Departmental news
Come along to the Philosophy Society's Book Sale!
The Philosophy Society is holding a book sale in the Philosophy Common Room (S2.71) this Friday, the 16th January.
Come along to pick up some pre-loved Philosophy books, and if you have any you would like to try and sell on, just come by reception and drop them off any time before the sale.
Call for papers: 2015 Joint Session
There are still three weeks until the deadline for submission of papers for the 2015 Joint Session.
GUIDELINES
- Submissions must not exceed 2000 words, including footnotes and bibliography, and must begin with a 100-250 word abstract.
- Submissions should include a title page containing the name of the author, title of the paper, institution, and email address.
- Submissions may be formatted in Word or PDF. Papers containing symbols liable to distortion should be submitted in PDF.
The closing date for submissions is 1 February 2015.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Authors whose papers have been accepted for the Open Session will be informed by the middle of April 2015.
- Papers accepted for the Open Sessions will not be considered for publication in the Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society and expenses will not be paid.
- Only one paper per individual may be submitted. Submissions must be for either the Open or the Postgraduate Sessions - not both.
- If you'd like to submit a paper for the Postgraduate Session, click here
- As in previous years the Society for Woman in Philosophy UK (SWIP) will organize a panel as part of the Open Sessions. Submissions should be sent as an attachment to katharine.jenkins@sheffield.ac.uk. For more information, click here.
- All conference delegates must be members of either the Aristotelian Society or the Mind Association.
For enquiries regarding the Open Sessions, please contact Johannes Roessler: J.Roessler@warwick.ac.uk
Find out about Postgraduate Study in Philosophy at Warwick
The Philosophy Department will be putting on an event to provide information to our undergraduates about Postgraduate study in Philosophy at Warwick. This will take place on Thursday 27th November from 5pm, in R3.41. If you think you might be interested in studying philosophy at postgraduate level, you are strongly encouraged to attend.
At this event you will have the opportunity to:
- Find out from Course Convenors about the postgraduate programmes on offer at the Philosophy Department:- The MPhil in Philosophy, MA in Philosophy, MA in Continental Philosophy, and MA in Philosophy and Literature
- Find out from our current postgraduate students about what the courses are like and the kinds of topics they research
- Get advice on how to apply
- Find out about our Department Scholarships for taught postgraduate courses, including a scholarship competition open only to Warwick undergraduates.
Drinks (including wine) will be available.
Postgraduate handbooks for 2014-15 are now available
Starting your postgraduate studies with us in 2014-15? Take a look at our new Online PG Handbooks.
Call for papers: Joint Session 2015
The 89th Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association will be held at the University of Warwick from 10 to 12 July 2015.
There are a large number of Open Session places available, with no restrictions on the areas of philosophy that may be addressed. The intention is to accommodate all philosophical material that is suitable for presentation, though a more selective procedure may have to be adopted in case the number of suitable submissions exceeds the available places. There are 20 minutes available for each Open Session talk (plus an additional 10 minutes for discussion).
For more information and to submit a paper, visit the website
Submission deadline: 1 February 2015.
David Bowie and the Philosophers
Keith Ansell-Pearson has interviewed New York based philosopher Simon Critchley about his book on David Bowie, to be published on September 23rd. Read the interview here.
Congratulations graduates!
A huge congratulations to all of our graduates! We hope you've enjoyed your time here at Warwick and wish you the best of luck in the future. We may even see some of you back for further study!
Applications now being taken for two new Teaching Fellow posts
The Department is advertising for two new 10 month posts: Teaching Fellow in Moral and Political Philosophy, and Teaching Fellow in Aesthetics.
The closing dates for both is the 11th July 2014.
Postgraduate Philosophy and Literature student, Philip Gaydon, has been awarded a WATEPGR Teaching Excellence Prize
Philip Gaydon, a postgraduate student in the Department has been selected as a winner in this year’s Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Research Students scheme.
The Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Research students (WATEPGR) gives students and staff the opportunity to recognise and celebrate excellent teaching by postgraduate research students. Research students can carry out a range of teaching activities including facilitating seminars,lecturing,demonstrating and project supervision.How the scheme works
The award aims to recognise and reward postgraduate research students who teach or demonstrate and who have had positive impact on the student learning experience and also to enhance the profile of teaching excellence at the University.
Philip has been awarded a teaching excellence prize of £500, to spend on teaching or research activities.
Beyond Obligation?: Life and Ethics
Keith Ansell-Pearson will give a plenary paper on ‘Beyond Obligation?: Life and Ethics’ at the annual conference of the Royal Institute of Philosophy on ‘Supererogation’, being held at University College Dublin, 4-6 June, 2014.