Hendrix college in Conway, ar
Murphy seminar room, saturday, april 6, 2013 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Accommodations:
Rooms available at a special rate.
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriot 2260 Sanders Road Conway, AR 72032 (501)-505-8034 Mention you are with the Hendrix Philosophy Conference. For more information contact Fred Ablondi, 501-450-1418. |
A special thanks to Dr. Morriss and Ann Henry for their generosity in making this conference possible.
Speakers
9:00 -10:00
Tad Schmaltz (University of Michigan): "Galileo and Descartes on Copernicanism and the Cause of the Tides" 10:05 -11:05 Antonia LoLordo (University of Virginia): "Copernicus, Epicurus, Galileo, and Gassendi" 11:20 - 12:20 Dan Garber (Princeton University): "Galileo, Hobbes and the Laws of Nature" 2:00 - 3:00 Alan Nelson (University of North Carolina): "Descartes on the Value of Mathematics" 3:05 - 4:05 Lisa Downing (Ohio State University): “Galileo and Locke on the Primary/Secondary Quality Distinction” 4:10 - 5:10 Andrew Janiak (Duke University): "The Struggle between Theology and Philosophy in Galileo, Descartes, and Newton" |