast Millennium Student Center, Adjacent to SGA Senate Chamers |
| 9:40 | Nicholas Guardiano, Southern Illinois University–Carbondale The Aesthetic Dimension of Peirce’s Philosophy and the Philosophical Disposition of Luminism Commentator: Nick Curry; Chair: Stephanie Hulsey |
| 10:50 | Simon Truwant, Institute of Philosophy, K.U. Leuven (Belgium) Kant’s ‘Paradigm-Thinking’ in the Critique of Pure Reason Commentator: John Camacho; Chair: Kristian Marlow |
| 12:00 | Mike Dacey, Washington University – St. Louis What's So Special About the Conscious Will? Responsibility and Credit Applied to Automatic Processes Commentator: Kristian Marlow; Chair: Kevin Lepore |
| 1:00 | Lunch Millennium Student Center, Adjacent to SGA Senate Chamers |
| 2:00 | Katherine Tullmann, Graduate Center, CUNY Do We Make Real Moral Judgments About Fictions? Commentator: Jessica Wilson; Chair: Daniel Ryan Weed |
| 3:10 | John Gabriel, Washington University – St. Louis Particularism on Composition Commentator: Eric Wilcox; Chair: Amy Broadway |
| 4:20 | Justin Marc Remhof, University of Illinois Nietzsche’s Scientific Fictionalism Commentator: David McGraw; Chair: Elliot Risch |
| 5:30 | Prof. Gillian Russell, Washington University – St. Louis Being and Logical Truth |
| 8:00 | Cocktail Hour and Dinner Pi Pizzeria in the Central West End, dinner is $15 per person 400 North Euclid at McPherson, 314.367.4300 |
SUNDAY, MARCH 11th 2012
SGA Chamber Room, Millennium Student Center
| 10:45 | Brunch and Book Exchange Graduate Seminar Room in Lucas Hall, 6th floor Because of the love of books that many of us philosophers share, we would like to invite you to take part in our annual book exchange during Sunday's brunch. Bring a few, take a few. |
| 11:30 | Benjamin Conover, St. Louis University On the Absurd Commentator: Bre'Anna Liddell; Chair: Kevin Lepore |
| 12:40 | Tony H.Y. Cheng, Graduate Center, CUNY Weak Overflow and Degrees of Consciousness Commentator: Krista Wiley; Chair: Frank Faires |
| 1:50 | Nicholas Baima, Washington University – St. Louis Vague Attitudes? Commentator: Heather Werner; Chair: John Camacho |
| 3:00 | Prof. Berit Brogaard, University of Missouri – St. Louis Perceptual Content and Phenomenal Seemings |
| 5:00 | Cocktail hour at the home of Kristian Marlow in the Central West End |
| A Special Thanks We would like to thank the UMSL Department of Philosophy, Office of Student Life, and College of Arts and Sciences for making this event possible. We would also like to give a special thanks to Jon McGinnis, faculty advisor to the Philosophers' Forum, for the significant time he invested in planning this conference. |