19th Annual University of Kentucky Graduate Philosophy Conference

Date:
Location:
University of Kentucky, Lexington KY
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Keynote: Professor Iain Thomson

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SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016 

WEST END, 18TH FLOOR, PATTERSON OFFICE TOWER, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 

8:30 – 8:55am 

Pastries and Coffee 

8:55-9am 

OPENING REMARKS 

9-10:55am 

TECHNOLOGY AND THE SCOPE OF POWER: A FOUCAULDIAN PERSPECTIVE 

Fiacha Heneghan, Vanderbit University 

10-10:55am 

THE EXTRAORDINARY AWESOMENESS OF NATURE: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AESTHETICS OF NATURE FOR MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF TECHNOLOGY 

M. Joseph Aloi II, University of North Texas 

11:05-12pm 

MIND-UPLOADING: THE HARD PROBLEM OF TRANSHUMANISM 

Antonina Kulchitskaya, Florida International University 

12-1:30pm 

Lunch 

1:30-2:30pm 

Panel 

HEIDEGGER ON TECHNOLOGY 

Moderated by Dr. Bob Sandmeyer, University of Kentucky 

2:45-4:30pm 

Keynote 

PHENOMENOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE POLITICAL 

Dr. Iain Thomson, University of New Mexico