For Information about our 2007 meeting, please go to: http://www.unm.edu/~mdomski/swseminar07.html
Southwest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy
25-26 February
2006
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
The inaugural meeting of the Southwest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy will be held 25-26 February 2006 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. Following the model of similar seminars around the U.S. and Canada, the Southwest Seminar was formed to foster interaction among scholars who work on various topics in the history of early modern philosophy (a period ranging, roughly, from Montaigne to Kant).
The Seminar is free and open to the public. Please e-mail Mary Domski at mdomski@unm.edu by 10 February 2006 if you will be attending the talks, and also indicate if you are interested in joining participants for the conference dinner. Space at the dinner is limited, but we will do our best to accommodate those who are interested in attending.
Program
We are pleased to announce our program for the Southwest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy.
| Saturday, 25 February | |
8:30-8:55
am |
Coffee
and Continental Breakfast |
9:00-10:10
am |
"Descartes
on the Nonstatus of Colors" Larry Nolan, California State University, Long Beach |
10:15-11:25
am |
"Descartes
on the Epistemic Responsibility of the Will" Lex Newman, University of Utah |
11:30
am-12:30 pm |
Lunch
Break |
12:45-1:55
pm |
"Spinoza's
Critique of Wonder" Amanda Parris, DePaul University |
2:00-3:10
pm |
"Continuous
Creation and Created Substances in Leibniz's Mature Metaphysics" John Whipple, University of California, Irvine |
3:15-3:40
pm |
Coffee
Break |
3:45-4:55
pm |
"Must
Primary Qualities be Inseparable for Locke?" Derek Kern, University of Colorado, Boulder |
5:00-6:10
pm |
"Lockean
Abstractionism versus Cartesian Innatism" Nicholas Jolley, University of California, Irvine |
7:00-9:30
pm |
Conference
Dinner Location: The Flying Star, 723 Silver Avenue SW |
| Sunday, 26 February | |
9:00-9:25
am |
Coffee
and Continental Breakfast |
9:30-10:40
am |
"Hume's
Consequent Skepticism" Mark Collier, University of Minnesota, Morris |
10:45-11:55
am |
"Self-Perfection
in Kant's Theory of Virtue" Anne Margaret Baxley, Washington University, St. Louis |
For paper abstracts, please click here.
Accommodations
For those participants traveling from out of town, there are two very good lodging options. Both are three star hotels that are relatively close to UNM, though please note that the Double Tree is our official conference hotel. We've secured a conference rate with them and have arranged shuttle service to and from the UNM campus for Seminar participants staying there. If you choose to stay at The Hotel Blue, you'll make your own arrangements for shuttle service to and from the UNM campus when you place your reservation. Whichever option you choose, we recommend that you book early.
1) The Double Tree Hotel, 201 Marquette Ave NW,
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Reservations: 1-800-584-5058; Local Phone: (505) 247-3344; Web Site: www.doubletree.com
This hotel is located in downtown Albuquerque, roughly 1 mile from the UNM campus. The hotel does not have shuttle service to and from the airport (a taxi costs around $10 each way). They do have hi-speed and wireless internet for $9.95/day. For those driving into ABQ, parking at the hotel is $8/day.
We have secured the following conference rates: a single room for $65/night (plus taxes and fees), and a double room for $75/night (plus taxes and fees). These rates will expire on 20 January 2006. We recommend that you reserve your room much earlier than that, because there are a limited number of rooms available at this rate. Starting 1 November, call 1-800-584-5058 to place a reservation. Be sure to ask for "The Southwest Seminar Rate."
2) The Hotel Blue 717 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 1-877-878-4868; Web Site: www.thehotelblue.com
This boutique hotel is located in downtown Albuquerque, roughly 2 miles from the UNM campus. The hotel offers a complimentary airport shuttle service for guests. You can make shuttle arrangements with the hotel when you place your reservation. Also, for those participants who are driving into ABQ, the hotel offers free parking.
We were unable to secure a block of rooms at a conference rate, but their standard rate is a very affordable $69/night (plus taxes and fees) for a single or double room. Please call the hotel at 1-877-878-4868 to place your reservation.
Info
on Albuquerque
Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico, with a population approaching 700,000 people. It boasts a wide array of activities (especially for the outdoor enthusiast) as well as a nice blend of dining options. For more information about what Albuquerque offers, visit the official site of the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau. For more information about the University of New Mexico, visit the UNM web page.
Contact
Info
For further information about the Southwest Seminar, please contact Mary Domski (mdomski@unm.edu) or Don Rutherford (drutherford@ucsd.edu).
Acknowledgements
This event is being generously sponsored by the University of New Mexico Department of Philosophy, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the local chapter of the philosophy honor society, Phi Sigma Tau. Our thanks as well to Rikk Murphy for maintaining the Seminar web site.