The first annual Carolina Philosophy Retreat was held from August 4-10, 2003.
Nine UNC graduate students were joined by featured guest - and UNC alum - Prof. Thomas Holden of Syracuse University (now at UC Santa Barbara).
Cranberry Lake is in the northern Adirondack Park of New York State.
For a map showing the location of Cranberry Lake, click here.
Activities
Beyond the formal sessions, participants were able to swim, canoe, and hike in the surrounding area. Some also played basketball in town. Others napped in the hammock, while one person trained for triathalons.
The porch, with its beautiful view of Cranberry Lake, offered a nice place to catch up on summer reading.
At night, there were campfires and music and late night swims. A bridge group was formed. Other games were played with slightly less determination.
Drew Johnson surveys the landscape from atop Bear Mountain, on Cranberry Lake (above). Thomas Holden, with Sarah Scott and Sean Walsh, during his presentation (below, Holden in center). |
Andrew Courtwright training for a triathalon.
Megan Hughes and Drew reading on the porch.
Tony Smith and Andrew dipping their feet.
Retreaters
The retreaters were Sean Walsh, Sarah Scott, Ted Parent, Drew Johnson, Andrew Courtwright, Piers Turner, Megan Hughes, Tony Smith, and David Porubcansky. Prof. Thomas Holden visited for two days.
Talks
Participants gave presentations on a variety of topics.
Thomas Holden spoke on "Parts and Wholes in Early Modern Metaphysics".
Other titles included: "Moral Perception and Objectivity", "Is the Formula of Universal Law a Decision Procedure?", "A Paradox of Possibility", "Ancient vs. Modern Virtue: Character Utilitarianism and the Aid and Expression of Ethical Rationality", "The Charlotte Apocrypha", and "Fallibility and Democracy".
Ted Parent presented "Infallibilism about Self-Knowledge", which has since been published in Philosophical Studies 133, Apr 2007.