Graduate Conference 2006
UT Austin graduate philosophy conference
14-15 april 2006
thoughts, words, objects
schedule
All graduate student sessions to be held in Waggener Hall, Room 316.
friday, april 15
9.00-9.30
Breakfast
9.30-10.30
Russell Marcus, City University of New York
“Three Grades of Instrumentalism”
Commentator: Bryan Pickel, University of Texas, Austin
Chair: James Sherman, University of Texas, Austin
10.45-11.45
Luke Potter, University of Notre Dame
“Sameness Without Identity”
Commentator: Briggs Wright, University of Texas, Austin
Chair: Dana Goswick, University of California, Davis
11.45-1.00
Lunch
1.00-2.00
Josh Rasmussen, University of Notre Dame
“Mind-Body Supervenience’s Cardinal Sin”
Commentator: Tristan Johnson, University of Texas, Austin
Chair: Tomas Bogardus, University of Texas, Austin
2.15-3.15
Michael Allers, University of Michigan
“'Bruce': A Predicate”
Commentator: Malte Willer, University of Texas, Austin
Chair: John Bengson, University of Texas, Austin
3.30-4.30
Kenny Easwaran, University of California, Berkeley
“The Uniformity of Knowledge Attributions”
Commentator: Aidan McGlynn, University of Texas, Austin
Chair: Alex Baia, University of Texas, Austin
5.00-7.00
Keynote Address, Texas Union Chicano Culture Room
Jason Stanley, Rutgers University
“The Average American”
Commentator: Nicholas Asher, University of Texas, Austin
Chair: Dan Korman, University of Texas, Austin
7:45
Conference Dinner
Manuel's
saturday, april 16
10.00-10.30
Breakfast
10.30-11.30
Elia Zardini, University of St. Andrews & New York University
“Truth and What is Said”
Commentator: Julie Hunter, University of Texas, Austin
Chair: Derek Ball, University of Texas, Austin
11.30-1.00
Lunch
1.00-3.00
Roundtable Discussion, Texas Union Eastwoods Room
“Abstract Objects”
Discussants: Josh Dever, Rob Koons, and Mark Sainsbury
Chair: John Bengson, University of Texas, Austin
