By
Air:
The
most convenient airport to UMass is Bradley Airport,
Hartford, Connecticut. From Bradley, it is about a 50
minute drive to campus. Renting a car is probably the
best option for getting to campus. The hotels are not
within easy walking distance of campus, so having a
car would be very convenient. In addition, the shuttle
is quite expensive, and renting a car is likely to be
quite comparable in expense to taking the shuttle. If
you do want to take the shuttle, you can make arrangements
in advance with Valley Transporter (413-253-1350 or
http://www.valleytransporter.com)
for transportation to and from the airport. If you are
coming from overseas, you may want to fly in to Logan
Airport, Boston. Once at Logan, renting a car would
definitely be a good idea. Although Valley Transporter
can pick you up there, the shuttle from Logan is far
more expensive than renting a car. It is roughly a two
hour trip from Logan to UMass, so do be sure to check
on whether flying in to Boston really is more convenient
than going to Hartford.
By
Rail:
Amtrak
(800-872-7245) can take you to Springfield, Massachusetts,
approximately 30 minutes from UMass. Valley Transporter
(see above) can take you to and from the railroad station.
By
Car:
Campus maps and
driving directions can be found at http://www.umass.edu/umhome/visit_campus/maps.html
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HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Reservations
can be made at any of the following hotels. Mention
that you are part of the EPISTEME Conference. Only a
limited number of rooms are available, and so early
reservations are strongly encouraged.
Amherst
Motel 413-256-8122 - http://www.amherstmotel.com/
Quality
Inn 413-584-9816 - http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/hotel/ma090
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DINNER
Friday night - $40/person.
Menu:
Choice of broiled
salmon; London broil; or spanikopita.
If you wish to join
us for dinner please send a check (made payable to Department
of Philosophy/UMass) along with your food preference
to:
Hilary Kornblith
Department of Philosophy
352 Bartlett Hall
University of Massachusetts
130 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9269
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FURTHER
INFORMATION
If
you have any questions at all, please contact Hilary
Kornblith at kornblith@philos.umass.edu
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PROGRAM
Location: Lederle
Graduate Research Tower, Room 1634
Date: Friday,
June 24th
Chair: Alvin Goldman
(Rutgers)
1:00pm - 1:15pm
Welcome, Leslie Marsh EPISTEME
1:15pm - 2:45pm
Richard Foley (NYU) - "Universal Intellectual Trust"
Chair: Miriam Solomon
(Temple)
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Michael Bishop (Northern Illinois) - "The Autonomy of
Social Epistemology"
Chair: Joseph
Moore (Amherst College)
4:45pm - 6:15pm
Christian List (LSE) - title TBA
6:30pm Dinner
8:30pm Reception
at Hilary Kornblith's house
Saturday,
June 25th
Chair: TBA
9:30am - 11:00am
Don Fallis (Arizona) - "Epistemic Value Theory and Judgment
Agregation"
Chair: TBA
11:15am - 12:45pm
Simon Evnine (Miami) - "Persons, Groups and Expertise"
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch
Chair: David
Christensen (Vermont)
2:15pm - 3:45pm
Helen Longino (Minnesota) - "Circles of Reason"
Chair: TBA
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Todd Stewart (Illinois State) - "The Competing Social
Practices Argument and Self- Defeat"
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