WMA Graduate Research Seminar, 2025/2026

Research seminar run in conjunction with the WMA Research Centre and open to all philosophy postgraduate students.

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During Autumn and Spring Terms, in preparation for MindGrad, we will discuss background reading for MindGrad keynote talks. The keynote speakers are Helen Steward (Leeds), Jessie Munton (Cambridge), and Rory Madden (UCL).

The format is read ahead.

Spring Term

In the Spring Term we'll meet in Weeks 2 and 4, on Wednesdays, 12:00-14:00, room S1.88.

Week 2 (21 Jan), room: S1.88

Reading: TBA

Week 4 (4 Feb), room: S1.88

Reading: TBA

Autumn Term

Week 4 (30 Oct), room: S2.64

Reading: Helen Steward A metaphysics for freedom - §1.3 An argument against universal determinism; §2.2 Actions and agency; §2.4 Settling; and Ch.4 Animal Agency, till the end of §4.2.

Week 6 - Tuesday, 11 Nov, 15:00-17:00 - room: S1.141

Reading: Helen Steward A metaphysics for freedom - Ch.4 Animal Agency, from §4.3 onwards.

Week 8 (27 Nov), room: S1.50

Reading: Jessie Munton’s Priority and Prejudice: The Epistemology of Salience and Attention. Ch. 2 What is a salience structure?

Week 10 (11 Dec), room: S1.50

Reading: Jessie Munton’s Priority and Prejudice: The Epistemology of Salience and Attention. Ch.3 How to evaluate a salience structure

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