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/

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

This article features in the latest TLS Online as part of the Footnotes to Plato series. Guy Longworth assessess John Langshaw Austin (1911-1960) and his view that philosophers fail to understand everyday speech.

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/j-l-austin-return-common-sense/

Warwick in London have organised a two-day Philosophy Taster Course, taking place on Thursday 25 - Friday 26 October 2018, at the Warwick in London HQ, Stanley Building, 7 Pancras Square, Kings Cross, London N1C 4AG.

The programme offers an opportunity to experience what it is like to study Philosophy at University-level, and will analyse and reflect on fundamental questions arising from philosophical issues and texts. It will also provide hands-on instruction by members of the Philosophy Department to encourage and advance the critical and analytical skills of the participants.

The course is aimed at individuals who are 16 years old and over, and who are undertaking or have previously completed A Levels or equivalent (Key Stage 5). There are no subject criteria, but curiosity about Philosophy and a desire to learn and contribute to study and discussion in this area is essential. The course may also be of interest to students considering studying Philosophy as a Single Honours or Joint Honours degree. Please see link here for further information.

https://warwick.ac.uk/about/london/study/pre-university/tasters/philosophy_taster

Many congratulations to the winners of the Philosophy and Literature Essay Prize 2017. They are:

Lydia Norris (Joint First Prize of £200) and Jim Russell (Joint First Prize of £200).

Andrew Dobson (Runner-Up Prize of £125).

Lydia graduates this summer in Philosophy (BA (Hons) 2018); Jim is now pursuing his PhD research on 'The Self and Narrative', co-supervised by Eileen John (Philosophy) and Thomas Docherty (English and Comparative Literary Studies). Andrew is embarking on further study with an MA course at the Humboldt University in Berlin.

Read the award-winning essays here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/undergraduate/essay-competition-copy