13th Annual University of Oklahoma Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

Saturday, April 12, 2008

All events except the keynote lecture will be held in 607 Dale Hall Tower.

9:50 Opening Remarks

10:00 “Thomas Hobbes and the Problem of Suicide Bombers” presented by Jay Mikelman

Comments by Alex Feldt

Session Chair: TBA

11:00 “Casting the First Stone: Blame and Hypocrisy” presented by Ryan Jenkins

Comments by Rob Byer

Session Chair: TBA

12:00 Lunch

1:00 “Accidental Reference and the Causal-Historical View of Proper Names” presented by Bryan Reece

Comments by Andrew Russo

Session Chair: Chris Silberstein

2:00 “Alternate Possibilities, Considered Possibilities and Moral Responsibility” presented by Daniel Moose

Comments by Josh Dhanens

Session Chair: TBA

3:00 “Science as a Form of Art” presented by Nathan Zimmerman

Comments by Zack Jurgensen

Session Chair: TBA

4:00 “Skepticism Aside,” keynote address by Professor Catherine Elgin of Harvard University, 270 Nielsen Hall