Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium

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Proceedings of the

Greater Philadelphia

Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conferences

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We began publishing the proceedings of our annual undergraduate conference beginning with the 2005-2006 Conference. All articles and comments published below as part of this publication are copyrighted by their authors, all rights reserved. Reproduction is expressly prohibited except in quotation accompanied by clear and full citation according to accepted academic standards, or with the expressed, written consent of the author. For inquiries, contact the editor: Dr. Peter Amato, Drexel University

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Table of Contents

Recent history of the conference

"Sites Of Philosophy," West Chester University, February 23, 2008

"Mind & Emotions," Villanova University, February 24, 2007

"The Impacts and Implications of Technology on Life, Ethics, and Art," Drexel University, February 26, 2006

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Proceedings

of the

Greater Philadelphia

Philosophy Consortium

Annual Undergraduate

Conference,

2007-8

Introduction

1. Gender Performativity and the Borderlands, by Melissa McCartney, Haverford College

Commentary by Samantha Noll, West Chester University

2. Gardiner and the Precautionary Principle, by Lauren Schaeffer, Ursinus College

Commentary by Kiran Bhardwaj, Bryn Mawr College

3. Max Black’s Objection to the Identity Theory of Mind, by Ronald Planer, Rutgers University

Commentary by G. Owen Schaefer, Princeton University

4. An Unprudential Method, by G. Owen Schaefer, Princeton University

Commentary by Andrew Barrett, West Chester University

5. Gazing into the Abyss: Online Conversation and the Changing Nature of Parole, by Samantha Noll, West Chester University

Commentary by Melissa McCartney, Haverford College

6. Laws of Character, by Kiran Bhardwaj, Bryn Mawr College

Commentary by Lauren Schaeffer, Ursinus College

7. Moral Revolution: The Location of Ethical Paradigms, by Katrina Dix, West Chester University

Commentary by Ronni Sadovsky, Swarthmore College

8. Genealogy and the Pregnant Metaphor, by Ronni Sadovsky, Swarthmore College

Commentary by Katrina Dix, West Chester University

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Proceedings

of the

Greater Philadelphia

Philosophy Consortium

Annual Undergraduate

Conference,

2006-7

Introduction

1. The Extended Room, or, What Otto Didn't Know, by Ryan Victor, University of Pennsylvania

Commentary by Mark Kasten, Villanova University

2. The Unity of Consciousness in "Real People," by Eric Grossman, University of Pennsylvania

Commentary by Lori Lepelletier, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

3. Love's Fool: Mind and Emotions in the Speech of Alcibiades, by Dan Peterson, Swarthmore College

Commentary by Alex Lampros, Penn State University

4. The Heart's Reasons: Intuition as an Authority in Practical Reasoning, by Ronni Sadovsky, Swarthmore College

Commentary by Konstantine Aprilakis, The State University of New York at Stony Brook

5. Academicus: A Socratic Dialogue, by Mark Dobbins, Drexel University

6. Ignorance is Bliss: the Intersection of Emotion, Epistemology, and Therapeutic Forgetting, by Alexander McCobin, The University of Pennsylvania

Commentary by Laura Dawidziuk, Cabrini College

7. Truth and Lies: Pragmatism and Paradox, by Shaun Malleck, Villanova University

Commentary by Timothy Bruno, West Chester University

8. Can Non-Reductive Materialism Escape from the Jaws of Epiphenomenalism?, by Erica Shumener, New York University

Commentary by Katherine Fazekas, Bryn Mawr College

9. The No No-Miracles-Argument Argument, by Daniel Singer, University of Pennsylvania

 Commentary by Robert McNamara, Villanova University

10. Inductive Reliabilism, by Samuel Bookler, University of Pennsylvania

Commentary by Christiane Merritt, Bryn Mawr College

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Proceedings

of the

Greater Philadelphia

Philosophy Consortium

Annual Undergraduate

Conference,

2005-6

Introduction

1. Challenging the Paradigm: The Inflated Value of Technological Integration in Pedagogical Practice, by Kimberly Reilly, Villanova University

Commentary by Courtney Moore, Bryn Mawr College

2. Bataille, Representation, & Media, by Andrew Clapper, Penn State University

3. The Role of Genetically Modified Food, by David Kern, Drexel University

Commentary by Lori Lepelletier, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

4. The Political State of Cyberspace, by Steven Horowitz, Temple University

5. Making the Terrorist Dance: Technologies of Power, Foucault, and September 11, 2001, by Elizabeth Kesling, Earlham College

Commentary by Nicholas Jackson, Ramapo College

6. The Enormous Ramifications of Human Action, by Jack Cohen, The University of Pennsylvania

7. The Need For Husserl’s Rational Intersubjectivity To Prevent Further Adverse Effects Of Science & Technology On Life & Ethics, by Gabrielle Aruta, St. Joseph’s University

Commentary by Dave Backer, George Washington University

8. No End in Sight: Dewey and Heidegger on Science and Technology, by Brian Rochel, Hamline University

9. ‘The Nothing’ and the Empty Set, by Dave Backer, George Washington University

10. Individual Life, Community Life, and the Challenges of Liberal Government, by Tanya Hoke, Swarthmore College

11. The Ethics of Pharmacogenomics & Pharmacogenetics, by Babur Khalique, Drexel University

12. Two Views of Technology: Forster & Rand, by Nikita Shpilberg, University of Connecticut

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