2015 Tennessee Value and Agency "TVA" Conference
The Tennessee Value and Agency conference is an annual event aimed at encouraging philosophical conversation about topics pursued by established research clusters at the University of Tennessee Department of Philosophy.
2015 Conference – September 4 & 5, 2015
Knowledge and Agency
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
- 9-9.30: Breakfast (provided on site)
- 9.30-11: Sharon Mason (Indiana University), "Externalism for Doxastic Agents?"
- 11-12.30: Reza Hadisi (University of Illinois-Chicago), "Doxastic Voluntarism as Epistemic (But Not Practical) Agency"
- 12.30-1.30: Lunch (provided on site)
- 1.30-3: Suzy Killmister (University of Connecticut), "How Does Ignorance Affect Autonomy?"
- 3-4.30: Samuel Murray (University of Notre Dame), "Awareness and Vigilance"
- 4.30-6: Keynote #1 -- John Schwenkler (Florida State University)
- 6-6.30: Reception (on site)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
- 9-9.30: Breakfast (provided on site)
- 9.30-11: John Hurst (Ohio State University), "Believing You'll Act as Intended"
- 11-12.30: Gregory Antill (UCLA), "Belief, Intention, and Deliberation"
- 12.30-1.30: Lunch (provided on site)
- 1.30-3: Jeremy Fix (Harvard University), "Intellectual Isolation"
- 3-4.30: Jennifer Frey (University of South Carolina), "Agency, Practical Knowledge, and the Good"
- 4.30-6: Keynote #2 -- Candace Vogler (University of Chicago)
- 6-6.30: Reception (on site)
Location
All sessions will take place in 1210 McClung Tower.
Thanks to our co-sponsors: The Office of Research and Engagement, the Tennessee Humanities Center, and the College of Arts and Sciences, all of The University of Tennessee.
