Philosophy Interview Advice

By Geoffrey FerrariThu, 12/04/2008 - 12:21pm

There's a useful discussion of how to prepare for philosophy job interviews over at Leiter Reports.

PHILOS-L Digest - 2 Dec 2008 to 3 Dec 2008 (#2008-337)

By Geoffrey FerrariThu, 12/04/2008 - 12:11pm

Topics of the day:

 1. CFP: Ancient Philosophy Workshop March 4-6 2009 cw
 2. CFP: bioethics
 3. CFP: BSPR Conference (God and Morality)
 4. Ethics and computer games
 5. CFP - edited volume: Causality in the Sciences
 6. 2nd CFP: SUNY Buffalo Grad conference on Lynne Rudder
    Baker/Constitutionalism
 7. CFP: RELIGION AND POLITICS OF THE BODY
 8. Worst Argument Ever? (2)
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PHILOS-L Digest - 1 Dec 2008 to 2 Dec 2008 (#2008-336)

By Geoffrey FerrariWed, 12/03/2008 - 1:10am


Topics of the day:

 1. JOB: New York
 2. Permanent Lectureship in Philosophy, School of Social Sciences and
    Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin
 3. Lunchtime Seminar - This Thursday 4 Dec Extra
 4. LOGOS Barcelona Workshop on Singular Thought
 5. reminder: In Search of a Lost Liberalism
 6. Cahiers pour l'Analyse Workshop at CRMEP, Middlesex, Thursday 4 December
    2008, 4-6 pm
 7. On Reason
 8. Books available for review in Metapsychology Online
 9. CFP: 2009 International Society for African Philosophy and Studies
    Conference, Dakar
10. NACAP 2009 - Networks and Their Philosophical Implications - Keynote
    Announcement / CFP
11. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Philosophy of Science
12. JRNL: Enrahonar: quaderns de filosofia
13. cfp: ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY,
    EDINBURGH JULY 204, 2009 (fwd)
14. CFP: Philosopher's Rally 2009, the Netherlands
15. robots again
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Hello!

By Selina SadatTue, 12/02/2008 - 12:51pm

I'd like to introduce myself to everyone. I'm the BPPA representative for the University of Brighton, where I'm currently doing my PhD.

My thesis broadly consists of a sceptical take on the 'Problem of Akrasia', an exploration of the 'Value of Knowledge' in the Socratic philosophy of action, and consequently a re-evaluation of the 'Socratic Paradox'.

My Philosophical interests are in the areas of Epistemology, Meta-Ethics, Rationality, and Philosophy of Action.

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PHILOS-L Digest - 30 Nov 2008 to 1 Dec 2008 (#2008-335)

By Geoffrey FerrariTue, 12/02/2008 - 1:02am


Topics of the day:

 1. CFP: Spring 2009 Political Philosophy Podcast Symposium
 2. PhD scholarship in Hegel?s Idealist Philosophy
 3. Public Talk, Julia Annas on Nietzsche
 4. Jerrold Levinson on Aesthetic Experience, 4 Dec 2008, 4 pm
 5. CA Roundtable on Philosophy and Race-2009 CFP
 6. Reminder: Levinas: Four Readings; Tuesday december, 2 at Bet Avichai,
    Jerusalem
 7. ONTOLOGY OF MENTAL CAUSATION: AHRC-PROJECT SEMINAR
 8. Second Call for Applications: 5th BPPA Masterclass at UEA - 'Issues in
    Early Analytic Philosophy'
 9. 2nd CFP 16th International Conference of the Society for Philosophy and
    Technology
10. CFP: Towards a Philosophy of Life conference, Liverpool 2009
11. Managing Director, Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values,
    Notre Dame
12. Worst Argument Ever?
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PHILOS-L Digest - 29 Nov 2008 to 30 Nov 2008 (#2008-334)

By Geoffrey FerrariMon, 12/01/2008 - 9:54am

Topics of the day:

 1. CFP: MacIntyre Conference
 2. Deleuze and Guattari - a thousand plateaus
 3. ECAP09 Call for Papers  Philosophy and Computing

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PHILOS-L Digest - 28 Nov 2008 to 29 Nov 2008 (#2008-333)

By Geoffrey FerrariSun, 11/30/2008 - 1:04am


Topics of the day:

 1. CONF: Minds, Brains, and Beyond: Susan Hurley Memorial Conference
 2. AP-CAP 2008 - December 5-7, 2008 - Bangalore, India
 3. CfP:  Vagueness in Communication (ViC 2009)
 4. JOB: Oxford
 5. CONF: Eleatica 2008-2009
 6. CONF: Bradley's regress in Geneva
 7. CONF: St Andrews/Oslo Colloquium on History of Philosophy, December 17th
 8. CFP: &HPS2-Integrated History and Philosophy of Science, Notre Dame, 12-15
    March 2009
 9. cfp: "Too Funky: sympathy & emanation" April 10-11, 2009, Leiden
    University
10. Comedy and Philosophy: Reading List
11. CFP: "Too Funky: sympathy & emanation" April 10-11, 2009, Leiden
    University
12. Warwick Graduate Conference in the Philosophy of Mind (MindGrad 2008)
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