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Year 12 Conference 2024

Welcome to the webpage for Warwick's Year 12 Philosophy Conference on Friday 22nd March 2024

Our expert lecturers will be giving talks on a range of philosophical topics. You will have the opportunity to meet with students in Warwick's Department of Philosophy and from other schools and colleges to talk about all things philosophical. There will also be an information session about studying Philosophy at university.

Date & Time: Friday 22nd March 2023, 9AM - 4PM.

Location: MS.02 (Ground Floor, Zeeman Building, a.k.a. Mathematics Department)

Philosophy Student Ambassadors will be stationed at the Coach ParkLink opens in a new window between 9AM and 10AM to guide you over to the venue. Please allow at least 15 minutes to walk from the coach park to the venue. If you require a set-down point with better accessibility (i.e., shorter walk, no steps or inclines), please use the bus stop outside the WMG Degree Apprenticeship Centre (DAC).

The conference is free to attend with lunch and refreshments provided. A limited number of bursaries are available to help cover the cost of attendance.

Registration is essential. To apply to register, please complete our online form.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at: David dot Bather dot Woods at warwick dot ac dot uk

Programme:

Time Activity
9.00-10.00 Arrivals with Morning Refreshments
10.00–10.15 Welcome
10.15–11.15 'Can Animals Talk to Us?' with Dr. Richard Moore
11.15–11.30 Break
11.30–12.30 'Kant's Ethics and Belief in God' with Dr. Timothy Stoll
12.30–13.30 Lunch
13.30–14.30 'Valuing Beauty' with Prof. Heather Widdows
14.30–14.45 Break with Afternoon Refreshments
14.45–15.45 Q&A with Admissions Tutor and Student Ambassadors

Speaker bios:

Heather Widdows is a Professor of Philosophy. She is moral philosopher working on the modification of bodies, the rising demands of beauty, addressing lookism and the way that visual and virtual culture is shaping what it means to be human. She has worked on global ethics, reproductive rights, and genetic ethics. Her most recent book, Perfect Me: Beauty as an Ethical Ideal (Princeton University Press), was described by Vogue as "ground-breaking". She co-runs the Beauty Demands blog and is the founder of the #everydaylookism campaign.

Timothy Stoll is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy. His research focuses on post-Kantian German philosophy, with a particular emphasis on Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Schiller and German Romanticism. He is especially interested in questions of aesthetics and knowledge as they surface in the work of these figures. He teaches classes on Kant’s ethics, Nietzsche, and a variety of other themes in German and French continental philosophy.

Richard Moore is an Associate Professor of Philosophy. He interested in questions connected to the philosophy of mind, language and psychology; in questions about the mental lives of animals; and in philosophical and empirical issues connected to human nature and human evolution. He's also interested in social learning, in particular the forms of social learning that support cultural evolution and cognitive development.

David Bather Woods is an Associate Professor of Philosophy. His research focuses on the 19th century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, especially his philosophical pessimism and his moral and political philosophy. He is currently writing a book about Schopenhauer’s life and work. He is also the Admissions Tutor for the Philosophy Department and will be able to answer any questions about applying to study Philosophy.

Organiser: David Bather Woods (David dot Bather dot Woods at warwick dot ac dot uk)