{"id":244,"date":"2023-08-16T21:23:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T04:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/philosophy-conferences\/?page_id=244"},"modified":"2023-08-18T15:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T22:00:46","slug":"philosophy-of-religion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/philosophy-conferences\/philosophy-of-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>The University of Southern California will be hosting the 6th annual California Metaphysics Conference, January 20-22, 2017. This year&#8217;s topic is Philosophy of Religion and Metaphysics!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attendence is open (and free) to all who would like to come, but you\u00a0<em>must register<\/em> by emailing kleinsch [at] usc [dot] edu no later than December 15, 2016. \u00a0Please include your full name and university affiliation in the email. \u00a0You will not receive a confirmation email, but your name should appear on the list of participants within 30 days. \u00a0Also, let me know if you are a graduate student from outside CA and you are interested in being an assistant organiser!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Speakers\n      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role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-2uTs1rUiYM\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"html-content\">\n<p>James Arcadi &#8211; Fuller Theological Seminary<\/p>\n<p>Mike Ashfield &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Bacon &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Bailey &#8211; Yale-NUS College<\/p>\n<p>Mark Balaguer &#8211; California State University, Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Barker &#8211; University of Virginia<\/p>\n<p>Renee Bolinger &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Brower &#8211; Purdue University<\/p>\n<p>Lara Buchak &#8211; University of California, Berkeley<\/p>\n<p>Nathaniel Burke &#8211; San Francisco State University<\/p>\n<p>Steven Canet &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Chan &#8211; Notre Dame<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Chrosniak &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Coman &#8211; University of California, Santa Barbara<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Cortens &#8211; Boise State University<\/p>\n<p>Robin Dembroff &#8211; Princeton<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Dickey &#8211; University of California, Santa Barbara<\/p>\n<p>Maegan Fairchild &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Fan &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Michael Fitzpatrick &#8211; Stanford University<\/p>\n<p>Dan Flores &#8211; Houston Community College<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Fogal &#8211; Uppsala University<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Foley &#8211; San Diego State University<\/p>\n<p>Greg Ganssle &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Catherine Gavin &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Jesse Gentile &#8211; Fuller Seminary<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Goodman &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Grundler &#8211; University of California, Santa Cruz<\/p>\n<p>Jason Hanschmann &#8211; University of California, Santa Barbara<\/p>\n<p>Frank Hong &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Hud Hudson &#8211; Western Washington University<\/p>\n<p>Ross Inman &#8211; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary<\/p>\n<p>Luke Jacobson &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Mark Jeffers &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Johnston &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Jason Jones &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Bridgette Kielhack &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Hannah Kim &#8211; Stanford University<\/p>\n<p>Shieva Kleinschmidt &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Lavin &#8211; University of California, Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Law &#8211; University of California, Riverside<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Lee &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Matt Leonard &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Isaiah Lin &#8211; Syracuse<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Livermore &#8211; Biola University \/ University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Livermore &#8211; Hope International University<\/p>\n<p>Scott MacDonald &#8211; Cornell University<\/p>\n<p>Mandy Mak &#8211; San Francisco State University<\/p>\n<p>Mark Makin &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Shaun McNaughton<\/p>\n<p>Sean Nalty &#8211; Western Washington University<\/p>\n<p>Joel Novick &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Richard Park &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Emily Paul &#8211; Leeds<\/p>\n<p>Dee Payton &#8211; Western Washington University<\/p>\n<p>Ian Peebles &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Caleb Perl &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Timothy Pickavance &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Shawn Plascencia &#8211; Western Washington University<\/p>\n<p>Michael Rea &#8211; Notre Dame<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Rettler &#8211; Baylor University<\/p>\n<p>David Rodriguez &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Russell &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Jiun Kit Koo Scuter &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Amy Seymour &#8211; Fordham University<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth Silver &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>David Skowronski &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Carl Sohmer &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Speak &#8211; Loyola Marymount University<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Sullivan &#8211; Notre Dame<\/p>\n<p>Alberto Tassoni &#8211;\u00a0University of California, Berkeley<\/p>\n<p>Michael Theilmann &#8211; Whittier College<\/p>\n<p>J. T. Turner &#8211; Fuller Theological Seminary<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Tuttle &#8211; Loyola Marymount University<\/p>\n<p>Christina Van Dyke &#8211; Calvin College<\/p>\n<p>Peter van Inwagen &#8211; Notre Dame<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Woznicki &#8211; Fuller Theological Seminary<\/p>\n<p>Eric Yang &#8211; Santa Clara University<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Yeung &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Schedule\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>All talks will be in Mudd Hall, room 101.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-X-qcmoaDWw\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-X-qcmoaDWw\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Friday, January 20th<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-X-qcmoaDWw\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-X-qcmoaDWw\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>1:00 &#8211; 2:30pm: \u00a0Meghan Sullivan, &#8220;A Philosophy for the End&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Rebecca Chan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2:45 &#8211; 4:15pm: \u00a0Hud Hudson, &#8220;Agathon or Kalon?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Naomi Dershowitz<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4:30 &#8211; 6:00pm: \u00a0Jeffrey Brower, &#8220;God As The Supreme Good &#8211; Anselm&#8217;s Platonic Argument&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Emily Paul<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At the heart of classical theism is the conception of God as the supreme or perfect good. \u00a0As is well known, this conception provides the basis for Anselm\u2019s famous ontological argument, which attempts to establish God\u2019s existence directly from the concept of a being\u00a0<em>than which none greater can be conceived<\/em>. \u00a0But Anselm has another, less well-known theistic argument that relies on the same conception. Unlike the ontological argument, this one attempts to use the conception of God as the supreme good to identify him with something whose existence is established independently\u2014namely, a Platonic form or standard of goodness. In this paper, I examine Anselm\u2019s Platonic argument with a view to highlighting its historical and philosophical significance. In particular, I explore its implications for the relationship between God and morality. \u00a0Although Anselm\u2019s central claim\u2014namely, that God is identical to the standard of goodness\u2014is independently attractive and often accepted by classical theists, his argument also entails, and hence forces us to confront, the apparent absurdity that God is a universal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-X-qcmoaDWw\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-X-qcmoaDWw\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Saturday, January 21st<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-X-qcmoaDWw\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-X-qcmoaDWw\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>9:30 &#8211; 11:00am: \u00a0Andrew Bailey, &#8220;Magical Thinking&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Isaiah Lin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>11:15 &#8211; 12:45pm: \u00a0Brad Rettler, &#8220;A Dozen or So Metaphysics of the Eucharist&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Andrew Cortens<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>12:45 &#8211; 2:30pm: \u00a0Lunch<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>2:30 &#8211; 4:00pm: \u00a0Christina Van Dyke, &#8220;Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Mystic Union (but Were Too Confused to Ask)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Jeff Russell<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insofar as it involves direct access to the divine, mystic union is sometimes\u00a0regarded as the pinnacle of religious life. What exactly mystic union is, however, is a subject of significant controversy both within and among world religions. In this paper, I present two depictions of union with God that emerge in medieval (Latin) discussions&#8211;one which involves complete self-abnegation, and one which retains some sense of individuality&#8211;as paradigmatic models of how human beings might relate to a Supreme Being. Although the model of self-loss has become the &#8216;standard&#8217; for philosophical discussions of mysticism, I argue that the other model also deserves to be taken seriously, particularly by people who value embodiment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4:15 &#8211; 5:45pm: \u00a0Michael Rea, &#8220;Divine Presence in a Material World&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Matt Leonard<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I argue that God\u2019s presence, as well as certain kinds of divine communication, are, and always have been, widely available\u2014to a much greater degree than is typically credited in the literature on divine hiddenness\u2014to those who have the concept of God, and especially so to those who have access to scripture and the liturgies of the church. \u00a0Showing this does not by itself solve the hiddenness problem (the argument of this paper is a partial supplement to a solution that rests primarily on appeal to divine transcendence); but, as I shall explain, it does raise significant obstacles to establishing the conclusion that negatively valenced analogies&#8211;God as distant lover, or neglectful parent, for example&#8211;are more apt than traditional positive analogies for characterizing the attribute that we call \u2018divine love\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>6:30pm: \u00a0Dinner at Pitfire Pizza &#8211; 108 West 2nd Street, downtown Los Angeles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-X-qcmoaDWw\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-X-qcmoaDWw\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Sunday, January 22nd<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-X-qcmoaDWw\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-X-qcmoaDWw\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>10:00 &#8211; 11:30am: \u00a0Lara Buchak, &#8220;Faith, Integrity, and Identity Over Time&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Dee Payton<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>11:45 &#8211; 1:15pm: \u00a0Amy Seymour, &#8220;Omnipotence, Omniscience, and the Open Future&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Sean Nalty<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>1:15 &#8211; 2:45pm: \u00a0Lunch<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2:45pm: \u00a0meet at the Expo Line across the street from the Philosophy Department for a trip to the beach, followed by dinner wherever you&#8217;d like in Santa Monica<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-X-qcmoaDWw\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-X-qcmoaDWw\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Additional Information<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-X-qcmoaDWw\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-X-qcmoaDWw\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Information about the talks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All talks will be in Mudd Hall, room 101. \u00a0(But check this page within a week of the conference to confirm.)<\/li>\n<li>Talks will be 90 minutes each, with the time divided between the presentation and the Q&amp;A however the speaker prefers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Information about Food and Recreation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday night we recommend getting dinner at Mercado La Paloma (3655 S. Grand Ave), followed by drinks at The Lab (3500 Figueroa St).<\/li>\n<li>Saturday night there will be a conference dinner at Pitfire Pizza downtown (108 W. 2nd St)<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, for recreation following the talks, we&#8217;ll take the Expo Line to the beach and then get dinner in Santa Monica. \u00a0There will not be any organized conference event for dinner, but you are welcome to organize however you&#8217;d like.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Travel and Lodging\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-iGAZZB6lZP\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-iGAZZB6lZP\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Lodging<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-iGAZZB6lZP\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-iGAZZB6lZP\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The official conference hotel is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.millenniumhotels.com\/usa\/millenniumbiltmorelosangeles\/\">The Biltmore<\/a>, located in downtown Los Angeles. \u00a0(506 South Grand Avenue. \u00a0213-624-1011) \u00a0We have secured a special conference rate, but it&#8217;s still incredibly expensive. \u00a0To get a room with this rate, make your reservation online by clicking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reservations.millenniumhotels.com\/ibe\/details.aspx?propertyid=13606&amp;nights=2&amp;checkin=01\/20\/2017&amp;group=1701WEDLIN\">this link<\/a>.\u00a0 (It&#8217;s important that you use that link, rather than just their general website. \u00a0The hotel has grouped us with another event in order to give us a special rate.)<\/p>\n<p>However, because the Biltmore is so expensive, you might consider alternatives: \u00a0my top suggestions are that you stay either at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radisson.com\/los-angeles-hotel-ca-90007\/cafiguer\">the Radisson near USC<\/a>, or that you check out AirBNB.<\/p>\n<p>The Radisson is within walking distance of the Philosophy Department, where the talks will be held, as well as near the Friday dinner and drinks locations. \u00a0The Biltmore is within walking distance of several restaurants and public transit links, as well as the Saturday dinner location, but it is several miles from USC&#8217;s campus. \u00a0However, Los Angeles&#8217;s new light rail (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildexpo.org\/\">the Expo Line<\/a>) is up and running, and it provides easy and fast transportation from downtown Los Angeles (at 7th and Figueroa, just a short walk from the Biltmore) to a stop right next to the Philosophy department at USC.<\/p>\n<p>There are also other hotels in the area with good public transit access, ranging from fancy boutiques like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/standardhotels.com\/los-angeles\/\">The Standard Hotel Downtown<\/a>, to some cheaper places in Little Tokyo or Chinatown. If you find an incredibly cheap hotel in Downtown though, be sure to check the location \u2013 if it&#8217;s farther east than Main St, and not in Little Tokyo, then it may be in Skid Row.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s of course also possible to stay in other areas of town. \u00a0In that case, you will probably want to rent a car and park on campus (or make sure you&#8217;re near a stop of the Expo line for easy travel to campus!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-iGAZZB6lZP\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-iGAZZB6lZP\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Transportation<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-iGAZZB6lZP\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-iGAZZB6lZP\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Getting to Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re flying to Los Angeles, you&#8217;ll probably want to arrive at either LAX or Burbank Airport. \u00a0With either airport, my first and strongest recommendation is to get a ride with Lyft (or, if you prefer, Uber). \u00a0This requires a smartphone and that you download the app, but they are now able to pick you up directly at the airport. \u00a0They arrive quickly, they are often less than half as expensive as taxis, and the ratings feature lets you verify that your driver has lots of great reviews before you commit to ordering a ride from them.<\/p>\n<p>If you insist on another form of transportation, here is more information:<\/p>\n<p>Burbank Airport is closer to Downtown and to campus, and often has cheaper flights on Southwest, but it has poor public transit links, apart from being across the street from the Amtrak station. \u00a0Depending on your schedule, you might get lucky and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrolinktrains.com\/schedules\/line\/name\/Burbank-Bob%20Hope%20Airport\/service_id\/1145.html\">catch a commuter train directly from the airport into Union Station<\/a>. \u00a0However, you&#8217;re probably better off taking a taxi or an airport shuttle, which will be cheaper and more convenient from BUR than from LAX, unless you&#8217;ve decided to stay on the beach.<\/p>\n<p>LAX is the best option if you&#8217;d rather not take taxi or rental car, and also has by far the most flights on most airlines other than Southwest. \u00a0From LAX, you can take\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawa.org\/flyaway\/\">the FlyAway bus<\/a>\u00a0to Union Station, where you can connect to the Metro rail lines. \u00a0When you arrive, you pay $7 at the kiosk. \u00a0(Note, though, that this option is slow and involves several transfers.) \u00a0Taxis may take slightly longer and be slightly more expensive than from the Burbank Airport.<\/p>\n<p>The Long Beach airport is quite isolated, and probably isn&#8217;t worth it unless you&#8217;re getting an extremely good deal on your flight on jetBlue. \u00a0Definitely don&#8217;t use the Ontario or Orange County (John Wayne) airport unless you really know what you&#8217;re getting yourself into.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting to Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All CMC sessions will take place in on USC&#8217;s campus. \u00a0Check the schedule for updates on the rooms the sessions will be held in.\u00a0\u00a0Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fitelson.org\/few\/few_11\/usc_map.pdf\">here<\/a>\u00a0for a campus map.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some general notes about using public transportation between downtown Los Angeles and USC:<\/p>\n<p>We suggest you use the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.net\/projects\/exposition\/\">Expo Line light rail<\/a>. \u00a0If you are staying downtown, you&#8217;ll want to travel between the 7th street\/Metro Center stop and the Expo Park\/USC stop. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.net\/projects_studies\/exposition\/images\/expo_ph1_overview_map.pdf\">Here is a map<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.net\/riding_metro\/bus_overview\/images\/806.pdf\">here is a schedule<\/a>. \u00a0There&#8217;s a train roughly every 15 minutes every day (weekends and holidays included), from just before 5:00am until after midnight. \u00a0Further, the trip is just over 10 minutes long, which is faster than driving. \u00a0And the Expo Park\/USC stop is just across the street from the USC Philosophy department.<\/p>\n<p>Some tips: \u00a0when entering the station downtown, enter it at 7th and Figueroa or at 7th and Flower. \u00a0(The entrance at 7th and Hope takes you to the wrong tracks.) \u00a0Look for trains saying &#8220;Expo Line&#8221; with &#8220;Culver City&#8221; as the destination. \u00a0Metro TAP cards can be bought at any rail station for $1, and then loaded with cash to pay fares. \u00a0The fare is $1.50 per ride, and can also be used on buses (though buses will also take cash).<\/p>\n<p>For any of you who are stubbornly opposed to using the light rail, here are some alternatives:<\/p>\n<p>Real-time arrival information for most buses can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nextbus.com\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0(if accessed from a GPS-enabled smartphone it will find the closest bus stops to you and arrival times for each bus). The most relevant buses will probably be the 81 and 910 (aka the Silver Line). From other parts of town, you&#8217;ll probably have to drive (see parking info below), but ask a local (or try the transit search on Google Maps).<\/p>\n<p>On Fridays, the best bus transit between Downtown and USC is the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ladottransit.com\/dash\/routes\/downtown\/downtown.php\">F Dash.<\/a>\u00a0It&#8217;s $0.35 a ride, comes once every 10 minutes, and it has a stop immediately at the philosophy department (Exposition and Trousdale). The closest stop to the Millenium Biltmore is at 5th and Flower, across the street from the public library. Unfortunately, it only runs from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm, Monday to Friday, and 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekends.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.net\/around\/maps\/\">the 81 bus<\/a>, which costs $1.50 and runs every 15 minutes on Saturdays and every 20 on Sundays. The USC stop is at the southeast corner of campus, at Figueroa and Exposition, which is about a 7 minute walk across campus from the philosophy department.<\/p>\n<p>The southbound stop closest to the Millenium Biltmore is at 5th and Hill. You can also catch the 81 along Hill St. north of 8th (even as far north as Chinatown), or at 8th and Flower, 11th and Flower, or Figueroa south of 11th. Northbound, it may drop you off a block or two away, because of one\u2013way streets.<\/p>\n<p>If you drive to campus, the best place to park is Parking Structure A \u2013 enter campus at Vermont and 36th, buy a parking permit at the kiosk for $8, and follow the directions to parking. It&#8217;s also possible to park all day for free in the neighborhoods west of Vermont, though it can be a bit of a hike. The neighborhood is not the nicest, but it&#8217;s generally safe. Before driving, check Google Maps for traffic information \u2013 it can easily take two or three times as long to do the same drive at different times of day, especially if your trip involves the 110 by Downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-iGAZZB6lZP\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-iGAZZB6lZP\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Restaurants and Bars in Downtown L.A.<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-iGAZZB6lZP\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-iGAZZB6lZP\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gq.com\/life\/travel\/201401\/downtown-los-angeles-restaurants-food-art?printable=true\">here<\/a>\u00a0for a useful guide to LA restaurants and bars (it includes a small map).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-iGAZZB6lZP\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-iGAZZB6lZP\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Other Attractions<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-iGAZZB6lZP\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-iGAZZB6lZP\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Note than in Los Angeles, unlike most other major American cities, it is impossible to just hail a taxi on the street. If you want to take a taxi somewhere, you&#8217;ll have to call for one in advance (though you can often find them immediately outside bars at closing time).<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Exposition Park<\/strong>, across the street from USC:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.la.ca.us\/RAP\/exporosegarden\/rosegarden.htm\">A free rose garden<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhm.org\/site\/plan-your-visit\">The Natural History Museum of LA County<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 it doesn&#8217;t compare to the ones in New York or Washington, but has some very interesting collections (especially from the California gold rush, and a rare Megamouth shark).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.californiasciencecenter.org\/\">The California Science Center<\/a>\u2013 this is fairly disappointing for a science museum, but has a good IMAX theater. I haven&#8217;t checked out the Aerospace Museum, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.caamuseum.org\/\">California African American Museum<\/a>, or the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacoliseumlive.com\/joomla\/\">Los Angeles Coliseum<\/a>\u00a0(where the USC football team plays, and site of the 1984 Olympics, and the former home of NFL football in LA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Downtown<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staplescenter.com\/\">The Staples Center<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 home of the Lakers and Clippers (NBA), and Kings (NHL).<a href=\"http:\/\/www.laphil.com\/philpedia\/wdch-overview.cfm\">Disney Concert Hall<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 home of the LA Philharmonic.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lapl.org\/central\/art_architecture.html\">LA Public Library<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the front entrance of this building is a great public work of art, covered in examples of historical writing and ideas, ranging from aboriginal art of Australia and Cassini&#8217;s observation of the rings of Saturn to texts in Esperanto and Morse code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Along the Red Line subway<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(Los_Angeles)\">Union Station<\/a>\u00a0\u2013the connection to the FlyAway bus to the airport, as well as Amtrak, and the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.net\/around\/rail\/gold-line\/\">Gold Line<\/a>\u00a0to Chinatown, Pasadena, and East LA. Note that cell phone reception in the waiting area is quite poor. There are also\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com\/la\/ballpark\/transportation\/index.jsp?content=express\">shuttles<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com\/index.jsp?c_id=la\">Dodger Stadium<\/a>\u00a0before and after baseball games.<\/li>\n<li>Civic Center \u2013 the stop for Walt Disney Concert Hall, and also the opera, city hall, and courthouse<\/li>\n<li>Pershing Square, 7th Street\/Metro Center \u2013 these two stops serve central Downtown. 7th street is the transfer point to the Blue Line, which you can take all the way to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wattstowers.us\/\">Watts Towers<\/a>\u00a0or Long Beach.<\/li>\n<li>Westlake\/Macarthur \u2013 not much of tourist significance<\/li>\n<li>Vermont\/Wilshire \u2013 Koreatown (or take the Purple Line rather than the Red Line, and it continues a little farther into Koreatown along Wilshire)<\/li>\n<li>Vermont\/Beverly, Vermont\/Santa Monica \u2013 not much of tourist significance.<\/li>\n<li>Vermont\/Sunset \u2013 on weekends there is a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ladottransit.com\/other\/observatoryshuttle\/observatoryshuttle.php\">shuttle<\/a>\u00a0from this station to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.griffithobservatory.org\/\">Griffith Observatory<\/a>in the hills, which has great views of LA, is a good base for hikes, and also has interesting exhibits, including live views of the surface of the sun; there is also a major Scientology building near this stop<\/li>\n<li>Hollywood\/Western \u2013 Thai Town. A particularly good (and very spicy!) restaurant is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jitladala.wordpress.com\/\">Jitlada<\/a>, at the corner of Harvard and Sunset, three blocks east and one block south of the Hollywood and Western station. \u00a0And three blocks north of the station, there are trailheads for hikes up to the Griffith Observatory.<\/li>\n<li>Hollywood\/Vine, Hollywood\/Highland \u2013 the Hollywood Walk of Fame stretches between these two stops. Famous Hollywood landmarks like Grauman&#8217;s Chinese Theater, the Kodak Theater (home of the Oscars), Capitol Records, and the Hollywood Bowl, are near Hollywood and Highland, as well as more generic tourist traps like Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not museum, and Madame Tussaud&#8217;s wax museum. Various museums, offices, and other sites of Scientology are located throughout Hollywood. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cchr.org\/museum.html#\/museum\/intro#\/museum\/intro\">Psychiatry: An Industry of Death, the Museum<\/a>\u00a0may be an entertaining or scary visit) Also, Runyon Canyon is a good hike site, and the entrance is about six blocks west and two blocks north of Hollywood\/Highland<\/li>\n<li>Universal City \u2013 this is where Universal Studios is located, if you feel like going to an amusement park without needing a designated driver<\/li>\n<li>North Hollywood \u2013 there is a little bit of a theater district around this station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other locations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarpits.org\/\">The La Brea Tar Pits<\/a>\u00a0are the world&#8217;s largest collection of Ice Age fossils. They are also a former petroleum extraction site, and the tar is still bubbling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacma.org\/\">The LA County Museum of Art<\/a>\u00a0is immediately next door. They are about 45 minutes away on the 720 bus (catch it along 5th street in Downtown, and take it west to Fairfax Blvd). The trip is somewhat faster by car, going straight down Wilshire.<\/p>\n<p>West Hollywood is the center of LA&#8217;s nightlife, both gay (along Santa Monica Blvd) and straight (the Sunset Strip, along Sunset Blvd). Unfortunately, it&#8217;s basically impossible to get there on public transit. There are also many bars, restaurants, and clubs in Downtown, though they are not quite as densely packed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/\">Disneyland<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 most likely you&#8217;ll need to drive (anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on traffic), but you can apparently take Amtrak to Anaheim and catch a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/plan\/guest-services\/transportation\/\">shuttle<\/a>\u00a0(or catch an Anaheim Angels baseball game).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beaches<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The beaches are lovely and have many different attractions, from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.santamonicapier.org\/\">Santa Monica Pier<\/a>\u00a0to the more &#8217;60s\u2013era feel of Venice Beach, to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muscle_Beach\">Muscle Beach<\/a>, and the extremely fancy houses on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venice_Canal_Historic_District\">Venice Canals<\/a>. Driving is the most reliable way to get there, but from Downtown one can take the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbluebus.com\/busroutes\/schedule.asp?bus_route=10&amp;dayofweek=weekdays\">Big Blue Bus<\/a>, which takes about an hour to get to Santa Monica Beach (longer during rush hour). 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