Saturday, November 3, 2007
Highsmith University Union 104
Judge: Professor Peter L P Simpson, Professor of Philosophy and Classics, Graduate Center--City University of New York
PROGRAM

9:00-9:45: Morning Coffee 9:45-10:00: Chancellor's Welcome

10:00-11:00: Session I
Chair: Amanda Lusky, UNC-Asheville 
“Plato’s Simple Soul” Christopher B. Pendleton, Southern Virginia University 
“Aquinas and Scotus on Beauty” Jennifer Gray, UNC-Asheville


11:15-12:15: Session II
Chair: Jennifer Gray, UNC-Asheville 
“Substance Dualism and Possible Instantiations” Corin T. Fox, Virginia Commonwealth University 
“Differing Dualisms: Extension and the Self” L. Joseph Barcia Jr., UNC-Asheville 


12:15-1:30: Lunch


1:30-2:30: Session III
Chair: L. Joseph Barcia Jr., UNC-Asheville 
“Streams of Language: William James’ addition to Wittgenstein’s rejection of Private Language” Amanda Lusky, UNC-Asheville 
“Building Being: Skepticism about Reason” Kenneth Silver UNC-Chapel Hill 

2:45-3:45: Session IV
Chair: Jacob Kountz, UNC-Asheville 
“Why does Meletus choose to accuse Socrates of being atheist?” Rene Henriquez, University of Florida 
“Connecting the Dots: Questioning, Fighting, and Authenticity in Heidegger” Alex Lampros, Penn State University 

4:00-5:00: Awards Ceremony/Reception