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The APA Eastern 2017: a conference guide

The Oxford Philosophy team is excited to see you in Baltimore for the upcoming 2017 American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting! We have some suggestions on sights to see during your time in Maryland, as well as our favorite sessions to attend at the conference.

Baltimore is a great place for those who enjoy American history. Take a stroll along Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, where visitors can tour numerous historic ships, such as the USS Constellation, USS Torsk, and the Lightship Chesapeake. Visit the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park, a shipyard museum with exhibits honoring African-American maritime history. History buffs may also be interested in a visit to coastal Fort McHenry, known for its defense of Baltimore Harbor in the War of 1812.

 

Browse contemporary and modern art works at the Baltimore Museum of Art, or stop in for a tour of the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum. Baltimore’s National Aquarium is home to over 17,000 creatures, including sharks, rays, dolphins, and tropical fish.

Be sure to keep an eye out for these conference sessions that we’re excited about:

Wednesday, January 4th 11 AM—3 PM Sessions:

Colloquium: Meta-metaphysics featuring Amie Thomasson.

International Society for Buddhist Philosophy discusses Suffering, Anger, and No-Self: Buddhist–Western Comparative Perspectives, featuring Bryce Huebner, Tadeusz Zawidzki, Eyal Avivm, and Emily McRae.

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Lightship Chesapeake (LV-116) in the Baltimore Inner Harbor, with the Power Plant and National Aquarium at Baltimore behind. Photo by Acroterion. CC-BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

International Association of Japanese Philosophy discusses Environmental Philosophy and Japanese Philosophy, featuring James McRae, Leah Kalmanson, Yu Inutsuka, Steve Bein, and John Krummel.

Wednesday, January 4th 3 PM—6 PM Sessions:

Author Meets Critics: David Bronstein, Aristotle on Knowledge and Learning: The Posterior Analytics.

Thursday, January 5th 9 AM—Noon Sessions:

Invited Symposium: The Passions in Early Modern Philosophy featuring Lisa Shapiro, Deborah Brown, and Elizabeth Radcliffe.

APA Committee Session: Women of Color Feminism featuring Naomi Zack, Joy James, Tommy J. Curry, and Celena Simpson.

Society for Applied Philosophy discusses The Human Right to Health, featuring S. Matthew Liao, Nir Eyal, and Nicole Hassoun.

The Journal of Chinese Philosophy: Special Session on Time and Space: Roots of Humanity, featuring Edward S. Casey, Robert C. Neville, Steven Heine, Lauren F. Pfister, and Chung-Ying Cheng.

Thursday, January 5th 2 PM—5 PM Sessions:

Invited Symposium: Philosophy in the Anthropocene: Pessimism, Optimism, Hope, Despair featuring Byron Williston, Joshua Foa Dienstag, and Adrienne Martin.

Author Meets Critics: Carolina Sartorio, Causation and Free Will.

Association of Chinese Philosophers in North America (ACPA) featuring David Wong, with commentary by Nancy Snow, Christian Miller, and Bongrae Seok.

Thursday, January 5th 5:15 PM—10:30 PM Sessions:

Authors Meet Critics: The Perfectionist Turn: From Metanorms to Metaethics by Doug Rasmussen and Doug Den Uyl.

North American Kant Society discusses Kant on Terrorism, featuring Rebecca Gordon, Olivia Custer, and Efraín Lazos.

APA Committee Session: Ethical Issues in ‘Wanted’ Pregnancies: Maternal Rights, Duties, and Prerogatives, chaired by David Wasserman and featuring Margaret Little, Anne Lyerly, and Rebecca Kukla.

Friday, January 6th 9 AM—11 AM Sessions:

Steve Cahn and Oxford University Press’s Robert Miller Discuss Their 20-Year Collaboration on Seventeen Philosophy Texts.

International Berkeley Society Group Discussion featuring  Samuel Rickless, Jennifer Smalligan Marušić, and S. Seth Bordner.

Society for Philosophy and Disability discusses Respecting People with Disabilities in Public and Private Life, featuring Adam Cureton, Alice Crary, and John Vorhaus.

Friday, January 6th 11:15 AM—1:15 PM Sessions:

APA Committee Session: Women Do History of Philosophy—Recent Scholarship, chaired by Lisa Shapiro and featuring Agnes Callard, Marta Jimenez, Chris Meyns, and Jessica Gordon-Roth.

Friday, January 6th 1:30 PM—4:30 PM Sessions:

Invited Symposium: Content, Attitudes, and Attitude Ascriptions featuring Stephen Yablo and Seth Yalcin.

Author Meets Critics: Tim Lewens, Cultural Evolution: Conceptual Challenges.

Invited Symposium: The Medicalization and Politicization of Fat featuring Samantha Brennan, Megan Dean, and Anne Barnhill.

Author Meets Critics: Elizabeth Barnes, The Minority Body.

Friday, January 6th 7 PM—10 PM Sessions:

Society for Realist/Antirealist Discussion discusses Metaphysics of Science, featuring Steven French, Kerry McKenzie, and Otavio Bueno.

Saturday, January 7th 9 AM—11 AM Sessions:

Symposium: What Are Sensory Powers? Chaired by Gualtiero Piccinini and featuring Todd Ganson.

Saturday, January 7th 1:30 PM—4:30 PM Sessions:

Author Meets Critics: Imogen Dickie, Fixing Reference.

Author Meets Critics: Wolfgang Spohn, The Laws of Belief.

Take time to visit the Oxford University Press Booth! Browse new and featured books which will include an exclusive conference discount. Pick up complimentary copies of our philosophy journals which include Mind, Monist, Philosophical Quarterly, Analysis, and more! Receive free access to our online resources including Oxford Handbooks Online, Very Short Introductions, Oxford Reference, and more. And, of course, stop by to say hi!

Featured image: A four segment panorama of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor skyline taken at night from Federal Hill. Photo by Joe Ravi. CC-BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. 

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