Philosophy

Recent Faculty Presentations

Raymond Anthony

"Building a Sustainable Future for Animal Agriculture: An Environmental Virtue Ethic of Care Approach within the Philosophy of Technology"
7th Congress of the European Society for Agricultural and Food Ethics
Vienna, Austria
September 13-15, 2007

“Animal Welfare and The Ethics of Care: Towards a Sustainable Practice”
Joint Meeting of the American Society of Animal Sciences and the American Dairy Science Association
San Antonia, TX
July 8-12, 2007

"Building a Sustainable Future for Animal Agriculture"
Bioethics Program Conference, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
June 25, 2007

Invited Speaker, "Approaches in Ethics and animals: An Eye Towards the Role of Veterinary Care in Livestock Production" Oscarsborg Fortress
Oslo, Norway
June 21, 2007

“Identity and the Moral Status of Animals: Developing an Animal Ethics through the Philosophy of Technology”
Searching for the Animal of Animal Ethics IX Annual Swedish Symposium on Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society
Seglarhotellet, Sandhamn, Sweden
June 11-12 , 2007

“Animal Ethics as Virtue: Why We will not Achieve Animal Welfare by Present Means and Exploring the Next Foundation for Animal Welfare. Agriculture and Human Values”
Joint 2007 Meeting of the Agriculture, Food and Human values Society and the Association for the Study of Food and Society
The University of Victoria, British Columbia
May 30-June 3, 2007

Invited Speaker, "Professional and Ethical Conduct in the Workplace"
State Department of Revenue Tax Division Tax Workshop
(Anchorage and Juneau, Alaska, respectively, co- facilitated with Jim Liszka)
May 8 and May 22, 2007

Panelist “Quasi-Realism’s Convergence with Moral Realism“ SRAD Panel
104th Annual Meeting of The American Philosophical Association Central Division
Chicago, IL
April 18-21, 2007

Invited Speaker, “Animal Welfare and Veterinary Ethics.”
Norwegian Veterinary School
Oslo, Norway
March 23, 2007.

Invited Speaker, “Ethics and Animals: A Primer”
Norwegian Agricultural University (UMB)
As, Norway
March 21, 2007.

Invited Speaker, “Thinking Ethically about Animals in a Human-centered World: A New Direction,”
Norwegian Veterinary School
Oslo, Norway
March 19, 2007.

Invited panelist, “The Melting Pot or Salad Bowl: Should US Immigration Policy Promote Cultural Assimilation or Multiculturalism,”
UAA Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence and Ford Foundation “Engaging Controversy” Project, University of Alaska Anchorage
October 12, 2006.

From Where Should We Start and To Where Should We Go? Food Security as a Community Journey.
6th Congress of the European Society for Agriculture and Food Ethics (EURSAFE): Food and Politics
Oslo, Norway
June 22-24, 2006

Invited Speaker, “Animal Biotechnology: Interfacing Ethics with Scientific Advancement.”
Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Animal Sciences and the American Dairy Science Association
Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 9 - 13, 2006

 

Stephanie Bauer

"Embodied Autonomy: Can Traditional Models of Autonomy Suffice"
Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy
Sponsered by Dalhousie University and University of King's College
Halifax, Nova Scotia
September 30 - October 2, 2005

Tom Buller

“Brains, Lies and Neuroimages”
ESMPH Annual Meeting, Barcelon
August 2005

“The Neuroscience of Rational Decision-Making”
ESPHM Annual Meeting
August 2005

Kristin Helweg Hanson

"The Tergiversating Nature of 'Ordinary' Religion and its Confounding Effects on Education and Government." 
Oxford Roundtable, Oriel College, Oxford, UK
.August 8, 2005 

Terry Kelly

 

James Liszka

What is Pragmatic Ethics?
International Philosophy Conference
Athens Institute for Education and Research. Athens, Greece
June 1-4, 2006

Invited presentation, Pragmatic Ethics. Institute for American Thought
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis
November 14, 2000

Invited presentation, The Current Situation of American Students in Higher Education. (Translated into Chinese)
China Youth University for Political Science
Beijing, China
September 12-13, 2005

 

John Mouracade

“Pleasure and Motivation in the Republic"
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy 23rd Annual Meeting
Fordham  University
October 14-16, 2005