"'If a Man Die, Shall He Live Again?' A Plea for 19th Century Studies," Conference on Christianity and the Soul of the American University: Faith as a Foundation for Intellectual Community, Baylor University, March 27, 2004.
"Philosophy and the New Technology: A Beginner's Guide," Scholars Day, 2002 Faculty Presentation, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, January 30, 2002.
"A Return to the Old Moral Philosophy Course? The Contribution of Gladys Bryson," Scholars Day, 2000 Faculty Presentation, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, February 23, 2000."The Lack of Historical Perspective in Aesthetics: the Topic Revisited," American Society for Aesthetics, Rocky Mountain Division, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 10, 1998.
"The Southwestern Philosophical Society, Then and Now," Faculty Research Day, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, February 19, 1997, and the Southwestern Philosophical Society, Memphis, Tennessee, October 31-November 2, 1997.
"President Crane's Inaugural Address--1864," Faculty Research Day, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, February 14, 1996.
"So Who Needs Christian Ethics, Anyway?," Faculty Research Day, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, February 16, 1995, and Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, September 29--October 1, 1995.
"Do We Need a General Theory of Value?," International Society for Value Inquiry, Arundel, England, August 20, 1988.
"Kantian Philosophy in Nineteenth Century America, with special reference to the Critique of Judgment," Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, Belmont College, Nashville, Tennessee, February 18-20, 1988, and the Eleventh International Congress on Aesthetics, Nottingham, England, August 29-September 2, 1988.
"Philosophy in Baptist Colleges: a Historical View (with special reference to William Carey Crane)," a Sabbatical Presentation, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, April 15, 1987.
"Hume on Ethics and Aesthetics and the Difference It Makes," The Southwestern Philosophical Society, Houston, Texas, November 6, 1986.
"The Role of Philosophy at Baptist Colleges: a Historical View," First Conference on Teaching Philosophy in Baptist Colleges and Universities, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, April 18, 1986.
"Thomas Reid's 'Common Sense' Philosophy and the American Southwest (with special reference to Dr. William Carey Crane," Thomas Reid Conference, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, September 2-4, 1985
"Toward Root Metaphor: Pepper's Writings in the University of California Publications in Philosophy," at "Root Metaphor: an Interdisciplinary Conference," sponsored by the Department of English, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, May 4, 1982.
"So Ryle Was Right--Even About Aesthetics," Eighth International Congress for Aesthetics, Darmstadt, West Germany, August 30--September 3, 1976.
"Eighteenth Century Scottish Philosophy: Its Impact on the American West," The Southwestern Philosophical Society (Presidential Address), New Orleans, Louisiana, November 7-9, 1974.
"Has Anyone Committed the Naturalistic Fallacy?," The Southwestern Philosophical Society, Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 16-18, 1967.
"Appreciative Judgments in Ethics," The Southwestern Philosophical Society, San Antonio, Texas, December 20-22, 1964.
"Rules and Exceptions in Ethics and Aesthetics," The American Society for Aesthetics, Chicago, Illinois, October 29-31, 1964.
"Do We Dispute About Tastes?", The Southwestern Philosophical Society, Norman, Oklahoma, December 19-21, 1962.
"Kierkegaard and Ibsen: A Comparison," University of Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, Lexington, Kentucky, April 26-28, 1962.
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