Dr Daniele Lorenzini has been appointed Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department. Daniele, who is currently an Honorary Research Fellow with the Department, will take up his new post in October 2019. Daniele is presently a Marie Curie "Move-in Louvain" Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre Prospéro (University of Saint-Louis - Brussels) and is also a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Contemporary Critical Thought (Columbia University). He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Paris-Est and Sapienza University of Rome. Daniele's research interests extend across 20th Century European philosophy, moral philosophy, and political philosophy to ancient philosophy, ordinary language philosophy, and the relations between philosophy and literature. He has publlished widely, and is the co-editor of 'Foucault and the Making of Subjects' (2016) as well as of several of Foucault's lectures, including 'About the Beginning of the Hermeneutics of the Self' (2015) and 'Discourse and Truth' (2019). He is also the editor of the peer-reviewed journal 'Foucault Studies', the book series 'Philosophie du présent' (Vrin) and 'The Chicago Foucault Project' (University of Chicago Press). He has co-edited and contributed to the latest issue of Critical Inquiry.

Lucy Campbell has joined the Department as a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow. Lucy completed her PhD in Cambridge in 2015, and has previously held teaching positions in Oxford (2017-18) and in Edinburgh (2015-16) and an Analysis Studentship also based in Oxford (2016-17). Lucy's research interests are in philosophy of mind and action, in epistemology, and - especially - in the intersection of these areas. Her thesis 'Action, Intention, and Knowledge' and subsequent publications develop accounts of our practical and psychological self-knowledge. Lucy's Leverhulme Fellowship at Warwick develops a new approach to understanding propositional knowledge which she calls 'Epistemological Pluralism'. She is also continuing her work in action-theory, especially in relation to Elizabeth Anscombe.

The Philosophy Department invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships 2019. Applicants will be selected through a competitive selection process. Expressions of interest should be submitted by Thursday 3 January 2019. Further information can be found on the web page:

 https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/research/newsevents/leverhulmeecr

The Warwick Pre-University Summer School will take place between 2 and 12 July 2019. This fully inclusive 10 day programme is aimed at 16-18 year olds and will be held at the University of Warwick Campus, but will include a 2-night stay in London, which will also feature an industry site visit. Students who enrol for the Summer School can undertake a course in Economics and Finance, or a Taste of Social Sciences (Philosophy, Law, Psychology, Liberal Arts and Global Sustainable Development).

100% of previous attendees have said that they would highly recommend the Pre-University Summer School as an effective taster of studying at a University. Please see link for further information. https://warwick.ac.uk/about/london/study/pre-university/summer-school/ 

Dr Andrew Cooper has been appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy. Before coming to Warwick, Andrew held Postdoctoral Fellowships at UCL, Durham and Bonn, and received a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Sydney. He was a visiting scholar at UC San Diego in 2018, and will be visiting the University of Chicago in 2019. Andrew works on Kant and Post-Kantian philosophy, with two main areas of research: (1) Aesthetics, including Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche and Heidegger; and (2) Philosophy of Nature, including Kant, Kielmeyer, Goethe and Schelling. He is interested in the insights that the history of philosophy brings to contemporary metaphysics and philosophy of science.

Andrew is currently on Research Leave, working on a Leverhulme-funded project called 'The Road Not Taken: Kant and Organised Systems'. This project investigates the philosophical implications of recent work in the biology of developmental systems by examining its historical roots in 18th and 19th century thought.

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