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).
In the Autumn Term we'll meet in Weeks 4, 8, 10, on Thursdays, 14:00-16:00 (venues vary), and in Week 6 on Tuesday, 15:00-17:00 (S1.141).
The format is read ahead.
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