WebsterPhilosophy

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When? Friday, March 29, 2024.

Where? Sunnen Lounge, University Center, 175 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves (parking in Lot H next to the building)

This year’s conference features the philosophical work of sixteen undergraduate students in these formats:

Panels (30-60 minutes depending on number of panelists — five minutes or so per person at the start, discussion among presenters, and finally questions/discussion with the whole room)

Individual presentations (30 minutes each — 15-20 presentation, remainder Q&A/discussion)

8:45 AM Coffee and baked goods available

9 AM Welcome, Dr. Bruce Umbaugh, Philosophy Department Chair

9:05

Angel Rubio (Lewis University), “The Political and the Moral: A Conversation concerning Human Rights and Undocumented Individuals through the lens of Healthcare”

9:35

Jacob Stein (STLCC-Florissant Valley), “The Afterlife: Living to Die”

10:05 Break

10:15

Panel A Bodily Subjectivity and Self Regard

Katie Staengel (Webster University), “Restrictive Eating Disorders as a Result of Patriarchical Oppression”

Ruth Hummell (Principia College), “Self Objectification and Social Media”

10:45

Kris Enrille (Loyola University Chicago), “Understanding Utilitarianism: Trimodal Utilitarianism and Human Agent Consideration”

11:15 Break

11:30 Panel B Sources of Knowledge

Maximus Amadeus Glamour (Webster University), “Temporal and Cultural Layers in Advocacy Discourse: Unpacking Linguistic Dissonance for Global Justice”

Amaan Rakhangi (Loyola University Chicago), “The Flying Man: a Critique on Empiricism”

Cecilia Anderson (Webster University), “An Ideal Theory of Knowledge”

Luke Adams (Webster University), “Education for iPad Babies and Other Revolutionaries”

12:30 PM

Lunch – Bombay Food Junkies (vegan)

1 PM Keynote Address by Dr. Yolonda Wilson

Introductory remarks

Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Yolonda Wilson, Associate Professor, Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University

Keynote Address: “Protest or Insurrection: Communicating About Freedom and Justice”

2:30 Break

2:45

Cal Cavallaro (University of Chicago), “Humanity and The Specific, Historical Form of Reproductive Labor Under Capital: Marx, Thompson, and Federici”

3:15

Panel C Identities and Their Consequences

Jack Jones (Loyola University Chicago), “Hyphenated Identities: Contemporary Manifestations of Maria Lugones’ Purity and Curdling Logics”

Eleanor Grissom (University of Missouri – St. Louis), “Rationalityism: The Fundamental Hierarchy of Discrimination and Oppression”

Molly Austell (Jefferson College), “Identity and the Identity Crisis: Meaning”

4 PM Break

4:15 Inma Cepeda (Webster University), “Material and epistemological consequence of massive tourism: redesigning ecotourism for a sustainable future”

4:45 Kristle Garrison (Lewis University), “Humans in Nature”

5:15 Benjamin Lloyd (Northern Kentucky University), “Poetry and Philosophy in the 21st Century”

5:45 Conclude

6 PM Speakers and Organizers Dinner (East Academic Building)