50 Years of Philosophy Symposia
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50 Year Celebration & 51st Symposium Schedules
Events are taking place in the CSUF Campus Library in PLN-130 unless noted otherwise.
April 4, 2023: Celebrating 50 Years of the CSUF Philosophy Symposium
8:30 AM | Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM | Welcome to Philosophy Alumni & Returning Faculty
Emily Lee
Chair of Philosophy
Sheryl Fontaine
Dean of College of H&SS
Framroze Virjee
President CSUF
9:15 AM | A Brief History of The CSUF Symposium
Craig Ihara
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
9:30-10:30 AM | Open Mic/Memories of Philosophy at Fullerton
Moderator – Phil McWilliams, CSUF Class ’76
10:40 AM-12:00 PM | Career Advice From Successful Alumni
Moderator – Craig Ihara
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
Teaching Philosophy - Joseph Hwang, Ph.D.
Tenured Instructor
Pasadena City College
Law - Kenneth Stevan Burgi
Attorney at Law
Newport Beach
Law - Jerold Ramirez
3rd Year Law Student
Howard University Law School
Business - Beata Bujalska Kramer
Google Operations Manager,
Munich
Psychoanalysis - Roxy Green, Ph.D.
Research Psychoanalyst
Environment -Jack Smith
Nursery Manager & Arborist at TreePeople
Software Engineering - Max Kirchoff,
VP Technology CertifID
New Technology Development - Michael Gregory Pettus
Founder CTO Vubiq Networks, Inc,
12:00-1:30 PM | Box Lunch with Alum of Your Choice
1:45-3:30 PM | The Last Fifty Years in Philosophy
Moderator – Shari Starrett
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
Rich Booher, Professor of Philosophy
DeAnza College
“The History of German Idealism: The Growth of the Spruce”
Mitch Avila, Provost California State University,
Channel Islands
“Kantian Constructivism, Political Liberalism, and
Standpoint Epistemology”
Heather Battaly, Professor of Philosophy,
University of Connecticut
“Vice and Extremism”
David Depew, Emeritus Professor
University of Iowa
“Is Philosophy (Still) a Way of Life?”
Merrill Ring, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, CSUF “CSUF Philosophy and Me”
3:45-5:15 PM | Panel: The Next Fifty Years in Philosophy
Moderator – Ryan Nichols, Professor of Philosophy, CSUF
Mahesh Ananth, Associate Professor
Indiana University South Bend
“Moving Forward: Applied Philosophy of Biology”
Kevin Houser, Lecturer
Cal Poly San Louis Obispo
“Preserving the Ethical Conditions for Rational Thought”
Erica Nieblas, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Colorado
“Who is Going to Change AI? How Cross-Sectional Collaborative Projects Can Shape the Future of Academic Philosophy”
Andrew Lopez, Ph.D. Candidate
Queen’s University
“Belonging to a Changing World: Citizenship, Membership
and Community”
6:00-8:30 PM | Banquet at Cedar Creek Inn
20 Pointe Dr. (on Lambert, just east of the 57 Frwy)
Brea, CA 92821. - (714)255-5600
April 5, 2023: 51st Philosophy Symposium: Examining Extremism
9:15 AM | Continental Breakfast
9:45-10:00 AM | Opening Remarks
Joshua DiPaolo
Cal State Fullerton
10:00-11:15 AM | Extremist Women and Fanaticism
Tracy Llanera
University of Connecticut
Student Commentary: Risa Flores
11:30-12:45 PM | Conspiracy Theories, Resistance to Evidence, and Propaganda
M. Giulia Napolitano
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Student Commentary: Cesar Villatoro
12:45-2:30 PM | Lunch (Ontiveros Room TSU)
2:30-3:45 PM | The Chilling Effect and the Heating Effect
Robert Simpson
University College London
Student Commentary: Zach Berenbaum
4:00-5:00 PM | Martin Luther King Jr. on Fear and Fearlessness
Meena Krishnamurthy
Queen’s University
Student Commentary: Cadenkumar Hise
6:00 PM | Dinner at Hidalgo's
305 N Harbor Blvd #111, Fullerton, CA 92832
Speakers, Faculty, Student Commenters
(RSVP Only Contact Prof. DiPaolo)
April 6, 2023: 51st Philosophy Symposium: Examining Extremism
9:15 AM | Continental Breakfast
9:45-10:30 AM | The Role of Epistemic Vice and Virtue for Extremist Mindsets
Heather Muraviov (Alumna)
University of Connecticut
Student Commentary: Andrea Delgado
10:30-11:15 AM | Language-Games: Cult and Culture
Chavva Olander (Alumna)
Cal State Long Beach
Student Commentary: Austin Mooney
11:30-12:45 PM | The Puzzle of Commitment
Paul Katsafanas
Boston University
Student Commentary: Madison Favela
12:45-2:30 PM | Lunch (Ontiveros Room TSU)
2:30-4:15 PM | Extremism: A Philosophical Analysis
Quassim Cassam (Keynote)
University of Warwick
Student Commentary: Daisy Kooiman, Kassra Amidi
5:30 PM | Potluck Party at Prof. Craig Ihara's Home
Student organizers and volunteers include
Cadenkumar Hise, Risa Flores, Kassra Amidi, Andrea Delgado, Maddy Hernandez, Zachary Berenbaum, Daisy Kooiman, Madison Favela, Austin Mooney, and Cesar Villatoro.
Thanks!
Special thanks for support of the 50th Symposium Celebration: Craig Ihara. Special thanks to Cadenkumar Hise for all his hard work and dedication to Symposium Planning.
Parking Information Please visit the Parking and Transportation Services website.
Questions For all questions regarding the 51st Symposium, please email Josh DiPaolo.
