Philosophy News
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships 2019
The Philosophy Department invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships 2019. Applicants will be selected through a competitive selection process. Expressions of interest should be submitted by Thursday 3 January 2019. Further information can be found on the web page:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/research/newsevents/leverhulmeecr
Warwick Pre-University Summer School: 2-12 July 2019
The Warwick Pre-University Summer School will take place between 2 and 12 July 2019. This fully inclusive 10 day programme is aimed at 16-18 year olds and will be held at the University of Warwick Campus, but will include a 2-night stay in London, which will also feature an industry site visit. Students who enrol for the Summer School can undertake a course in Economics and Finance, or a Taste of Social Sciences (Philosophy, Law, Psychology, Liberal Arts and Global Sustainable Development).
100% of previous attendees have said that they would highly recommend the Pre-University Summer School as an effective taster of studying at a University. Please see link for further information. https://warwick.ac.uk/about/london/study/pre-university/summer-school/
New Appointment: Dr Andrew Cooper, Assistant Professor
Dr Andrew Cooper has been appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy. Before coming to Warwick, Andrew held Postdoctoral Fellowships at UCL, Durham and Bonn, and received a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Sydney. He was a visiting scholar at UC San Diego in 2018, and will be visiting the University of Chicago in 2019. Andrew works on Kant and Post-Kantian philosophy, with two main areas of research: (1) Aesthetics, including Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche and Heidegger; and (2) Philosophy of Nature, including Kant, Kielmeyer, Goethe and Schelling. He is interested in the insights that the history of philosophy brings to contemporary metaphysics and philosophy of science.
Andrew is currently on Research Leave, working on a Leverhulme-funded project called 'The Road Not Taken: Kant and Organised Systems'. This project investigates the philosophical implications of recent work in the biology of developmental systems by examining its historical roots in 18th and 19th century thought.
The Aristotelian Society Autumn Term Lecture Series: Guest Speaker - Professor Fabienne Peter on 29 October 2018
Professor Fabienne Peter will be the Guest Speaker at the next meeting of The Aristotelian Society, which takes place on Monday 29 October 2018, 1730-1915. Her subject will be 'Normative Facts and Reason'. All are welcome.
The Woburn Suite, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC13 7HU.
https://www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedings/the-2018-19-programme/fabienne-peter/
EU-Funded Project: Making Sense of Commitment led by Dr John Michael - Update
The Sense of Commitment: An Integrative Framework for Modelling the Sense of Commitment project, which has received a grant from the EU's European Research Council (ERC), is led by Dr John Michael. His project team are investigating how we assess our own levels of commitment and those of others, and their work is seeking to fill the scientific knowledge gap through research that could impact on a significantly wide range of disciplines, including how robots interact with humans. It might also hold promise for improved treatment of borderline personality disorder.
'This kind of research will help keep the EU at the forefront of innovation in robotics but also productivity - maintaining motivation in companies - and health' says John Michael. Please see here for the full update: https://erc.europa.eu/projects-figures/stories/making-sense-commitment