Saturday, September 13 2025, 9am - 6pm Peabody Hall The Philosophy Graduate Student Association hosts the workshop Student Philosophy in the South (SPITS) on Saturday, September 13 from 9am to 6pm. Philosophy graduate students from throughout the region will gather to think through problems in contemporary philosophy. Keynote speaker Lindsay Brainard, assistant professor of philosophy at University of Alabama at Birmingham, will present a talk on “Artistic Creativity as Aesthetic Inquiry.” All are welcome and encouraged to attend, though we are asking that folks register in advance so that we have an accurate estimate of attendance. There is no cost to register. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the conference organizers at: spitsconference@gmail.com Student Philosophy in the South Schedule: 9:00-10:00: Xuechen Guo (University of Georgia), “Evocative Objects and Trauma: The Possibility of Recalling the Emotion of Pleasure” Comments: Alex Hollatz 10:10-11:10: Joseph Aron (University of Alabama), “Walking on Eggs’ Shells: Internal Maps and Ameliorative Womanhood” Comments: Hadley Grecia 11:20-12:20: Daniel Deweese (University of Georgia), “Fanon Defended Against His Devotees” Comments: Guillermo Zapata 1:30-2:30: Kevin Yao (Georgia State University), “Satisfaction, Illusion, and Method in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus” Comments: Kobi Korankye 2:40-3:40: Quentin Murphy (University of Georgia), “Why Thrasymachus Ignores Clitophon, with Help from Theaetetus” Comments: Nathan Pagel 4:00-5:30: Keynote: Lindsay Brainard (University of Alabama at Birmingham), “Artistic Creativity as Aesthetic Inquiry”
