Friday, March 4, 2022 — 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST
University of Waterloo's Philosophy Graduate Student Association is pleased to present our 29th annual philosophy graduate conference on March 3rd and 4th 2022. Our conference will feature talks from graduate students working in all areas of philosophy, including areas such as feminist epistemology, legal philosophy, and philosophy of mind. Each presentation is 20 minutes in length with 10 minutes of Q&A to follow. REGISTER HERE
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Barnes, University of Virginia
Schedule
All times are in Eastern Time.
THURSDAY March 3, 2022: CONFERENCE DAY 1
10:30-11:00 Opening Remarks
11:00-11:45 Jenny Baranker “Why the metaphysical identity criterion of psychological continuity inherently supervenes on the bodily continuity criterion”
11:45-12:30 J. Puthiran “Heraclitus from the Standpoint of Śūnyatā”
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:00 Nicholas Michieli “Bradford's CCC: 'The Unexamined Life [with Art] is not Worth Living'”
14:00-14:45 Samantha Scott “It's About Time: "Ticking" Off Mark Heller”
14:45-15:15 Coffee Lounge
15:15-16:00 Margot Witte “Concept-Use and Hermeneutical Justice”
16:00-16:30 Coffee Lounge
FRIDAY March 4, 2022: CONFERENCE DAY 2
10:30-11:00 Opening Remarks
11:00-11:45 Troy Freiburger “A Germ-Pathogen Model of Hateful Speech with Reference to Tirrell”
11:45-12:30 Tristan Sosa “Medical Legal Challenges: Parasomnia”
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:00 Gerald Teng “Epistemic Permissivism and the Irrelevant Factor Problem”
14:00-14:45 Wenwen Li “Shared Responsibility of Oppression”
14:45-15:30 Coffee Lounge
15:30-17:00 Keynote speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Barnes "Disability and Health: A Complicated Relationship"
17:00-17:30 Coffee Lounge
