Nov

27, 2017

To: Dr. Paul Allen, Associate Dean
Humanities, Languages and Behavioral Sciences
Salt Lake Community College

From: Dr. Jane Drexler, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Salt Lake Community College

Re: Travel Support Request


Dear Dr. Allen,

Please accept this application and cover letter as you consider funding my travel to:

The 2018 Public Philosophy Network Conference: Understanding Impact
Boulder, CO
February 8-10, 2018.

Accepted Presentation: “Public Philosophy in Reasoning and Argumentation
Courses” (see below for the proposal details)


Attending this conference will help me serve the department, discipline, and college
This conference brings together scholars from around the country for an engaged
exploration of the public impact of philosophy. The PPN is a special offshoot of the
American Philosophical Association, formed in 2010 in order to bridge the discipline of
philosophy with our wider worlds, and grounded on these questions:

What is the value of public philosophy? In what ways is philosophy, when engaged with
various publics, transformative, i.e., how can or does philosophy improve public life? In
what ways is philosophy transformed when engaged with various publics, i.e., how
does/might public engagement inform philosophical concepts and understanding and/or
alter disciplinary boundaries? And, if public philosophy is valuable—then how might we
promote and sustain its practice? How can we insure the highest quality and most ethical
practices? (Practicing Public Philosophy: Report from the APA meeting on Public
Philosophy, April 2010)

The conference pursues these questions through workshops and papers, topical
investigations and case studies, and engagement with philosophers, STEM researchers,
administrators, policy professionals, and journalists. It is centered on how we can utilize
the insights we forge to improve our teaching and our institutional and disciplinary
strategic planning and advocacy.


Attending this conference will help me become a better teacher
The culture of this conference is largely interactive, and its design and purpose is to use
research and theory to help develop real guides and practical techniques for teaching and
engaging philosophy.

Our Accepted Presentation Proposal:
Public Philosophy in Reasoning and Argumentation Courses
A presentation by members of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers

Michelle Catalano, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Jane Drexler, Salt Lake Community College
Rob Loftis, Lorraine County Community College

This paper presentation and discussion will focus on various approaches to how we
design Informal Logic and Reasoning courses in order to orient them towards Public
Philosophy. The purpose of our presentation will be to share our own specific
curricular processes and designs—syllabi, sample activities and assignments, etc.—but
also to engage a larger discussion of how introductory level courses can engage Public
Philosophy. We will explore the impacts Public Philosophy course-design has had (and
can have) on our students’ and our own professional and public engagements. And we
will also try to collectively identify the institutional challenges and barriers to these
kinds of expansive understandings of what teaching philosophy looks like.

Towards these ends, we will explore some specific manifestations of Public Philosophy
course-design in Reasoning courses. For instance, one course we highlight centers on
reasoning as praxis, inspired by the question “what would a course in reasoning look
like if every week’s lesson required going beyond the classroom walls?” This course
focuses on implementing experiential projects, supporting and defending arguments in
public spaces, translating theories into actions, interpreting the implications of
accepting a certain conclusion in the real world, and more. Another course centers
on what a single introductory level course in Reasoning might do to bridge Humanities
and STEM fields. It aims to make visible the philosophical within the public’s more
pressing social and scientific problems, as well as to analyze and intervene in the
methodological and epistemological tensions between scientific and political and
public discourse.

My contribution to our accepted PPN presentation (see below) is drawn from my
sabbatical project’s second main effort: Redesigning Reasoning and Informal Logic
courses to better utilize philosophy to create integrated learning experiences in and
beyond the classroom:

• Sabbatical Project 2: Philosophy of Science.
Research, Conference presentation, and curriculum development based on
questions like: How can philosophy help make better scientists, How can science make
better democratic citizens, and how can philosophy contribute to cultivating the
scientific literacy necessary for a vibrant democracy? (Sabbatical Report, Sept 2017)
While I do not know the particular sessions that will be offered at the 2018 PPN conference
yet, in general, some of my goals are:
• To improve my assignment design, and cross-disciplinary and general-education efforts
to better cultivate meta-reasoning
• To further develop class activities that can challenge “mono-vocal” thinking and
cultivate scientific and information literacies.
• To explore further, and in conversation, the value and role of philosophy for non-
majors, and within and beyond the higher-ed institution.
• To better utilize the art of “question-formulating” in the learning process

(For a general idea of the Conference structure and session-offerings, here is the program
for the 2013 PPN Conference at Emory)


Attending the conference is professionally appropriate:
I am the Chair of the AAPT Conference Organizing Committee, which has been planning our
conference around the theme of Public Philosophy. As part of this effort, the leaders of the
AAPT are working directly with the PPN to build connections between our two
organizations, particularly this year, as our two conferences coincide (PPN in
February, AAPT in July). (The PPN conference is only held once every three years;
AAPT is held once every two years). The accepted presentation above is a substantive
component of our bridging-efforts.



How I will share the information, activities and insights with my department:
In order to share the results and insights of attending this conference, I would compose a
report which highlights key findings and pedagogical resources, spotlights the best
sessions, and such. I would also share useful resources and insights with the philosophy
adjunct faculty, and whoever else is interested, through meetings and/or adding to our
Canvas-based Philosophy Faculty discussion and resources space.

Thank you for your consideration. Attached to this letter, you will find the SLCC Travel
Request Form, a copy of the Conference Announcement, and other requested materials.



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Request for Travel 2017-2018

Department: Humanities, Language and Culture

Legal Name (as appears on ID): Jane M. Drexler T Number

S #: 00455591 Log Number

DOB: 6/7/69 Conference Dates

Conference: Public Philosophy Network From:

Conference Location: Boulder, CO To:

Attach a copy of conference program/agenda/brochure

Purpose of Attendance: Presentation

Title of Paper: "Public Philosophy in Reasoning and Argumentation Courses"

Traveler Leaves/Returns home or Premium City-Per

First Day of Travel Last Day of Travel Meal Allowances Out-of-State In-State
office Diem
12:01 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Full -0- Breakfast 13 10 10
6:01 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Lunch and Dinner Breakfast Lunch 17 14 14
12:01 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Dinner Breakfast and Lunch Dinner 27 22 17
-0- Full
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Breakfast $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $39.00
Lunch $17.00 $17.00 $17.00 $17.00 $68.00
Dinner $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $81.00

Total $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $44.00 $57.00 $57.00 $30.00 $188.00

Conference Fees Itemized
Subscriptions/ Conference Classes/
Registration Fee Membership Fees TOTAL
Program Book Meals Workshops

$150.00 $150.00

Summary of Expenses
Conference Fees Total Meals Airfare Flight Quote Baggage Fees Rental Car *Mileage Taxi/Shuttle Parking Lodging Misc. ESTIMATED
(Total of Conference Fees Table (Total of Meal Amount from State EXPENSES
Above) Itemized Table Travel Office TOTAL
Above)
$1,443.00
$150.00 $188.00 $180.00 $354.00 $571.00

Applicant's Signature Date

Associate Dean/Director's signature Date

Our department has read this proposal and agree that is supportive of our department & school plan and goals. We have planned how to share the conference information and utilize the ideas and resources to
further develop our educational program. The department has sufficient funds to coverall travel expenses or will require the faculty member to cover the difference.

Dean's Signature Date

*Mileage reimbursement for personal car see college travel policy (Must have current State of Utah Driver Safety Training verification

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Request for Travel 2017-2018

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences recognizes that faculty professional travel can provide great benefit to the individual, the department, the school, and
ultimately to students who are, or should be, the recipients of the ongoing learning that their professors engage in. Every effort will be made to support faculty requests for
professional travel. However, given the finite resources available to the School it is likely that not all requests will be funded. Please see the Guidelines for Travel form for
further details about completing this section:

Purpose of Travel (including how this supports the goals of the department, school, or college and how it is consistent with the recommendations of your sitting tenure committee - add additional page
To attend conference and present paper. Please see attached cover letter for details re: support for the goals of department, school, college, as well as academic discipline.

Are you presenting at this conference or fulfilling officer responsibilities? Yes x No

Title of presentation? "Public Philosophy in Reasoning and Argumentation Courses"

Officer Positon? Yes (of AAPT) (see cover letter)

Remember, professional development does not require travel to national or regional conferences. Have you taken advantage of the following local opportunities?
(Yes/No)
The Utah Academy Conference (Interdisciplinary; held March; www.utahacademy.org)
X The What is an Educated Person Conference (interdisciplinary, held October; higheredutah.org)
The Utah State History Conference (Interdisciplinary; held October: heritage.utah.gov)
The SWADE Conference (Developmental Education; held October: swadedeved.weebly.com)
The ITESOL Conference (ESL; held September; itesol.org)
The NCFR regional Conference (Interdisciplinary Family Relations; www.ncfr.org)
The UAEYC Conference (Early Childhood Education; held March; http://www.uaeyc.org)

Please summarize the purpose of the trip including how travel will enhance student learning experience, the department, school or college, or how it meets specific initiatives:
See Cover Letter

What event sessions will be attended? (Please remember to attach copies of brochures, announcements or agendas)
Program Draft is not out yet, but I am submitting a Program from an earlier year in order to offer a general overview of the kinds of sessions they schedule.

How will the information and activities from the conference / event be shared with the department?
See cover letter.

Process:
1 Travel funded by the college must be approved prior to any arrangements being made. If not, the faculty member assumes responsibility for expenses incurred.
2 Proposals are due a minimum of 30 days before scheduled travel.
3 Requests go first to the Associate Dean who will then make a recommendation to the Dean. The Dean has final approval authority.

At the conclusion of the travel, address in writing how the travel accomplished the goals outlined in section 4.

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Public Philosophy in Reasoning and Argumentation Courses
A presentation by members of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers

Michelle Catalano, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Jane Drexler, Salt Lake Community College
Rob Loftis, Lorraine County Community College

Type: Paper

This paper presentation and discussion will focus on various approaches to how we
design Informal Logic and Reasoning courses in order to orient them towards Public
Philosophy. The purpose of our presentation will be to share our own specific curricular
processes and designs—syllabi, sample activities and assignments, etc.—but also to
engage a larger discussion of how introductory level courses can engage Public
Philosophy. We will explore the impacts Public Philosophy course-design has had (and
can have) on our students’ and our own professional and public engagements. And we
will also try to collectively identify the institutional challenges and barriers to these
kinds of expansive understandings of what teaching philosophy looks like.

Towards these ends, we will explore some specific manifestations of Public Philosophy
course-design in Reasoning courses. For instance, one course we highlight centers on
reasoning as praxis, inspired by the question “what would a course in reasoning look like
if every week’s lesson required going beyond the classroom walls?” This course focuses
on implementing experiential projects, supporting and defending arguments in public
spaces, translating theories into actions, interpreting the implications of accepting a
certain conclusion in the real world, and more. Another course centers on what a
single introductory level course in Reasoning might do to bridge Humanities and STEM
fields. It aims to make visible the philosophical within the public’s more pressing social
and scientific problems, as well as to analyze and intervene in the methodological and
epistemological tensions between scientific and political and public discourse.







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 A Public Philosophy Network (PPN) Conference

Advancing Public Philosophy

2013
Emory University
March 14 – 16
Atlanta, GA

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The conference registration desk, located below the stairs of the Emory
Conference Center Hotel lobby, will be open March 14 from 6-9 p.m.;
March 15 from 8-5; and March 16 from 8-2. On March 15 and 16, conti-
nental breakfast will be available in the Garden Overlook from 7-9 a.m.
SPONSORS
Emory University
American Philosophical Association
APA Committee on Public Philosophy
George Mason University
Michigan State University’s Philosophy Department and Kellogg Chair for
Agricultural Ethics
Penn State University’s Rock Ethics Institute
University of Scranton
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Noëlle McAfee, Emory University, Conference Chair
Adam Briggle, University of North Texas
Robert Kirkman, Georgia Tech
Sarah Clark Miller, Penn State University
Ronald Sundstrom, University of San Francisco
Kyle Powys Whyte, Michigan State

EMORY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

Mark Fagiano
Osman Nemli
David Pena
Alexander Robins
Katherine Schweitzer

The organizers would like to thank the Emory Conference Center’s sub-
vention fund; the Laney Graduate School; Chelsea Long of Emory Col-
lege’s finance office; and Frances Campbell, the Academic Department
Administrator of Emory’s philosophy department.

*Cover photo by Amy Lam all rights reserved.

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Thursday, March 14

7:00p – 9:00p
Plenary: “Opening Doors and Opening Windows: How to Advance
Public Philosophy”
This session aims at the participation of all conference registrants as we en-
gage in a discussion about how to best “open the doors” of philosophy to in-
sure that those who have been marginalized from the discipline are includ-
ed. Many have been marginalized who do publicly engaged work on the sup-
posed grounds that it is somehow not philosophy. But when we open the
doors, we also open windows, as the newcomers start pointing to issues that
have been previously ignored. Both are necessary if we are to advance pub-
licly engaged scholarship generally and publicly engaged philosophy in par-
ticular.
Facilitator
Sharon M. Meagher (Co-Director, Public Philosophy Network;
University of Scranton)

Catalyst discussants
Claire Snyder-Hall (Kettering Foundation)
Anita L. Allen (University of Pennsylvania)
Ronald Sundstrom (University of San Francisco)
Gertrude Gonzalez de Allen (Spelman College)
Naomi Scheman (University of Minnesota)

Note: this plenary session will use a fishbowl discussion format; all attending
will have opportunities to participate.

* Location: Lullwater Ballroom.

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Friday, March 15
9:00a - 12:00p Morning Workshops
1.1 Taking Philosophy into the Field of Science and Salon 2
Technology Policy: Toward a Paradigm for Publicly
Engaged Philosophy.

Workshop Leaders
Adam Briggle (University of North Texas)
J. Britt Holbrook (University of North Texas)
Robert Frodeman (University of North Texas)
Kelli Barr (University of North Texas)
Discussants
Susan Hawthorne, Mark Painter, Kathryn Russell, Jose Muniz, Jan C.
Schmidt, Bruce Wozny, Linda Billings, Marianne Janack, Eric B. Kennedy,
Thomas Atchison, Kathryn Plaisance.

1.2 Philosophy behind Prison Walls, Pedagogy, Praxis, Salon 1

and Infrastructure

Workshop Leaders
Brady Heiner (California State University, Fullerton)
John D. Macready (University of Dallas)
Marianne Patinelli-Dubay (SUNY College of Environmental Science and
Forestry)
Discussants
Mecke Nagel, Cori Wong, J.J Sylvia IV, Michael D. Burroughs, Kelsey N.
Borrowman, Talia Welsh, Beth Rosdatter, Mark Stephen Fagiano, Elizabeth
Minnich, Nancy McHugh, Mladjo Ivanovic, John P. Fantuzzo, Ben Almassi,
Grace Hunt, Dan Cheon, Stephen R. Stinson, Alexandra Chambers, Drew
Leder, Daniel Karpowitz

1.3 Creating Public-Public Partnerships: Utilizing Basswood

Universities for Participatory Budgeting

Workshop Leaders
Michael Menser (Brooklyn College)
Kwabena Edusei (Brooklyn College)
Discussants
David Brooke Struck, Christopher Meyers, Eric Thomas Weber, Mark Sand-
ers, Caroline Appleton, Deborah A. Smith

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1.4 Streets, Surfaces, and Sounds Maple

Workshop Leader
Gray Kochhar-Lindgren (University of Washington Bothell)
Discussants
Noëlle McAfee, Danielle M. LaSusa, Lori Kelly, Timothy Cuffman, Rebec-
ca Longtin Hansen, Janet Donohoe, Alex Robins

1.5 Race, the City, and the Challenge of Praxis Dogwood

Workshop Leader
Ron Sundstrom (University of San Francisco)
Frank McMillan (Organizer, Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community
Engagement)
Charles Peterson (Oberlin City Council)
John Wood (UNC Asheville)
Discussants
Sharon Meagher, Chris Long, Monica Janzen, Naomi Scheman, Jocelyn L.
Torma, Shay Welch, Roberto Toledo, Angel Adams Parham, Katherine Kim
(Eun-Jung), Anna Malavisi, Jonathan Wurtz, Elena Ruiz

1.6 Retooling Public Health Ethics: how academic ethicists Salon 4

and philosophers can collaborate with health officials to ad-
dress public health challenges.

Workshop Leader
Leonard Ortmann (Public Health Ethicist, Public Health Ethics Unit, Office
of Science Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Drue Barrett (PhD, Lead, Public Health Ethics Unit, Office of Science Int-
egrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Centers for D
isease Control and Prevention)
Discussants
Michael Hoffmann, Nathan Nobis, Claire Snyder-Hall

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1.7 Using Non-Cooperative, Experiential Games to Teach Salon 5
Sustainability Ethics

Workshop Leader
Jathan Sadowski (Arizona State University)
Discussants
Katherine Schweitzer, Ian Werkheiser, Lou Marinoff, Robert Kirkman,
Nancy Tuana, Clark Wolf, Ralph R. Acampora, Lissy Goralnik, Laurie
Thorp, Monica List, Ann J. Cahill, Kate Mehuron, Lisa Gerber, Romana
Christina Ilea

1.8 Scientific Advisory Committees, Controversial Issues Salon 3

and the Role of Philosophy

Workshop Leader
Paul Thompson (Michigan State University)
Bryan Norton (Georgia Tech University)
Gene Gregory (Former President and CEO of the United Egg Producers)
Janice C. Swanson, (Michigan State University)
Kyle Powys Whyte (Michigan State University)
Discussants
Allen Thompson, Catherine A. Womack, Kenneth Eric Shockley, Zachary
Piso, Daniel Hicks, Lynne Tirrell, Katherine W. Robinson, Andrew F.
Smith, Samantha Noll, Nancy J. Matchett, Avram Blaker, Anita L. Allen,
Janice Swanson, Sarah Clark Miller, Karen Langbehn

12:00p -1:30p Lunch and Impromptu Table Sessions

1:30p - 3:00p Afternoon Panels First Session

2.1 Public Philosophy: Disciplinary Constraints and Salon 3

Opportunities (Paper Panel)

Moderator, Adam Briggle (University of North Texas)

“De-Disciplining Philosophy,” Robert Frodeman (University of North Texas)
“Public Philosophy and Tenure/Promotion: Rethinking Teaching, Scholarship
and Service,” Christopher Meyers (CSU Bakerfield)
“Applied Philosophy and the Task of Thinking: Misericordia University’s
Applied Philosophy Project,” Mark Painter (Misericordia University)
“The Interviewing Philosopher, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love
Qualitative Research,” Catherine A. Womack (Bridgewater State University)

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2.2 From Soma to Society: A Sample Spectrum of Salon 4
Philosophical Practice (Organized Session)

“Talking to Neurons: How Understanding Synapses Helps Memory-Work,”

Kate Mehuron (Eastern Michigan University)
“Somaesthetics: Possibilities for Philosophical Practice,” Andrew Fitz-
Gibbon (SUNY Cortland)
“Philosophical Counseling: Therapy, Education, Activism,” Kathryn Russell
(SUNY Cortland)
“Philosophical Practice as a Remedy for Culturally-Induced Illnesses,” Lou
Marinoff (The City College of New York)

2.3 Food, Health, and Justice (Paper Panel) Salon 2

Moderator, Sarah Clark Miller (Penn State University)

“The Contingent Justificatory Status of the ‘Bloomberg Ban’,” Maura Priest
(University of California Irvine)
“Of Famines and Food Deserts: Resources, Capabilities, and Democratic
Failure,” Andrew F. Smith (Drexel University)
“Good Health and Its Discontents: Critically Examining Public Health Poli-
cy,” Talia Welsh (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)
“A Claim to Conscience: Hegel on Privacy and Publicity,” Victoria Burke
(University of Guelph)

2.4 Socially Relevant Philosophy of Science (SRPOS): Scientific Salon 1

knowledge mobilization across communities (Organized Session)

Facilitator, Eric Kennedy (Arizona State University)

“Philosophers as Interactional Experts,” Kathryn Plaisance (University of
Waterloo)
“Evolutionary psychologists and human mating behavior,” Carla Fehr
(University of Waterloo)
“Cross Boundary Environmental Issues and Indigenous People,” Kyle Whyte
(Michigan State University)

2.5 Philosophical Outreach in Schools (Paper Panel)

Moderator, Katherine Schweitzer (Emory University)

“Civic Engagement in Local Grade Schools,” Mark Balawender (Michigan
State University
“Images of Philosophy Outreach: From Memphis to Chapel Hill,” Michael
D. Burroughs (UNC Chapel Hill)
“Ethics Bowls and Outreach: Pitfalls and Best Practices,” Joel MacClellan
(Washington State University), Jeff Cervantes (University of Tennessee),
Jason Fishel, (University of Tennessee)

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2.6 Philosophy for Working Professionals: One Approach Dogwood
to Teaching Ethics in Practice (Organized Session)
"Why Development Needs Ethics," Anna Malivis (Michigan State Universi-
ty)
"What Students Have, What They Need: One Attempt at Rethinking Content
for Nontraditional Students, "Ian Werkheiser (Michigan State University)
"Taking Philosophy Online: Opportunities and Challenges of Online Cours-
es," Samantha Noll (Michigan State University)
"Challenges of cross-cultural virtual learning: teaching philosophy online to
an international audience," Monica List (Michigan State University)
"Between Education and Disclosure: Challenges for Teaching Social and
Political Philosophy in an Online Environment,"Mladjo Ivanovic (Michigan
State University)

2.7 Philosophical issues in Humanitarian Aid Work. Basswood

Accountability and Ideology (Organized Session)

“NGOs, Humanitarian Aid, the Problems of Ideology and Accountability,

and the (Possible) Promise of Failure,” Geoff Pfeifer (Worcester Polytechnic
Institute), Chioke I'Anson (University of South Florida)
“So You Want to Help? Conceptualizing and Reconceptualizing Humanitari-
an Aid and Development Work,” Geoff Pfeifer (Worcester Polytechnic Insti-
tute) and Chioke I'Anson (University of South Florida)

3.1 Rhetoric and Dialogue in Public Philosophy (Paper Panel) Salon 4

Moderator, Rebecca Longtin Hansen (Emory University)
“Rhetoric, Parrhesia, and Critical Ethology: Fashioning the Future of Public
Philosophy,” Timothy Cuffman (Stony Brook University)
“Philosophy in Digital Dialogue,” Christopher Long (Penn State University)

3.2 Speech and Necessity: Conceptualizing Civil Resistance and Salon 2

Institutional Response (Organized Session)

Panelists
Beth Rosdatter (Indiana University Southeast)
Clark Wolf (Iowa State University)
Anabel Dwyer (Michigan attorney)

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3.3 Environmental and Agricultural Ethics (Paper Panel) Salon 1
Moderator, Kelsey Borrowman (Stony Brook University)
“Restoration as Moral Repair: Environmental Trustworthiness in Practice
among Citizens, Students, and Technicians,” Ben Almassi, College of Lake
County
“Care Ethics, Participatory Virtues and Agroecological Farmer Education,”
Lissy Goralnik, Laurie Thorp, and Matt Ferkany (Michigan State University)
“Eating Animals and Ecological Crisis: The Hermeneutics of Revaluing Om-
nivorism,” Matthew C. Halteman (Calvin College)
“What would Socrates eat? Philosophy, Science and Food Choices,” Nathan
Nobis (Morehouse College)

3.4 Philosophical Aspects of Energy and Environmental Salon 3

Policy (Paper Panel)

Moderator, Alex Robins (Emory University)

“Working with the Current: Environmental Values, Science, and Policy in
Academia,” Caroline Appleton (University of Colorado-Boulder)
“A Philosophical Look at Hydrofracking and Social Movements in New
York,” Kathryn Russell (SUNY Cortland)
“Promoting Transparency: Justifying Climate Change Policy in the Public
Realm, "Kenneth Shockley (University at Buffalo-SUNY)“
“Urban Planning and Renewable Energy,” Harold P. Sjursen (New York

3.5 Public Deliberation and Participation (Paper Panel) Dogwood

Moderator, Claire Snyder-Hall (Kettering Foundation)

“Organized Dialogue as an Exercise of Practical Philosophy: the Example of
the Debate on a New Statement of Principles of Germany’s Liberal Party,”
Christopher Gohl (Global Ethics Institute, Tübingen, Germany)
“AGORA-net: Web-based argument visualization as a social media tool,”
Michael Hoffmann (Georgia Institute of Philosophy)
“The Health Canada Decision-Making Framework and the Moral Philosophy
of Bernard Gert: A Public Ethics Analysis,” Bruce Wozny (Health Canada)

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3.6 Cultivating Citizenship: How to Implement Civic Engage- Salon 5
ment Projects in your Philosophy Classes (Organized Session)
"Overview of Civic Engagement Projects," Monica Janzen (Hennepin Tech-
nical College)
"The Goals and Theory of Civic Engagement Projects," Susan Hawthorne
(St. Catherine University)
"Implementation of Civic Engagement Projects, E-portfolios, and Grading,"
Ramona Ilea (Pacific University Oregon)

3.7 Where shall we go in outer space, and why? Value, Basswood

meaning, and ethics in space exploration. (Organized
Session)
Panelists
Linda Billings (George Washington University)
Lori Marino (Emory University)
Roger Launius (Dept. of Space History, National Air and Space Museum)

Saturday, March 16
9:00a –12:00p Morning Workshops

4.1 Philosophy of/as Interdisciplinarity Network (PIN) or Salon 1

Philosophy and Interdisciplinarity: Reflecting on and
Crossing Boundaries

Workshop Leaders
Adam Briggle (University of North Texas)
J. Britt Holbrook (University of North Texas)
Robert Frodeman (University of North Texas)
Jan Schmidt (Darmstadt University)
Michael Hoffmann (Georgia Tech)
Discussants
Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Marianne Patinelli-Dubay, David Brooke Struck,
Ralph R. Acampora, Angel Adams Parham, Eric Thomas Weber, Lynne
Tirrell, Lissy Goralnik, Victoria I. Burke, Monica List, Avram Blaker,
Mark Sanders, Timothy Cuffman, Kate Mehuron, Bryan Norton, Stephen
R. Stinson, Eric B. Kennedy

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4.2 Challenging the Culture of Sexual Violence: Moral Dogwood
Literacy and Sexual Empowerment as Tools of Transformation
Workshop Leader
Sarah Clark Miller (Penn State University)
Cori Wong (Penn State University)
Ann Cahill (Elon College)
Discussants
Kelsey N. Borrowman, Shay Welch, Talia Welsh, Mecke Nagel, Mladjo
Ivanovic, Jonathan Wurtz, Anita L. Allen, Janet Donohoe, Grace Hunt

4.3 Engaged University and Just University-Community Salon 2

Partnerships

Workshop Leader
Dr. Ericka Tucker (Cal Poly Pomona University and Emory University)
Dr. Vialla Hartfield-Méndez (Emory University)
Letitia Campbell (Emory University)
Hussien Mohamed (Director of Sagal Radio, OUCP)
Discussants
Katherine Schweitzer, Michael D. Burroughs, Kenneth Eric Shockley,
Kyle Whyte, Christopher Meyers, Daniel Hicks, Elizabeth Minnich, Nancy
McHugh, Nancy J. Matchett, Caroline Appleton, John P. Fantuzzo, Debo-
rah A. Smith, Michael Menser, Marianne Janack, Drew Leder
4.4 Hip-Hop as Public Philosophy Basswood

Workshop Leader
Amer Ahmed (Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Hip-Hop
Congress, Spoken Word Poet, Director of Multi-Ethnic Student
Affairs, University of Michigan)
Michael Benitez Jr. (Director of Intercultural Engagement and Leadership,
Grinnell College; Doctoral Candidate, Iowa State University; Social
Justice Scholar)
Jo Dalton (Activist, rap producer, youth educator, street philosopher, and
former gang leader of the legendary Black Dragons; a gang from t
he Parisian periphery heavily influenced by the American Black
Panthers and Hip-hop movement)
Roberto Domingo Toledo (Stony Brook University; Dissertation
Fellow, Grinnell College)
Zulu King Quic (B-boy, creator of Mambo Rock, Bronx Style Salsa;
Educator of street culture and community uplift)
Discussants
Frank McMillan, Elena Ruiz, Alex Robins

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4.5 Sagacity and Commerce Maple

Workshop Leader
David E. McClean (Rutgers University, Molloy College)
Discussants
Monica Janzen, Lou Marinoff, Bruce Wozny

4.6 Practical Epistemology and Sustainable Inquiry Salon 3

Workshop Leader
Karen Hanson (University of Minnesota)
Naomi Scheman (University of Minnesota)
Discussants
Susan Hawthorne, Jathan Sadowski, Ian Werkheiser, Catherine A. Womack,
Jocelyn L. Torma, Beth Rosdatter, Zachary Piso, Katherine (Eun-Jung) Kim,
Jose Muniz, Laurie Thorp, Ben Almassi, Danielle M. LaSusa, Samantha
Noll, Anna Malavisi, Lori Kelly, Gaile Pohlhaus, Janice Swanson, Linda
Billings, Leonard W. Ortmann, Karen Langbehn

4.7 Public Philosophy Journal: Performing Philosophy as Salon 4

Publication

Workshop Leader
Christopher Long (Penn State University)
Mark Fisher (Penn State University)
Discussants
Sharon M Meagher, Paul B. Thompson, Mark Painter, John D. Macready,

4.8 Equity and Climate Change: Opportunities for Research, Salon 5

Teaching, and Advocacy
Workshop Leader
Andrew Light (George Mason University and Center for American Pro-
gress)
Paul Baer (Georgia Tech)
Discussants
Noëlle McAfee, Allen Thompson, Robert Kirkman, Nancy Tuana, Kathryn
Russell, Clark Wolf, Mark Stephen Fagiano, Katherine W. Robinson, An-
drew F. Smith, Lisa Gerber, Romana Christina Ilea, Thomas Atchison

12:00p -1:30p Lunch and Impromptu Table Sessions

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1:30p -3:00p Keynote Salons 1-3
Plenary: "Thinking what we are doing: Reflections on
public philosophizing"
Dr. Elizabeth Minnich is a publicly engaged philosopher and the author of
the award winning book Transforming Knowledge. Minnich is currently a
Senior Scholar, Association of American Colleges & Universities: Office of
Diversity, Equity, and Global Initiatives.
Keynote address followed by open discussion.

3:15p - 4:45p Afternoon Panels

5.1 Diversity and Democratic Public Life (Paper Panel) Salon 5

Moderator, Shay Welch (Spelman College)
“Study Notes on the Interior of the Brazilian Amazon” Lissandro Botelho
(State University of Amazonas)
“The Underside of Cyber-Theory: A Report on Publicly Engaged Philosophy
in Latin America” Elena Ruiz-Aho and Jonathan Wurtz (Florida Gulf Coast
University)
“Islamic Law in American Courts: Good, Bad, and Unjustifiable Uses,”
Katherine Kim Eun-Jung (Wayne State University)
“A Humane Framework for Future Immigration Reform,” José Jorge Men-
doza (Worcester State University)
“Toward a New Conversation on Immigration, Race, and Cultural Differ-
ence,” Angel Adams Parham (Loyola University-New Orleans)

5.2 Philosophical Practice in Science and Technology (Paper Dogwood

Panel)

Moderator, Karen McCarthy (Emory University)

“Towards Effective and Rational Cognitive Enhancements,” Ye Feng and
Guoyu Wang (Dalian University of Technology, China)
“A class on philosophy and food: groping towards service learning for phi-
losophy of science,” Dan Hicks (University of Notre Dame)
“Technology Assessment and Philosophy: a contribution of philosophy to a
prospective science and technology assessment,” Jan C. Schmidt
(Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Germany)

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 5.3 Adaptation, Institutions, and Land Management Policy: Basswood
Some Aspects of Moral Responsibility in the Anthropocene
(Organized Session)

"Using Institutions for Good: The Role of Institutions in the Anthropo-

cene," Ken Shockley(University at Buffalo-SUNY)
“Obligations to Assist: Adaptation and Reparation in the Anthropocene,”
Ben Hale (University of Colorado, Boulder)
"The Human Influence: Moral Responsibility for Novel Ecosystems,"
Allen Thompson (Oregon State University)

5.4 Public Philosophy and Philosophical Outreach (Paper Salon 4

Panel)

Moderator, Robert Frodeman (University of North Texas)

“Reconstruction in Mind, Brain, and Education: Pragmatic Commitments for
Collaborative Inquiry,” Zach Piso (Michigan State University)
“Philosophical Psychology and the Reconstruction of Culture,” Eric Thomas
Weber (University of Mississippi)
“Philopolis,” David Brooke Struck (University of Guelph)
“Restorative Justice,” Nancy McHugh (Wittenberg College)

5.5 “Who asked you?” Perspectives on "Engaging the Public Maple

Through Philosophy" (Organized Session)

“Philosophers' Philosophy and Everyone Else's,” Oz Blaker (Temple Univer-

sity)
“Does selling books mean selling out?: Engaging the public as customer,”
Danielle M. LaSusa (Bard High School early College Queens)
“Drugs & Elevators: Against solution-giving,” José Muñiz (Lehman College
CUNY)

5:00p-7:00p Closing Reception and Cash Bar

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 Program at a Glance

THURSDAY 14
7:00p – 9:00p
Plenary: “Opening Doors and Opening Windows: How to Advance Public Philosophy”
FRIDAY 15
9:00a - 12:00p workshops
12:00p - 1:30p lunch and impromptu table sessions
1:30p - 3:00p organized panels and paper sessions
3:15p - 4:45p organized panels and paper sessions
5:00p - 6:30p business meeting
SATURDAY 16
9:00a -12:00p workshops
12:00p - 1:30p lunch and impromptu table sessions
1:30p - 3:00p
Plenary : "Thinking what we are doing: Reflections on public philosophizing"
3:15p -4:45p organized panels and papers sessions
5:00p-7:00p cash bar and reception

The location for all events is the

Emory Conference Hotel

1615 Clifton Road

Atlanta, GA 303029

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