March 20 - 21, 2025

Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, Biloxi, MS

updated 03/07/2025

THURSDAY, MARCH 20: Hall C Room 3

8:50-9:00
Gregory Johnson
Welcome, the 25th Anniversary of the HPS Division, and a tribute to Ken Curry

9:00-9:30
Paula Smithka, University of Southern Mississippi
SPECIES PLURALISM AND THE LINGERING PROBLEMS OF TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION

9:30-10:00
Armin Heydari, Harvard University
OBJECTS IN THE SPECTRAL PRESHEAF: FROM RADICAL TO STRUCTURES-FIRST ONTIC STRUCTURAL REALISM

10:00-10:15
Break

10:15-10:45
Gregory Johnson, Mississippi State University
A PROGRAM FOR FINDING FORGETTING

10:45-11:15
Benjamin Aguda, University of New Orleans
Britt Aguda, University of New Orleans
THE SENSORY ONLOADING HYPOTHESIS

11:45–1:00
Lunch

1:00-1:30
John Bickle, Mississippi State University & University of Mississippi Medical Center
MORE ON “WHY IDIOSYNCRASY IN EXPLORATION MATTERS”

1:30-2:00
Jiusi Guo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
IDEALIZATION AND THE NORMATIVITY OF SCIENCE

2:00-2:15
Break

2:15-2:45
Renee M. Clary, Mississippi State University
David Dockery, III, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

2:45-3:15
Robert Waltzer, Belhaven University
DESIGN BEHIND THE DESIGN: EXPLORING THE DEPTHS OF MUSCLE

FRIDAY, March 21: Hall C Room 3

9:00-9:30
Austin McGrath, Mississippi State University
THE ABSURDITY OF PANNORMISM

9:30-10:00
Samuel Hage, Tulane University
RECOLLECTION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWING IN PLATO’S MENO

10:00-10:15
Break

10:15-10:45
Jeffrey Colgan, Tulane University
David Ween, Tulane University
LANGUAGE AND METHODOLOGICAL LIMITS IN WITTGENSTEIN AND HAYEK

10:45-11:15
Ian Dunkle, University of Southern Mississippi
PREGNANCY, AGENCY, AND HEALTH

11:45-1:00
Lunch

1:00-1:30
Marie Bishop, University of Mississippi
THE PITFALLS OF PARADIGM ALLEGIANCE IN THE NUTRITION SCIENCES

1:30-2:00
Kenneth Butler, UMMC
Gary Hamil, Belhaven University
ETHICAL CHALLENGES POSED BY THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY POTENTIALLY INFLUENCING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

2:00-2:15
Break

2:15-2:45
Lillion Hamil, Belhaven University
Kenneth Butler, UMMC
Gary Hamil, Belhaven University
EXPLORING ETHICAL CONCERNS WHEN FAITH-BASED HEALING PRACTICES COLLIDE WITH MEDICINE

2:45-3:15
Karleigh Butler, Mississippi College
Gary Hamil, Belhaven University
Kenneth Butler, UMMC
BALANCING THE NEEDS OF ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES AND HUMAN POPULATIONS: A BIOETHICAL PERSPECTIVE

3:15-3:45
Business Meeting