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)