Proceedings And Addresses
January, 2006 (Volume 79, Issue 3)
Mini-Conference Programs
Mini-Conference on Secrecy
This program explores the ethics of secrecy as used by governments, businesses, scientists, and individuals. The mini-conference begins on Wednesday, March 22, at 9:30 a.m. (after a continental breakfast) with the session designated as MI-A. It continues with an afternoon session at 1:30 p.m. (I-M) and an early evening session at 4:00 p.m. (II-H), with a reception to follow. All convention attendees are invited.
The organizing committee for the Mini-Conference on Secrecy consists of Don Fallis (Chair), Tony Doyle, Kay Mathiesen, and Catherine Womack.
Mini-Conference on Scientific Images
This program launches a systematic study of images in science by bringing together research on non-linguistic models in philosophy of science, on pictorial representation in philosophy of art, and on perception and perceptual knowledge in philosophy of mind and epistemology. The mini-conference begins on Saturday, March 25, at 1:00 p.m. with the session designated as X-N. It continues on Saturday with an early evening session at 4:00 p.m. (XI-M). The Sunday, March 26, sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. (XII-L) and end with a roundtable discussion at 1:00 p.m. (MII-A). All convention attendees are invited.
The organizing committee for the Mini-Conference on Scientific Images consists of Dom Lopes (Chair), Steven Downes, Aaron Meskin, and Laura Perini.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Registration
Noon-8:00 p.m.
Placement Information
Noon-8:00 p.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Reception
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday Morning, March 22
MI-A. Mini-Conference on Secrecy: Morning Session
9:30-9:45 a.m.
Welcome: Kay Mathiesen (University of Arizona)
9:45-10:45 a.m.
Chair: David Woolwine (Hofstra University)
Speaker: Adam Moore (University of Washington)
“Privacy, Secrecy, and Government Surveillance”
Commentator: Thomas Grassey (U.S. Naval War College)
11:00 a.m.-Noon
Chair: Martin Frické (University of Arizona)
Speaker: Philip Doty (University of Texas)
“The Ethics of Managing Risk through Secrecy”
Commentator: Kenneth Himma (Seattle Pacific University)