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HEINZIG-MCMILLAN STUDENT CONFERENCE

The OSU Philosophy Department is excited to announce the first biennial Heinzig-McMillan Student Conference.

SCHEDULE

MAY 15, 2026

SSH PARLOR, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY


8:30 - 10:30

RELATIONSHIPS  

  • A Graduated Blame for Shared Responsibility, Karl Palomino Flores (Brown University)
  • The Spectre of Friendship: Comradeship and Philia in Epicurean Ethics, Bella Farrow (Oklahoma State)
  • Power and Politeness: A Feminist Reinterpretation of Politeness Theory, Mia Levings (Middlebury College)
  • Romantic relationships, abuse and non-compliance, Erik Alvarado (Cincinnati)


11:00 - 12:30

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  • Salient Probability, Anastasija Petrovska (Kansas)
  • From Truth-Aim to the Rejection of Bullshit: LLMs and Epistemic Indifference, Mary Emezana (Arkansas)
  • What Does ChatGPT Think of You? Zackary Kralik (Arkansas)


12:30 - 2:00

LUNCH BREAK


2:00 - 3:30

WELLBEING

  • Resonance Pluralism: A Proper Constraint, Brian Dai (UC Davis) Empathy for the Privileged, Michael Nicoli (Texas Tech)
  • Ideal Theory vs. Pragmatic Advocacy: Rethinking the Neurodiversity Paradigm in a Pathology-Dominant Society, Augustina Agyin (Oklahoma State)


4:00 - 5:00

 KEYNOTE ADDRESS

  • Will Al Even Be Honest With Itself? Dr. Eric Funkhouser (Arkansas)