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But yes, it is a rather nice parallel ;-)

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What - if anything - can justify Freud's concept of the unconscious?

A seminar series on 'The Freud Wars'
led by Lavinia Gomez MA Cantab, MA Essex
UKCP Registered Psychotherapist
BACP Accredited Supervisor
Author of An Introduction to Object Relations and The Freud Wars

Eight seminars, 10.30-12.00, for 6 participants only, on the second Saturday of each month from January to July 2009 with a final meeting in September.
In her second book, The Freud Wars, Lavinia explores controversies over the legitimacy of psychoanalytic thinking and Freud's concept of the unconscious in particular. The question above is taken as the core of the problem for all approaches which make use of this concept.
There is no agreed answer to it, and this makes it important for us to think about what underpins our work as therapists. Some regard psychoanalysis as a science, others as a humanities subject with special affinity to certain branches of philosophy, while other types of mental health work view it as bunkum. All these views are considered in the different chapters of the book.
By working through the book together we will come to appreciate the arguments better and each of you will arrive at your own informed view. Group members may not have read the book before the first meeting, but will read the relevant section between meetings (but neither clarity on it nor agreement with it is required!) The teaching and ensuing discussions will help to extend and share different views and understandings.

The workshops are a series that can only be booked together and will take place at the address below; some dates may be changeable if necessary by decision of the whole group. The fee is £200 in total and places will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Please contact Lavinia for further details, a reduced price copy of the book if required and a booking form.
Mill Lane is easily accessible by car (parking available), train and underground. We will start and end promptly, and there are a number of cafés nearby for drinks before the workshops and for lunch afterwards.

21 Mill Lane, London NW6 1NT    Telephone:  020-7794 5308
email:  lavinia@laviniagomez.com      

The 'Freud Wars' seminar series
Seminars will be held each month on a Saturday morning, 10.30-12.00, at 21 Mill Lane, NW6 1NT. It may be possible to alter individual dates if all members cannot attend; otherwise we will plan how to communicate the essential material to any member who has to miss a seminar.
The Freud Wars is an introductory book and this is an introductory course. There is no expectation that members will have specific prior experience in either psychodynamic work or philosophy. My main aim is for participants to feel able to voice any confusion, disagreement or other reaction to the material within an atmosphere which is both supportive and thought-provoking. By the end, we should have clarified and discussed the main arguments of the book, so that participants can begin to come to their own conclusions. Optional additional reading may be suggested as it arises from our discussions.
Although the material is as accessible as possible, the subject matter takes more focus than my previous book on Object Relations and benefits from group exploration. Notes will be provided by me or by participant pairs who may volunteer to do so for a chapter which particularly interests them (positively or negatively). By the end of the course each participants will have a pack of notes summarising the book.
     
Booking Form
Name:

                
Address:       

Phone:

        
Email:

        
Connection to psychotherapy, counselling or philosophy ('interest only' is fine):

        
To help me get a sense of the group, a sentence on your interest in the seminar series:

        
        
        
The 6 places will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please enclose a cheque for £200 payable to L. Gomez as payment for the seminar series in full. Your place will be confirmed once your cheque has cleared.

Payments are not refundable unless another member can be found to take the place of a person dropping out. Although I and no doubt other participants would do what we could, it is the responsibility of the person leaving the group to find a replacement.
 

Proposed programme
      Jan 10: Introductions to the group and to 'The Freud Wars'

Main aim: to get a feel for the group, clarify participants' starting points and get clear what the central question is that the book attempts to answer.       Introductions, expectations, fears. Reminder that understanding and agreement with the material are not required, just the essential reading. We will also consider any requests for changes to dates and other practical details.

        Outline, aims and limitations of the seminar series.

        Dramatised reading of the opening dialogue of the book

There is no essential reading for this meeting, but if you have a copy of the book in advance of this seminar you may want to look through the preface, back cover etc.
You might also want to think about what excites you/enrages you/engages you about psychotherapy or counselling, and whether there is a single vital concept that you rely on in your approach to your therapeutic practice or thinking.

2)      Feb 14: Chapter 1: What sort of subject might psychoanalysis be?        Essential reading: Part I, chapter 1

        Optional: particular queries or thoughts arising from this chapter.

3)      March 14: What would it mean for psychoanalysis to count as a science?

        Essential reading: Part I, chapter 2: 'The Foundations of Psychoanalysis'

        Optional extra reading: Part II: Adolf Grunbaum's'Critique of Psychoanalysis'

4)      April 11: Could psychoanalysis be a new kind of science?

        Essential reading: Part I, chapter 3: 'Freud's Permanent Revolution'

        Optional extra reading: Part II: Thomas Nagel's review and addendum

5)      May 9: Is psychoanalysis not a science at all but really a system of interpretation?

        Essential reading: Part I, chapter 4: 'Self-Reflection as Science'

        Optional extra reading: Part II: Jürgen Habermas' 'The Scientistic Self-Misunderstanding of Metapsychology: On the Logic of General               

        Interpretation'

6)      June 11: How can mental and physical explanations coincide?

        Essential reading: Part I, chapter 5: 'The Apparatus of the Soul', pages 74-93

        Optional extra reading: rest of Part I, chapter 5

7)      July 11: Conclusions

        Essential reading: Part I, rest of chapter 5 and Chapter 6: 'Conclusions'

        Optional extra reading: Part II, Appendix1 and Appendix 2

8)      September 12: Review and evaluation
     We will review the seminar series as a whole, and return to participants' original thoughts about the therapeutic ideas they rely on in their

                         practice or thinking, considering how they may have changed or developed.

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Leiden University, Department of Philosophy 
The Department of Philosophy, Leiden University, offers one Postdoctoral Fellowship and two PhD-positions within the NWO program, “Morality Beyond Illusions: Re-assessing the Philosophical Implications of Empirical Studies of Moral Agency.” The program leader is Prof.dr. Pauline Kleingeld. 'N.W.O.' is the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.

Postdoc position (fulltime) 
Project title: Brains with Minds of Their Own? Free Will and the Self 
Vacancy number: 8-224

PhD position 1 (fulltime) 
Project title: Out of Character? Inner Dispositions and Outward Behavioural Patterns 
Vacancy number: 8-222

PhD position 2 (fulltime) 
Project title: Mindless Judging? Moral Reasoning and Intuitive Reflexes 
Vacancy number: 8-223

Starting date: Between March 1^st and August 1^st, 2009.

Application Deadline: 5 January, 2009

Short description of the program:

There is a rapidly growing body of empirical studies in cognitive neuroscience and moral psychology that show how our judgments and actions are unconsciously influenced by emotions and situational factors. Many philosophers claim that these findings imply that the notions of free will, character, and moral deliberation are illusions. Yet these notions play a central role in our self-conception as agents and in our social practices of attributing moral and legal responsibility for actions. If the claim that these notions are illusory is correct, this would have significant implications for the legal system and for public policy.

This program aims to develop a novel account of the philosophical implications of the empirical findings. It aims to assess the possibility of integrating these findings into a strong account of freedom, character, and moral deliberation, and to assess whether (and how) the perspective of the empirical sciences can be reconciled with that of humans as agents who deliberate, act, and hold each other responsible. The program consists of three complementary projects, focussing on the implications of empirical studies of moral agency for the debates about (1) free will, (2) character, and (3) moral reasoning, respectively.

Your profile: 
- Candidates should have an excellent academic track record in philosophy. Candidates for the Postdoc position should have a PhD in philosophy or its equivalent, and candidates for the PhD position should have an MA degree in philosophy or its equivalent. Candidates should have a strong background especially in the areas of philosophy that are relevant to the program. Given that core aspects of the program concern the long-standing philosophical debate between ‘Humean’ and ‘Kantian’ approaches to practical reason, familiarity with one or both of these approaches will be considered an advantage. Background in one or more of the relevant empirical sciences will also be considered an advantage.

- Candidates should have an excellent command of English and be prepared to present their research results in English. 
- Candidates should be willing and able to teach a small number of courses on topics within their area of specialization.

- PhD candidates should be motivated to follow the PhD program of the Netherlands Research School in Practical Philosophy (OZSE), and they should complete their dissertation within four years.

- Candidates are expected to take part in the activities of the research team and present their research results at international meetings and in international peer-reviewed journals.

Terms of Employment: 
The position of the Postdoctoral fellow is temporary, max. three years with a full-time appointment (38 hours per week). The position of PhD-fellow (‘promovendus’) is temporary, max. four years with a full-time appointment, and with an initial 18-month trial period. The Postdoctoral and PhD fellows will devote approx. 80% of their time to the research project and approx. 20% to teaching (Postdoc) or teaching and training (PhD fellows). Part-time appointments at 0.8 fte are possible.

The salary is determined in accordance with the current scales as set out in the collective labor agreement for the Dutch universities (CAO):

Postdoctoral fellow: min. € 2.744, max. € 3.755 
PhD fellow: min. € 2.042 - max. € 2.612

Further Information: 
More information about the research program can be found at www.hum.leiden.edu/research/morality-beyond-illusions.jsp . For further information, please contact Prof. dr. Pauline Kleingeld, p.kleingeld@phil.leidenuniv.nl .For questions concerning the terms of employment, please contact Drs. Else Speelman, HR Advisor,r.e.speelman@let.leidenuniv.nl, 31.71.5272779.

Applications: 
Please submit the following: 
- a letter of application (including a clear indication for which position you wish to be considered, an explanation of why you are particularly qualified for the specific project you apply for, and an explanation of your philosophical interest in the project),

- a curriculum vitae (also including a list of publications, and the names and contact information of two academic references), and

- a transcript (or Dutch cijferlijst) 
- a writing sample (such as your MA thesis or dissertation).

Candidates who wish to apply for both PhD positions should write a separate letter of application for each but need not send two copies of the rest of their dossier.

Please send applications to the following address:

Faculty of the Humanities, Institute of Philosophy 
Drs. Else Speelman, HR Advisor / afd. PZ 
P.O. Box 9515 
2300 RA Leiden 
The Netherlands

The vacancy number should be written on both the letter and the envelope. The selection committee may invite short-listed applicants for an interview in Leiden.

Deadline: 
5 January, 2009.

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Dave Cochran" <davec@CS.ST-ANDREWS.AC.UK>

To: <PHILOS-L@liverpool.ac.uk>; "Antonio Allegra" 

<antonio_allegra@YAHOO.IT>

Cc: "Dave Cochran" <davec@CS.ST-ANDREWS.AC.UK>

Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:01 AM

Subject: Re: Dawkins Quote

Not really all that surprising, when you think about it; both have cause 

to

consider the finite, circumscribed cognition of human beings in relation 

to

something incomprehensibly more vast, complex and awesome; but for Pascal,

the circumscription of human intellect is by the arbitrary fiat of the

creator, whereas for Dawkins it is wholly explicable in terms of our 

actual

evolutionary history; and while Pascal pushes against his human 

limitations

by means of an imagined God, Dawkins refers to the natural world as 

science

finds it, which, it turns out, stretches our imaginations in ways undreamt

of by theology.

But yes, it is a rather nice parallel ;-)

Dave

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It also published a special issue dedicated to Gödel's dialectica
interpretation, edited by Thomas Strahm (University of Berne):

Introduction
Thomas Strahm
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01143.x?ai=k1d&ui=fo8v&af=T

Functional Interpretations of Constructive Set Theory in All Finite Types
Justus Diller
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01133.x?ai=k1d&ui=fo8v&af=T

Lieber Herr Bernays!, Lieber Herr Gödel! Gödel on finitism,
constructivity and Hilbert's program
Solomon Feferman
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01136.x?ai=k1d&ui=fo8v&af=T

A Most Artistic Package of a Jumble of Ideas
Fernando Ferreira
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01134.x?ai=k1d&ui=fo8v&af=T

Gödel's Functional Interpretation and its Use in Current Mathematics
Ulrich Kohlenbach
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01141.x?ai=k1d&ui=fo8v&af=T

An Analysis of Gödel's dialectica Interpretation via Linear Logic
Paulo Oliva
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01135.x?ai=k1d&ui=fo8v&af=T


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Among the treasures in this volume is the second of Specker's three papers on Quine's set theory.  (Really it's about how automorphisms of languages and theories give rise to automorphisms of models, starting with point/line duality in geometry.) There is an annotated English translation of it available on

http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~tf/dualityquinevolume.pdf

which listmembers might like to see. Suggestions for improvement in the commentary welcome!


On Wed, 26 Nov 2008, Philipp Keller wrote:

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Gödel's dialectica interpretation,

dialectica has made freely available the whole issue (including papers

by Ackerman, Beth, Carnap, Curry, Fraenkel, Gonseth, Goodstein, Hermes,

Heyting, Kreisel, Peter, Robinson, Schmidt, Schütte, Skolem, Specker and

Wang): http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119884067/issue

It also published a special issue dedicated to Gödel's dialectica

interpretation, edited by Thomas Strahm (University of Berne):

Introduction

Thomas Strahm

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01143.x?ai=k1d&ui=fo8v&af=T

Functional Interpretations of Constructive Set Theory in All Finite Types

Justus Diller

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01133.x?ai=k1d&ui=fo8v&af=T

Lieber Herr Bernays!, Lieber Herr Gödel! Gödel on finitism,

constructivity and Hilbert's program

Solomon Feferman

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01136.x?ai=k1d&ui=fo8v&af=T

A Most Artistic Package of a Jumble of Ideas

Fernando Ferreira

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01134.x?ai=k1d&ui=fo8v&af=T

Gödel's Functional Interpretation and its Use in Current Mathematics

Ulrich Kohlenbach

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01141.x?ai=k1d&ui=fo8v&af=T

An Analysis of Gödel's dialectica Interpretation via Linear Logic

Paulo Oliva

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01135.x?ai=k1d&ui=fo8v&af=T

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*THE CONCEPT OF THE DIVINE ENERGIES IN EASTERN ORTHODOXY*

A Colloquium on David Bradshaw's book Aristotle East and West:
Metaphysics and the Division of Christendom (Cambridge: CUP 2004).


Where: Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, West
Road, Cambridge, CB3 9BS

When: Friday, 5 December 2008, 1-5pm

Speakers: Prof David Bradshaw (University of Kentucky), Prof John
Milbank (University of Nottingham), Dr Christophe Erismann (CRASSH,
University of Cambridge), Dr Constantinos Athanasopoulos (IOCS)

All welcome. No registration required.

For further information please contact Christoph Schneider, cs300@cam.ac.uk

Abstract The aim of the colloquium is to explore the nature and
significance of the Eastern Orthodox distinction between the divine
essence and energies. According to many Orthodox theologians, this
doctrine is central to the understanding of the Eastern tradition. Yet
it raises a number of historical, theological and philosophical
questions, some of which this colloquium would like to address. Prof
David Bradshaw's recent book "Aristotle East and West: Metaphysics and
the Division of Christendom", in which the author's (Eastern Orthodox)
position is developed in dialogue with the Western tradition, is an
excellent starting point for an ecumenical discussion of these issues.

I guess that we can fairly say that Evolution has the same role of God, in

Dawkins' metaphysics.

Best,

Antonio

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Dave Cochran" <davec@CS.ST-ANDREWS.AC.UK>

To: <PHILOS-L@liverpool.ac.uk>; "Antonio Allegra" 

<antonio_allegra@YAHOO.IT>

Cc: "Dave Cochran" <davec@CS.ST-ANDREWS.AC.UK>

Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:01 AM

Subject: Re: Dawkins Quote

Not really all that surprising, when you think about it; both have cause 

to

consider the finite, circumscribed cognition of human beings in relation 

to

something incomprehensibly more vast, complex and awesome; but for Pascal,

the circumscription of human intellect is by the arbitrary fiat of the

creator, whereas for Dawkins it is wholly explicable in terms of our 

actual

evolutionary history; and while Pascal pushes against his human 

limitations

by means of an imagined God, Dawkins refers to the natural world as 

science

finds it, which, it turns out, stretches our imaginations in ways undreamt

of by theology.

But yes, it is a rather nice parallel ;-)

Dave

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Cognitive Systems Group,

School of Computer Science

University of St. Andrews

(01334) 46-1621

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However, the role of God in the Pascal quote is paralleled in the Dawkins
quote not by Evolution, but the Universe.

Best,
Dave

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:30:02 +0100, antonio allegra
<antonio_allegra@YAHOO.IT> wrote:

I guess that we can fairly say that Evolution has the same role of God, in

Dawkins' metaphysics.

Best,

Antonio

----- Original Message -----

From: "Dave Cochran" <davec@CS.ST-ANDREWS.AC.UK>

To: <PHILOS-L@liverpool.ac.uk>; "Antonio Allegra"

<antonio_allegra@YAHOO.IT>

Cc: "Dave Cochran" <davec@CS.ST-ANDREWS.AC.UK>

Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:01 AM

Subject: Re: Dawkins Quote

Not really all that surprising, when you think about it; both have cause

to

consider the finite, circumscribed cognition of human beings in relation

to

something incomprehensibly more vast, complex and awesome; but for Pascal,

the circumscription of human intellect is by the arbitrary fiat of the

creator, whereas for Dawkins it is wholly explicable in terms of our

actual

evolutionary history; and while Pascal pushes against his human

limitations

by means of an imagined God, Dawkins refers to the natural world as

science

finds it, which, it turns out, stretches our imaginations in ways undreamt

of by theology.

But yes, it is a rather nice parallel ;-)

Dave

--

Dave W.H. Cochran

--

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Cognitive Systems Group,

School of Computer Science

University of St. Andrews

(01334) 46-1621

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Call for Papers

British Psychological Society: History & Philosophy of Psychology Section

Annual Conference

7th-9th April 
University of Edinburgh

We are delighted to announce that our keynote speaker at this conference will be Roger Smith 
(Institute of Psychology, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow) who will also be discussing 
his recent book Being Human: Historical Knowledge and the Creation of Human Nature 
(Manchester University Press, 2007).

Papers

The History & Philosophy of Psychology Section invites submissions for its 2009 annual conference 
to be held in the Psychology Building in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language 
Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

We invite proposals for individual papers or symposia in any area dealing with philosophical and 
historical issues in psychology, broadly defined. This year, we would particularly welcome 
submissions on the history of psychology in Scotland, the Edinburgh philosophical tradition, or 
those exploring the relationship between Charles Darwin and the history of the human sciences 
(2009 being the bicentenary of Darwin’s birth and 150 years since the publication of On the 
Origin of Species.)

The conference is open to independent and professional scholars in all relevant fields, not just 
Section or British Psychological Society members. A limited number of bursaries will be available 
to students who have had their paper accepted for presentation.

Presentations will be limited to 20 minutes. For individual papers, abstracts should be up to 200 
words. For symposia, the submission should include details of the convenor, the speakers, the 
theme and abstracts of the contributing papers.

All submissions should be sent via email to Chair of the Section, Dr Alan Collins on: 
a.collins@lancaster.ac.uk

The deadline for submissions is MONDAY 8th DECEMBER 2008.

Further details are available at: http://www.bps.org.uk/history/events/events_home.cfm

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Messages to the list are archived at http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/archives/philos-l.html. Prolonged discussions should be moved to chora: enrol via http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/archives/chora.html. Other philosophical resources on the Web can be found at http://www.liv.ac.uk/pal.

Messages to the list are archived at http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/archives/philos-l.html. Prolonged discussions should be moved to chora: enrol via http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/archives/chora.html. Other philosophical resources on the Web can be found at http://www.liv.ac.uk/pal.

Messages to the list are archived at http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/archives/philos-l.html. Prolonged discussions should be moved to chora: enrol via http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/archives/chora.html. Other philosophical resources on the Web can be found at http://www.liv.ac.uk/pal.

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Call for Papers

THE PHILOSOPHY OF ROBERT ALTMAN

Edited by James B. South
Series Editor: Mark T. Conard


Robert Altman was one of the most influential and controversial
American directors of the last 40 years. Rising to prominence in 1970
with the release of MASH, Altman produced a body of work distinguished
by an exploration and expansion of the possibilities of genre,
sensitivity to character, emphasis on overlapping dialogue and
multi-layered soundtracks, and a collaborative approach to filmmaking.
These characteristic features make Altman's films uniformly
challenging.

The Philosophy of Robert Altman will consider Altman's body of work in
relation to philosophical concerns and approaches. It will introduce
general readers and intelligent non-specialists to the story lines,
approach to filmmaking, and philosophically relevant themes of this
innovative and widely admired director. The volume will be proposed
for the University Press of Kentucky series in the Philosophy of
Popular Culture.

Essays may address philosophical analyses of individual movies as well
as topics that span multiple movies, for example: individual and
community, alienation, loneliness, the nature of reality, the media
and reality, the nature of the self, personal responsibility, gender
and identity, sexual ethics, images of family/marriage, race and
ethnicity, individual and communal violence, the nature of religion,
morality, politics, the role of chance, and war and its effects. Among
the many films that authors might treat: MASH, Brewster McCloud,
McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Nashville, The Long Goodbye, California Split,
Thieves Like Us, Buffalo Bill and the Indians, 3 Women, A Wedding,
Quintet, Secret Honor, O.C. & Stiggs, Fool for Love, Vincent and Theo,
The Player, Short Cuts, Kansas City, Cookie's Fortune, The Gingerbread
Man, and Gosford Park, Essays also are welcome on Altman's prolific
television work including Combat, Tanner '88 and Gun.

Essays should contain significant philosophical analysis and
criticism, but be written to engage the educated general reader.
Essays should be between 4,000-6,000 words in length (15-20
double-spaced typewritten pages).

Submission Guidelines: Send title and abstract of essay (200-300
words) along with a CV to James B. South: james.south@marquette.edu
Deadline for submission of abstracts is Dec 15, 2008. Completed essays
will be due by May 1, 2009.

James B. South is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Marquette
University. He has edited Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy, and
co-edited Buffy Goes Dark: Essays on the Final Two Seasons of Buffy
the Vampire Slayer (with Lynne Edwards and Elizabeth Rambo), and James
Bond and Philosophy (with Jacob Held).

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The conference is taking place on Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 December 2008 at the University of 
Warwick, UK

There is a registration fee of £5 for the conference to cover the cost of refreshments and lunches, 
which is payable on arrival.

To register please complete the online form at

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/news/mindgrad2008/registration/

MindGrad is supported by the Philosophy Department of the University of Warwick, The Analysis 
Trust and The Aristotelian Society.

For further information please see the conference website athttp://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/news/mindgrad2008 or email 
MindGrad2008@googlemail.com

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