Second Annual Southwest Student Philosophy Conference

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The Second Annual Southwest Student Philosophy Conference

What, Where, and When

The Southwest Student Philosophy Conference (SSPC) is an undergraduate philosophy conference organized and run primarily by students in the University of Arizona Philosophy Club.

The second annual SSPC will be held at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ on Friday April 13^th and Saturday April 14^th, 2007.

Undergraduate students may be involved in the scheduled program in several ways. First, undergraduate students may present a paper. Second, undergraduate students may serve as the commentator for one of the presented papers. Third, undergraduate students may chair one of the paper presentations. If you would like to submit a paper to present, see the submission guidelines below. If you are interested in commentating or chairing a presentation, please contact the program committee.

While the conference program will largely be made up of undergraduate presentations, anyone who wishes to attend any or all of the activities is entirely welcome. Last year we had a good mix of undergraduates, graduate students, and professors in attendance, from inside and outside of philosophy. This year’s conference promises to be even better.

Josh Knobe (UNC) will be the keynote speaker this year. See schedule for more details.

Registration, Prizes, and Accommodations

There is no official registration required to attend the conference, and so there are no conference fees. The conference is open to all.

One undergraduate paper will be chosen by the program committee as the Outstanding Paper submission, and will be awarded a $50 prize. One paper presentation will be chosen by conference participants as the Outstanding Presentation, and will be awarded a $50 prize.

Funding for travel and accommodations will not be provided. However, we will do our best to facilitate housing and travel arrangements between incoming attendees and local students to cut down on costs as much as possible. See contact information below for more details about making such arrangements.

Submission Guidelines

1. Undergraduates are encouraged to submit papers addressing issues from any discipline of philosophy. Work must be the original product of the author(s). Simultaneous submission of a paper to other conferences must be noted on cover sheet.

2. Papers must be received by ~~January 16th, 2007~~ the extended deadline: Friday, January 26, 2007.

3. Submissions must include both the submitted paper and a separate coversheet.

4. The paper must not exceed 3,000 words, including any footnotes or endnotes. Interior pages must be numbered, and may not contain any explicitly identifying information about the author. Only one submission will be accepted for review.

5. The coversheet must contain (1) title of paper, (2) name of author, (3) author’s university affiliation, (4) author’s email contact, (5) word count of paper, and (6) abstract no longer than 200 words.

6. Electronic submissions: Electronic submissions are preferred. Electronic submissions must be in either Rich Text (.rtf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) document format. Electronic submissions must be sent to: the.sspc2@gmail.com.

7. Hard copy submissions Electronic submissions are preferred. Hard copy submissions must include two copies of the paper and coversheet. Hard copy submissions must be sent to:

ATTN: Jason Matteson

University of Arizona

Social Sciences Bldg, Rm 213

PO Box 210027

Tucson, AZ 85721-0027

Schedule

Friday, April 13^th

The plan for Friday is to get everyone introduced and acquainted. On Friday afternoon we will go on a short, casual hike in the Sonoran desert. In the evening, we will have a buffet style dinner while we hear two short presentations, each about 20 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of open questions and discussion.

Espresso Art, 944 E. University Blvd

1:00 – 1:30 Gather and carpool to Sabino Canyon

Sabino Canyon, 5900 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

2:00 – 5:00 Hike in Sabino Canyon

UA Student Union, Santa Rita Room

5:30 – 8:00 Buffet Dinner (provided for all participants)

6:00 – 6:45 "Should We Fear the Pale Horse?"

Presenter: Adam Christopher Kennedy, UC Santa Cruz

7:00 – 7:45 "Duplication and Fusion in Identity"

Presenter: Victor Szczepanski, New Mexico State

Saturday, April 14^th

Saturday there will be four student presentations, each with an undergraduate commentator and chair. The format will be: 20 minutes for paper presentation, 10 minutes for commentator, and then 25 minutes for open questions and discussion. In the evening, there will be a dinner and after-party put together by the undergraduates.

UA Student Union, Kiva Room

9:30 – 10:30 "The Modality of Moral Obligation"

Presenter: William Daly, UC Berkeley

Commentator: Michael Huston, University of Arizona

10:45 – 11:45 "Brandt's Approach to Ethics"

Presenter: Peter Darche, University of Arizona

Commentator: Mary Dungan, University of Arizona

11:45 – 1:00 Lunch Break (lunch not provided)

1:00 – 2:30 “Doing and Allowing”—Keynote Address

Josh Knobe, UNC-Chapel Hill

2:45 – 3:45 "Changing Places"—Best Paper

Presenter: Errol Lord, Arizona State University