The 33rd Annual
Philosophy and Religion
Undergraduate Conference
November 11, 2023
Baldwin Hall 114
The conference is free and open to the public; no registration is required.
Conference Schedule
| 9:00 AM | Pre-Conference Socialization; light food and beverages available | ||
| 9:25 | Dereck Daschke | Truman State University | WELCOME |
| 9:30 | Kenzie Spigner | Creighton University | Redefining Sex and Sexuality |
| 10:00 | Madeline King | Creighton University | Testamentary Capacity: Justification for the Lucid Interval |
| 10:30 | BREAK | ||
| 10:40 | Tristan Corcoran | Coe College | A Response to Brie Gertler’s “In Defense of Mind-Body Dualism” |
| 11:10 | Matthias Walters | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Something Called the ‘False Dilemma Fallacy’: A Return to Formalization Just This Time |
| 11:40 | LUNCH | Conference participants and their guests are invited to dine on campus, complements of the Department of Philosophy & Religion | |
| 1:30 PM | KEYNOTE: Dr. Mark Lambert | Des Moines University | “A Horror of Moral Beauty: Leprosy, Religion and Public Health Debates.” |
| 2:30 | Heidi Johnson | Creighton University | Religious Exemptions From Vaccinations |
| 3:00 | Corey Hannan | University of Nebraska Omaha | What is Good: Source of the Indefinable Nature of the Concept of Goodness |
| 3:30 | BREAK | ||
| 3:40 | Andrew Freund | Truman State University | Don’t Stop Believing (Most of the Time) |
| 4:10 | Em Armstrong | Coe College | Psychological Egoism and Helping Others |
The conference organizers gratefully acknowledge the support of the Department of Philosophy & Religion, the Dr. Patricia Burton Honorary Endowment, and the Student Selection Committee.
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