66th Program

 Friday, October 28th, Shaefer Room, Boyd Dining Hall

2:30 p.m.   Welcome

2:40 p.m.  "Doxastic Control and Responsibility," Miriam McCormick, University of Richmond

                  Comments by Daniel Moseley, University of Virginia

         3:50 p.m.    Invited Paper: "Nietzsche's Unique Naturalism: Philosophy Read With Tooth and Claw," Lawrence Hatab, Old Dominion University

                  Comments by Patrick Goold, Virginia Wesleyan College

5:00 p.m.   "The Ghost in the Chinese Room," Gene Mills, Virginia Commonwealth University

                  Comments by Adam Kovach, Marymount University

6:30 p.m.   Dinner, Shaefer Room, Boyd Dining Hall

8:00 p.m.   Keynote Address: “Is It Wrong to Eat Meat?,” Loren Lomasky, University of Virginia

Saturday, October 29th, Shaefer Room, Boyd Dining Hall

8:30 a.m.    Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.   Invited Paper: "Making Sense of Prayer," James Hall, University of Richmond

                     Comments by James Mahon, Washington and Lee University

                                 10:10 a.m.   "The Third Man, Resemblance Regress, and Parmenides: A New Interpretation,"

                                                         Charlie Tanksley, University of Virginia

                   Comments by Sam Duncan, University of Virginia

11:20 a.m.   "Neurathian Ethical Naturalism," Allen Thompson, Virginia Commonwealth University

                  Comments by Melina Bell, Washington and Lee University

12:30 p.m.  Election of 2005-06 VPA Officers

Registration Deadline:  October 12

To register for the conference, please send your name, institutional affiliation, and email address to Geoff Goddu at ggoddu@richmond.edu.  Please indicate whether you will be attending the Friday evening dinner and whether you will have a companion. Dinner reservations must be made by October 12.  There is no fee for membership, registration, the continental breakfast, or the Friday dinner.

Hotel Deadline:  September 28

 Mention the VPA for a reduced rate of $75.00 at The Lake Wright—Sleep Inn.   Hotel reservations must be made by September 28 and you must mention you are with the Virginia Philosophical Association to guarantee the conference rate. The toll-free reservation number is 1-800-228-5157.

Sponsor

The VPA gratefully acknowledges the sponsorship of this year's meeting by the Virginia Wesleyan College Philosophy Department.