PHI 405- Contemporary Philosophy

Fall 2003

Schedule of Presentations

Presenters will have 20 minutes for their presentations: roughly 5 minutes to set up the issue, 5 minutes to present the major argument in their target article, 5 minutes for their own evaluation, and 5 minutes for questions. Good luck, and remember, THIS SHOULD BE FUN!!

 

Nov. 3: Freedom and Punishment

Ervin

Baziyantis

Nov. 5: Morality and Free Will

Fortunato

Gardineer

Nov. 7: Identity and Oppression

Ridgell

 

Nov. 10: Values and Nature

Wyner

Bonilla

Nov. 12: Applied Ethics

Friedman

Stidhum

Nov. 14: Knowing the Good

Kopalyan

 

Nov. 17: Desire

Pedley

Wilson

 

Nov. 19: Irrationality

Niezgoda

Hall

Nov. 21: Practical Reasoning

Thornton

 

Nov. 24: Recent History- Pragmatism and Heidegger

Lease

Sanchez

Nov. 26: Technology

Stucki

Vrsnik

 

Dec. 1: Biology and Mind

Sessums

Wishon

 

Dec.3: The Knowledge Argument

Ku

Patrnovich

Dec. 5: Aesthetics

Tesmer