The Kentucky Philosophical Association’s

Fall Meeting 2008

Saturday, November 8th

Northern KentuckyUniversity

StudentUnionBuilding

Room 203

Schedule:

9:30 Refreshments and Registration

10:00 Opening

10:15 Keynote Presentation: Dr. Howard Tolley,“Foreign Policy Options for the New President: U.S. Exceptionalism and Cosmopolitanism.”

The Bush Doctrine promulgated in the 2002 National Security Strategy will be reassessed by a new Commander in Chief in 2009. The enduring philosophical tension between idealist and realist approaches to protecting U.S. interests in a dangerous world often result in significant policy reversals following a change in administration. Which of Walter Meade's designations fits the winner of the November 4 balloting -- Wilsonian, Hamiltonian, Jeffersonian or Jacksonian?

11:00-11:30 Response and Discussion.

11:45 Lunch in Norse Commons (see map)

1:00 Business Meeting

1:30 Karen Bardsley “Experimental Philosophy: A Trendy Distraction or a Return to Core Values?”

2:30Guided Group discussion:“What’s Exciting You About Teaching Philosophy” (Please come prepared to share informally)

4:00 Close

Directions to and Parking for the Fall 2008 K.P.A. Conference

Driving to the HighlandHeights Campus

Traveling from Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio:

  • From US 50, take I-471 South into Kentucky
  • Follow I-471 to US 27 towards Alexandria (do not take the Ft. Thomas/US 27 exit)
  • I-471 ends at US 27 - continue straight on US 27 South
  • Continue straight through the first light and turn right at the next traffic light onto Nunn Drive.
  • Turn right at the first traffic light onto Kenton Drive. Stay on Kenton Drive.
  • Park in the big garage to the right of the student center if it is not full
  • Lots B, C and K are available for faculty parking No tickets are given on Saturdays

Traveling East on I-275 from Greater Cincinnati / Northern KentuckyAirport:

  • Take Exit 76 (Three Mile Road/Northern KentuckyUniversity)
  • Turn right off of the exit on University Drive
  • Turn right at the first traffic light onto Kenton DriveStay on Kenton Drive.
  • Park in the big garage to the right of the student center if it is not full
  • Lots B, C and K are available for faculty parking No tickets are given on Saturdays

Traveling West on I-275:

  • Take Exit 74A (US Highway 27 - Alexandria)
  • Continue straight on US 27 South
  • Continue straight through the first light and turn right at the next traffic light onto Nunn Drive.
  • Turn right at the roundabout onto University Drive
  • Turn left at the first traffic light onto Kenton Drive Stay on Kenton Drive.
  • Park in the big garage to the right of the student center if it is not full
  • Lots B, C and K are available for faculty parking No tickets are given on Saturdays

Traveling from Louisville, Kentucky:

  • Take I-71 North
  • Merge I-71/75 North
  • Exit onto I-275 East
  • Take Exit 76 (Three Mile Road/Northern KentuckyUniversity)
  • Turn right off of the exit on University Drive
  • Turn right at the first traffic light onto Kenton DriveStay on Kenton Drive.
  • Park in the big garage to the right of the student center if it is not full
  • Lots B, C and K are available for faculty parking No tickets are given on Saturdays

Traveling from Lexington, Kentucky:

  • Take I-75 North.
  • Continue on I-71/75 North
  • Exit onto I-275 East
  • Take Exit 76 (Three Mile Road/Northern KentuckyUniversity)
  • Turn right off of the exit on University Drive
  • Turn right at the first traffic light onto Kenton DriveStay on Kenton Drive.
  • Park in the big garage to the right of the student center if it is not full
  • Lots B, C and K are available for faculty parking No tickets are given on Saturdays

Campus Map Below – Student Union is gray area almost at end of Kenton Drive. Parking Lot B is closest to the Student Union but there are two large conferences going in the buildingSaturday so many of the closest spaces may be full.

Our meeting Room, SU 203 is on the Plaza level which is where most University buildings are. If you need a ground level entrance from the parking lot there is are steps in the middle of the building and an elevator (past the steps on the left) as you enter on the ground floor from Parking Lot B.

Registration: There is no registration fee for the meeting itself. However, conference attendees will be expected to join the KPA for 2008, if they have not done so already. Dues are currently $10 for one year, $18 for two years, and $5 per year for students.