6th NGSPC Awards

Thanks to all who contributed to this year’s conference. This note is long overdue, but the PSA would like to extend our thanks to all the participants, including presenters, contributing professors, as well as the volunteers, who all made the conference a success. A special thanks to Marie Norton and Tammy Ortagus for their hard work. The following presenters were the recipients of this year’s awards:

Best Graduate Paper: Peter Ahumada, “Modal Realism: Lewis’ Little Worlds vs. Concept 51”
Best Undergraduate Paper: William David Hasek, “Invidious Coherencies: Davidson and Identity Politics”
Best Continental Paper: Benjamin Norris, “Nietzsche and Derrida Alone in a Room with Yellow Wallpaper”
Definitions and Indefinitions of Humanity:
Rhett Greenfield, “Getting Clear About Human Nature”
Christopher Eby, “Fanon Contra Foucault: Two Theories of Oppression in the Discourse of Postmodern Resistance"
Best Creative Paper: Stephanie Onofri, “The Return of the Philosopher King”
Noah Welsh, “Aristotelian Dynamics”
Jimmy Maners, “Aristotle on Friendship: The Importance of Friendship within the Flourishing Life"
These papers will be published in Anamnesis: Remembering Our Futures, Selected Proceedings from the 6th NGSPC. Once again, we appreciate everyone who participated in the 6th NGSPC and contributed to its success.