U of Winnipeg philosophy students' association

Marc Kruse's Talk

2011-10-09T19:17:00.001-07:00

We are trying to record our colloquia in order that people who are unable to attend can watch them. Here is the first: Marc Kruse's talk: "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: What Comic Books Can Teach Us About Superheroes"

Discussion Group

2011-09-14T10:00:00.000-07:00

The UWPHSA has booked the Philosophy/Classics/Gender Studies Lounge on Mondays 12:30-1:30 every week. We are opening up the room for philosophy students of all levels to come and discuss philosophy.

See you guys there!

Dr. Muir's Honours Course

2011-08-06T10:08:00.000-07:00

This is a correction of a previous blog post, which said that Dr. Muir's course would be on the topic of Medieval Islamic Political Philosophy. The course will in fact be covering Themes in 20th Century Political Thought.

Apologies for the mistake.

Student Advising

2011-07-13T15:01:00.001-07:00

Dr. Zupko will be holding office hours for student advising on this Friday, July 15th between 11:00am and 2:00pm.

Good Year For Political Philosophy Folks

2011-07-05T10:37:00.001-07:00

If you are interested in politics (and let's face it, who isn't?) we have some good news and we have some more good news! Dr. Brian Keenan, recipient of the Clifford J. Robson Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching, is coming out of retirement to teach this year's course of Social and Political Philosophy.

And there's more. Dr. Muir has confirmed that the Honours Course he will be teaching in the fall will be on the topic of Medieval Islamic Political Philosophy.

More details on these courses will be coming soon.

Philosophy Conference at U of M

2011-05-26T00:39:00.000-07:00

Professor Chris Tillman is organizing a conference at the University of Manitoba. It will be running May 26-28 (this Thursday-Saturday) from 10 am to 6 pm with the last 3 hours of each day being a world renown keynote speaker. Chris is very excited about this conference and it sounds like a great opportunity for people to meet professors and graduate students from all over North America as well as to get a clearer look at what a philosophical conference is like.

Plus, how often do you have the chance to have dozens of professional philosophers travel to Winnipeg in order to speak to you?

Details:
39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Exact Philosophy
May 26-28
10 am to 6 pm
Fort Garry Hotel
Keynote Speakers: Robin Jeshion, Nathan Salmon (yay), Jessica Wilson.
Official Site: http://www.phil.ufl.edu/sep/meeting/2011/index.html

See you there!

2011-05-18T10:45:00.000-07:00

Here is the (tentative) list of philosophy courses for the 2011-2012 year. You will be happy to know that we will have 6 sections of first year courses including the return of the 'Values and the Human Condition' Course. There will also be 3 honours courses offered.
FALL TERM 2011 PHIL-2003-001 History of Philosophy: Early Modern Savickey TTh 4:00-5:15 2BC55 PHIL 2220-001 Philosophy of Literature Forsey MW 2:30-3:45 1L13 PHIL 2232-001 Philosophy of Religion Zupko TTh 11:30-12:45 2BC55 PHIL 2233-002 Environmental Ethics Scarfe TTh 10:00-11:15 1M33 PHIL 3500-001 Philosophical Perspectives Tomsons MW 2:30-3:45 3C30 PHIL 4502-001 Special Topics: Charles Taylor Forsey Th 2:30-5:15 3MC02N PHIL 4503-001 Topics in the History of Philosophy Muir MW 4:00-5:15 3M50 FALL/WINTER TERM 2011-12 PHIL 1001-001 Introduction to Philosophy Forsey MWF 10:30-11:20 4C60 PHIL 1001-002 Introduction to Philosophy Savickey TTh 10:00-11:15 2M72 PHIL 1001-003 Introduction to Philosophy Tomsons MWF 11:30-12:20 2M72 PHIL 1001-004 Introduction to Philosophy Muir MWF 1:30-2:20 2M72 PHIL 1002-001 Values & the Human Condition Scarfe MW 4:00 – 5:15 4C40 PHIL 1301-001 Introduction to Logical Reasoning Scarfe MWF 10:30-11:20 3L08* PHIL 2201-001 Moral Philosophy Savickey TTh 1:00-2:15 2M72 PHIL 2281-001 Philosophy of Education Muir MWF 10:30-11:20 2BC55 PHIL 2302-001 Logic STAFF MWF 11:30-12:20 2BC55 WINTER TERM 2012 PHIL 2012-001 History of Philosophy: Medieval Latin Zupko TTh 2:30-3:45 1M33 PHIL 2202-002 Ethics in Medicine and Law Scarfe TTh 10:00-11:15 1M33 PHIL 3504-001 Plato and Before Tomsons MW 4:00-5:15 3M61 PHIL 3509-001 Nineteenth-Century Philosophy Forsey MW 2:30-3:45 3M59 PHIL 4204-001 Evolutionary Ethics Scarfe TTh 1:00 – 2:15 3M52 *room may change (Course Caps: 1st year = 70; 2nd year = 50; 3rd year = 25; 4th year = 15)

Paper Presentation

2011-03-28T19:27:00.001-07:00

Lorraine Mayer, Chair of the Native Studies Department at Brandon University will present her paper ástam ánimotahtak. Translation: Come, lets talk, have a discussion on Wednesday March 30 in room 4CM41 at 5pm

Uwphsa Presents

2011-03-16T07:03:00.001-07:00

Conrad Sweatman will present his paper, "Modern Art: Facet of Modernity or Postmodernity? at 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 23rd in room 4CM41.

Brian Keenan essay prize

2011-03-11T20:27:00.001-08:00

Uwphsa Presents

2011-03-01T12:04:00.000-08:00

Damian Melamedoff will present his paper: Kant and the Problem of Death at 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 2 in room 5L24

Paper Presentation

2011-02-06T11:55:00.000-08:00

Prof. Sandra Tomsons will present her paper:  Aboriginal Rights, Human Rights and Procedural Justice
        or
        Undressing Colonialism
On Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 5:00pm in room 4CM41.

Paper Presentation

2011-01-18T21:10:00.000-08:00

Justin Bzovy, a U of W alumni who is currently working towards his MA at the U of M will be presenting his paper: Destroy all Music on Wednesday Jan. 26 at 5:00pm in room 4CM41.

3 on 3

2011-01-15T08:09:00.000-08:00

The Aufhebungs will be playing 3 on 3 basketball. Come cheer us on, there are prizes for best costumes and best cheer.

Conference in Greece

2011-01-15T07:52:00.001-08:00

6th Annual International Conference on Philosophy,

30-31 May 2011 & 1-2 June 2011, Athens, Greece

SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION

The Philosophy Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (AT.IN.E.R.) organizes its 6th Annual International Conference on Philosophy, May 30th - June 2nd 2011. For programs of previous conferences and other information visit the conference website www.atiner.gr/philosophy.htm

The registration fee is 250 euro, covering access to all sessions, 2 lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. A number of educational and cultural activities are organized such as a Greek night of entertainment, a dinner, a half-day tour to archaeological site in the Prefecture of Attica and a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate.

The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students of philosophy. Areas of interest include (but are not confined to):

* History of Philosophy
* Ancient Philosophy
* European Philosophy
* African Philosophy
* American Philosophy
* Asian Philosophy
* Political Philosophy
* Moral Philosophy
* Aesthetics
* Logic
* Existentialism
* Analytic Philosophy and Pragmatism
* Philosophy of Religion
* Philosophy of Law
* Philosophy of Mathematics and Physics
* Philosophy of Biology
* Philosophy of Action
* Ethics
* Epistemology

Selected papers will be published in a Special Volume of the Conference Proceedings.

The initial submissions for presentation should consist of an abstract of no more than 300 words, with 3 keywords. If your proposed paper is accepted for presentation at the conference, a reading paper of between 1,500 and 2,000 words must be submitted to the conference organizers one month before the conference (30 April 2011). After the conference, participants will be invited to submit a longer version of their paper (up to 5,000 words, including references and footnotes) for consideration for publication in the edited proceedings. The deadline for submission for the proceedings will be late August 2011. Please submit the 300 words abstract by 24th of January 2011, by email atiner@atiner.gr or mail, to: Dr. Nicholas Pappas, Professor, Sam Houston University, USA & Head, Philosophy Research Unit, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, 10671 Athens, Greece. Tel. + 30 210 363 4210 Fax: + 30 210 3634-209. Abstracts should include: Title of Paper, Family Name (s), First Name (s), Institutional Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Announcement of the decision is made within 4 weeks after submission, which includes information on registration deadlines and paper submission requirements. Due to large number of accepted (good) submissions after the first call, new submissions will be accepted only if those accepted decide to cancel.

If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing, or any other offer to help please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, gtp@atiner.gr Director, ATINER.

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic organization with the mission to become a forum where academics and researchers from all over the world could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and discuss the future developments of their discipline. Since 1995, more than 100 international conferences were organized and more than 80 books have been published. The Institute is organized into four research divisions and nineteen research units. Each research unit organizes at least an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects.

Paper presentation

2010-11-28T12:34:00.000-08:00

Alana Westwood will be presenting her paper:
Ecosystem's under threat in Manitoba: determining our obligations to Manitoba's forests.
In room 4CM41 at 5 pm on Wednesday Dec. 1

Another opportunity

2010-11-28T12:29:00.000-08:00

Just forwarding it on:

I am writing to you today to remind you about Fulbright Canada's
undergraduate exchange program, the Killam Fellowships Program. The Killam
Fellowships Program offers Canadian undergraduate students the opportunity
to spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student
in the United States. The fellowship carries a value of $5,000 per
semester, and includes health insurance for the duration of the exchange.
The program also includes a three-day seminar in Ottawa and Washington, DC,
and additional funding to travel within the United States. All of the
information is available on our website (www.killamfellowships.com/).
(Please note that the application deadline is January 31, 2011.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Regan

Jennifer Regan
Chief Program Officer / Agente principale de programme
Fulbright Canada
2015-350 rue Albert Street Ottawa, ON, Canada K1R1A4
t. 613.688.5517; f. 613.237.2029;
www.fulbrightcanada.com

Legal Help Centre email

2010-11-28T12:26:00.000-08:00

hey all,
just received this email and am forwarding it on for anyone interested:

Hello folks. We are offering an open session on volunteer opportunities with our Legal Help Centre, which is opening in January. The LHC is an entity affiliated with UW, which is helping us with space, but we have our own board and are responsible for our own funding.

The LHC intends to provide services to the working poor who need legal assistance but cannot afford it, nor do they usually qualify for legal aid or other subsidies.

The program has few paid staff and will use student volunteers from U of W and U of M. A number of volunteer lawyers will work with students to help provide sevices.

If you want to know more about the program, please come to the session! Or better yet, please encourage your students who have an interest in this area. Obviously this is of interest to budding law students, but also to anyone with a passion for social justice or who just want to help others.

Please forward to your faculty, student groups or use any other mechanism to advise students of this opportunity.

Thanks.

Dr. Michael Weinrath
Professor & Chair, Criminal Justice Department
University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue, Wpg. MB R3B 2E9
telephone 204/786-9100
fax 204/774-4134

The info session:
Student Information Session
Monday, November 29, 2010
12:30 pm
1L12

Come hear out about upcoming volunteer, placement and work opportunities to be offered at Legal Help Centre’s location on campus.

Check out the Centre’s website: http://legalhelpcentre.weebly.com/

call for papers

2010-11-23T13:30:00.000-08:00

The University of Victoria's Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy: Sophia XIV
and
Spring 2011 Western Canadian Undergraduate Conference of Philosophy

Papers are now being accepted for Sophia Vol.XIV and the WCUCP on all philosophical topics. Submissions accepted to Sophia will also be sent an invitation to present at the WCUCP. Deadline for ALL SUBMISSIONS is Jan. 31, 2011. For additional information please contact: uvicsophia@gmail.com.

Paper length: 1000-4000 words
Abstract recommended, not required.

Charles Taylor

2010-11-22T14:13:00.000-08:00

Charles Taylor cancelled again!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Uniter/129195330426257#!/event.php?eid=133250686725599

Bake Sale

2010-11-16T19:17:00.001-08:00

UWPHSA bake sale tomorrow. Come and support us. We will be on the first floor next to the info booth and across from the art gallery. 9am to 3pm

paper presentation

2010-11-15T10:49:00.001-08:00

Marc Kruse will be presenting his paper: The Political Use of Language Games on Wednesday Nov. 17 in Room 4Cm41 at 5:15 - 6:15.

Conference call for papers

2010-11-15T10:45:00.000-08:00

As the end of the semester is fast approaching, one thing that it is important to remember is the call for papers for the Thompson Rivers University Philosophy, History, and Politics Conference!

The conference runs from January 13th to 15th of 2011, and includes a Keynote address by Historian Dr John Sandlos from Memorial University in Newfoundland. His speech, "Scholarship and Citizenship: History, Memory, and the Environment in the Public Realm" will be followed by a wine and cheese social. Presentations will be conducted on both Friday and Saturday during the day, with presentations being grouped together by theme. The conference concludes with a Superhero themed banquet on Saturday night, with guest speaker Philosopher Dr Jeff McLaughlin presenting his research “Ten Cent Seductions and Other Comic Book ‘Issues’”.

To attend the conference, formal abstracts must be submitted by no later than November 26th. In addition, students who wish to attend the conference but not present a paper must also register. Please send all submissions to the conference website phpconf@mytru.ca.

Presentations at the U of W

2010-10-21T06:43:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday Nov. 3 at 4 - 6pm in room 2M70, Dr. Dominik Perler will
be giving his lecture: metaphysical limits to radical doubt: medieval
debates on skeptical hypothesis.

Also,

Charles Taylor: Solidarity & Diversity in a Secular Age
Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 7:30pm
Convocation Hall - The University of Winnipeg

Dr. Brian Keenan Paper

2010-10-08T16:44:00.000-07:00

Dr. Brian Keenan will be presenting his paper : A Critique of Experimental Philosophy, on Wednesday Oct. 13 at 4:45 - 6pm in Room 3M67 at the U of W.

There will be Juice, Coffee and Cookies.

Don't forget that our discussion group is every Wednesday night 8pm at the Toad on Osborne. After the paper we will be meeting there for further discussion.

Hope you can make it out

Marc

Wcpa Conference

2010-10-03T15:03:00.001-07:00

hello,

The Wcpa conference is going to be in Calgary this year. Here is the link http://www.phil.ucalgary.ca/wcpa/
Any U of W students interested in going email us at UWPHSA@gmail.com

The Toad

2010-09-20T16:52:00.001-07:00

Hello all,

We had our first meeting and it went well. Anyone who is interested in a position or possibly presenting a paper please email us at UWPHSA@gmail.com.

And everyone make sure to make it out to the Toad on Osborne at 8:00pm on Wednesdays.

lets make this a great year

marc

First meeting

2010-09-15T17:26:00.001-07:00

Hello all,

our first meeting will be this Friday 17 in room 3M57 at 12:30 to 1:20.

This is just a chance for us to get to meet everyone and lay out our plans for this year.

Make it out if you can - there might be food.

2010-08-29T19:55:00.001-07:00

Hello all,

Hope everyone had a good summer, and I hope that everyone is coming back.

There will be several changes at the university this year. First we have a new chair Jack Zupko. Borman and Hickson are both gone and have found new employment elsewhere. Muir is taking a year of leave for personal reasons. Savickey is on her year sabbatical. To cover Muir's absence a new sessional professor will be hired by the beginning of the semester. There will also be several contract professors to cover some of out classes.

So, some big changes. I am confident however that this year will be better then the last. There is also a new coordinator this year, Joesph Gerbasi. We will both be running the association this year and we hope to get you all involved this year.

I have met with Jack Zupko several times already this summer and he is very enthusiastic and excited to rebuild the department. He is encouraging all students to send him an email or stop by his office just to say hello, and explain where you are in your studies and where you would like to be. He feels that the students may have be feeling lost with all the challenges of the last few years and he would like to assess the overall feeling of the students.

Also there are a couple of fourth year seminar courses that are in danger of being canceled due to lack of enrollment. I am including a email that Zupko sent out to another student that explains these courses:

Hello!

I hope you’ve had a great summer and are looking forward to coming back to the University of Winnipeg this Fall!

Allow me to introduce myself: my name is Jack Zupko and I’m the new Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Winnipeg. I came here from Emory University, where I taught in the Philosophy Department for fifteen years. Prior to that, I taught at San Diego State University. I got my Ph.D. from Cornell University, and specialize in medieval philosophy, metaphysics, and the philosophy of religion.

I’m absolutely committed to our philosophy program and to you, our students and philosophy majors. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the program or your courses, or even if you just want to stop by and say hello. My office is 4G11 and I can be reached at 204 786-9369 or j.zupko@uwinnipeg.ca.

In addition to hiring a new Chair, we’ve had some other personnel changes over the summer. Professor Muir is on leave for the entire year, and Professor Borman has left us to take a position in the Philosophy Department at Nipissing University.

We are still planning to offer the courses Professors Borman and Muir were scheduled to teach, and are right now in the process of hiring faculty to staff them. I expect to announce instructors for these courses by the end of next week.

Also, we are offering two Honors courses (taught by yours truly) that I’d like to draw your attention to:

PHIL-4204/3-001 Topics in Moral Philosophy: Virtue Ethics
This course will examine recent work in the application of virtue ethics to a range of moral issues in medicine, the environment, animal welfare, law, and business. We will consider some of the standard objections to virtue ethics -- Is it sufficiently action-guiding? Does it adequately account for the requirements of justice? -- and compare it with consequentialist and deontological moral theories in this regard.

Text: Working Virtue: Virtue Ethics and Contemporary Moral Problems
Edited by Rebecca L. Walker and Philip J. Ivanhoe

PHIL-4266/3-001 Topics in Epistemology: Skepticism
Skepticism enjoyed a long career in Greek and Roman antiquity as a philosophy of life, but it has become popular again among philosophers because of the powerful arguments it generates against the justification of empirical knowledge. We will read and discuss some of the best recent work on epistemological skepticism, both for and against.

Skepticism: A Contemporary Reader
Edited by Keith DeRose and Ted A. Warfield

If you are interested in taking either of these courses, please register sooner rather than later as they are at risk of being canceled due to low enrollment!

Thanks for your time, and here’s to a great year for all of us at UW,
Jack Zupko
Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy
University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9
Canada
j.zupko@uwinnipeg.ca
office: 204 786-9369
fax: 204 774-4134

I look forward to seeing all of you soon, and feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
--
Marc Kruse, Coordinator
Philosophy Students' Association
University of Winnipeg

new chair talks

2010-05-05T11:03:00.000-07:00

A free public lecture in Philosophy with Dr. Jack Zupko of Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) will take place on Tuesday May 18, 2010 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Room 3M60. The topic will be "Some Reflections on Reflexion" which will involve an examination of later medieval contributions to the question of how the mind is able to understand itself. All are welcome to attend.

A second free public lecture in Philosophy with Dr. Nebojsa Kujundzic of the University of Prince Edward Island will take place on Friday May 21, 2010 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 3M60. The topic will be "The Polarizing Nature of Technology". All are welcome to attend.

I am not sure if I will be able to attend. However, I really do think some students should be there and I hope some of you can make it out.

thanks for a good year

2010-04-21T16:53:00.000-07:00

Sorry for being a little late updating the blog.

I would like to thank everyone for coming out to the Wednesday night discussion groups
and to all the colloquium's.

I hope to have some news for everyone soon regarding the new chair and when their open paper presentations will be.

I think there may also be a summer reading group if anyone is interested. Please email us at uwphsa@gmail.com if you are.

I will be back next year and would like everyone's feedback on how you thought things went this year and if there are things you would like to see improved for next year.

Thanks again and hope to see some of you soon.

colloquium

2010-03-11T19:12:00.000-08:00

Wednesday March 17. 5:15 in room 1L04

John Dyck will present his paper: How Musicologists Ground Musical Properties.

Abstract:
The Musicological Age Debate is a recent debate over the age of “classical” musical works. Some musicologists—call them “Newists”—claim that there were no musical works until the nineteenth century. Other musicologists—call them “Oldists”—claim that musical works have existed for much longer, usually since the fifteenth or sixteenth century. In this paper, I show that the Age Debate (and the truth of Newism and Oldism) often hinges on an interesting philosophical question: are musical properties grounded in folk conceptions, or experts’ conceptions? I then go on to give the question the philosophical treatment it deserves: I consider how the question relates to some philosophical accounts of art generally, and seek possible foundation for both folk and expert grounding in the philosophical literature on art and social practice.

colloquium

2010-03-07T10:00:00.000-08:00

Wednesday March 10 at 5:15 in room 1L04
In the Spirit of Wittgenstein's Investigations: an investigation of Language-games.
presented by Marc Kruse

Discussion to follow 8:00pm at the Toad 112 Osborne st.

Hopefully everyone can make it out. We had a great turn out for Borman's paper and I hope we can keep it up for the rest of March.

Colloquim

2010-02-23T16:19:00.000-08:00

Every Wednesday in March we will be holding a colloquium. They will be at 5:15 in room 1L04 and will run for about an hour, we have the room longer if the paper and Q & A demands more time. After we will still be holding our discussion group at the Toad at 8:00, so we can all meet there after for a pint and more discussion. Professor David Borman will be presenting papers as well as students. The schedule has not been finalized yet.

Professor Borman will present his paper : Bullshit; Habermasian Reflections on Wednesday March 3 at 5:15 in Room 1L04.

I hope most of you can make it out to these events as it will show that students are still interested and involved in the Philosophy program at the U of W.

2010-01-30T07:28:00.000-08:00

My apologies to anyone who came out to the discussion group this past Wednesday. I had a family emergency and was unable to make it out. The discussion group will be at the regular time next week and I will be there.

Marc

2010-01-25T07:08:00.001-08:00

ilburg Research MA in Philosophy
Tilburg Research MA in Philosophy

Tilburg University offers a Master's Programme in
Philosophy especially catering to students who want to
prepare for a career in research. The programme, a joint
venture with the Faculty of Philosophy at Radboud
University Nijmegen, has a duration of two years and is
taught in English. Students can choose from a wide range
of specializations, including some offered in close
cooperation with TiLPS, the Tilburg Center for Logic and
Philosophy of Science (http://www.uvt.nl/tilps). They can
also take courses in Nijmegen, a short train ride from
Tilburg.

Further information and details about eligibility criteria
and the application procedure can be found at
http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/researchmasters/philosophy.

http://www.uvt.nl/masterkiezers/images/brochures/researchmasterfilosofie.pdf

2010-01-25T07:07:00.001-08:00

Postgraduate Study in Philosophy at Southampton
Philosophy at Southampton University invites applications for its M.Phil/Ph.D programme, its MA in Aesthetics and its MA in Philosophy.

Information about MA and M.Phil/Ph.D scholarships on offer for the forthcoming academic year can be found at
http://www.soton.ac.uk/philosophy/postgraduate/pg.html

Details of the MA programmes can be found at
http://www.soton.ac.uk/philosophy/postgraduate/ma.html

Details of the M.Phil/Ph.D programme can be found at
http://www.soton.ac.uk/philosophy/postgraduate/phd.html

Although members of staff at Southampton work in a wide variety of areas, there is considerable overlap in their research interests, the principal foci of our research being
- Aesthetics
- Nineteenth Century German-speaking Philosophy (including Nietzsche and Schopenhauer)
- Wittgenstein
- Philosophy of action and practical reason
- Philosophy of language and mind

In the 2009 edition of the Philosophical Gourmet Report, we are ranked =1st in the UK for our research in Nineteenth Century Continental Philosophy. For our research in the Philosophy of Art, we are ranked =1st in the UK.
Southampton philosophers also pursue research in ancient philosophy, ethics, philosophical logic, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, political philosophy, and on Collingwood, Heidegger, Kierkegaard and Russell.

2010-01-25T07:06:00.001-08:00

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

14TH ANNUAL PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE

April 16-17, 2010

Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, USA

Keynote talk by Alvin Plantinga (University of Notre Dame)

The 14th annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will
be held April 16-17, 2010 on the campus of Pacific University, in Forest
Grove, Oregon. The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for the
presentation of philosophical work of undergraduates to their peers. Papers
are required to be of philosophical content, but there are no specific
restrictions on subject matter within the arena of philosophical discussion
itself. Papers should be approximately 3000 words (10-12 pages).
Electronic submissions, including paper and abstract (Word documents),
should be sent to boersema@pacificu.edu

Submission deadline is FEBRUARY 1.

Final decisions will be made by February 28. Volunteers for paper
commentators are also welcome.

This is strictly an undergraduate conference, with only undergraduates
allowed on the conference program. The single exception is the keynote
speaker. Past keynotes speakers have included: Paul Churchland, Hilary
Putnam, John Searle, Keith Lehrer, Catherine Elgin, John Perry, Hubert
Dreyfus, and Jerry Fodor. This year's keynote talk following the conference
banquet will be by Alvin Plantinga (University of Notre Dame).

The conference schedule will be as follows:

Friday, April 16:

Registration 4:00-6:00 pm
Conference banquet 6:00-7:30 pm
Keynote talk 7:30-9:00 pm

Saturday, April 17:

Breakfast 7:00-8:00 am
Registration 8:00-9:00 am
Paper sessions 8:00-1:00
Conference luncheon 1:00-2:00
Paper sessions 2:00-6:00

Travel and lodging information can be found by going to the conference web
site, http://www.pacificu.edu/as/philosophy/conference/index.cfm

Registration costs: $40, payable at the conference. Three meals will be
provided: Friday night banquet, Saturday breakfast and lunch.

For further information, contact Professor Boersema via email
(boersema@pacificu.edu) or by phone (503 352 2150) or at the address below:

Deptment of Philosophy
Pacific University
2043 College Way
Forest Grove
OR 97116

2010-01-25T07:05:00.001-08:00

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Association of Philosophy Students at The University of Toronto at
Scarborough is hosting its third annual undergraduate philosophy
conference.

Conference Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010

Submissions must be digital, sent via email with the following two
attachments, both of which should be in one of the following formats:
Portable Document Format (.pdf); Rich Text Format (.rtf); HTML (.html or
.htm); or ODF Text Document (.odt). The two attachments are to be as
follows:
? A cover page which has your name, institutional affiliation, and email
address.
? The content of the paper itself, which must not contain any identifying
information (such as name, institutional affiliation, or email addresses).
Submissions are encouraged to include an abstract of no more than 150
words at the start of this file, though it is not necessary.

Papers may be on any philosophical topic and should not exceed 4000 words
(not counting an abstract). The actual presentations will be around 30
minutes each. Each presentation is followed by a brief commentary by one
of our commentators, a reply by the speaker and then a question and answer
period.

Eligibility: any undergraduate student who does not have an undergraduate
degree prior to July 1, 2010.

Submission Deadline: February 20, 2010.
Selected authors will be notified via email by March 1, 2010.

Please email submissions to uts.aps.conf.2010@gmail.com

For more information please visit our website at
http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~phlub/ and select '2009-2010' from the top
menu, followed by 'Conference', or email the Association of Philosophy
Students at phlub@utsc.utoronto.ca

2010-01-10T09:20:00.000-08:00

hello all,

hope everyone had a good break. I have not really heard anything new over the holiday's. I was wondering if anyone had talked to Colin Russell yet, and if so what his recommendations were.

I have kind of let other parts of the association slide since this all started so I will try to work on that.
We will starting our discussion group at the Toad again this Wed. I try to be there around 8, and stay till around 11. I hope to put up some posters this week to promote our discussion group. Hope some of you can make it out.

I still have not heard from anyone interested in presenting a paper, so if anyone is please let me know. If there is anything else anyone thinks we should do please let me know.

marc

tentative schedule for next year sans Borman and Hickson

2009-11-27T21:50:00.000-08:00

PHILOSOPHY, 2010-2011 Fall/Winter courses

Course # Course Name Instructor Cap Days Term Meeting Time

PHIL-1001/6-001 Introduction Muir 70 MWF FW 1:30 – 2:20
PHIL-1001/6-002 Introduction Tomsons 70 MWF FW 9:30 – 10:20
PHIL-1001/6-003 Introduction Forsey 70 TTh FW 10:00 – 11:15

PHIL-1301/6-001 Intro Logical TBA 70 TTh FW 4:00 – 5:15

PHIL-2002/3-001 Classical Muir 50 MWF F 11:30 – 12:20
PHIL-2010/3-001 Existentialism Forsey 50 TTh W 11:30 – 12:45
PHIL-2219/3-001 Art Forsey 50 TTh F 11:30 – 12:45
PHIL-2233/3-001 Envir. Ethics Tomsons 50 MWF W 10:30 – 11:20

PHIL-3100/3-001 Epistemology Tomsons 50 MWF F 10:30 – 11:20
PHIL-3502/3-001 Medieval Muir 50 MWF W 11:30 – 12:20
PHIL-3508/3-001 18th Century Forsey 50 TTh F 2:30 – 3:45

PHIL-4502/3-001 Human Rights Tomsons 15 MWF F 2:30 – 3:45
PHIL-4503/3-001 Plato Muir 15 MWF W 2:30 – 3:45

PHIL-4700/3 Directed Study TBA 5 TBA F TBA
PHIL-4700/3 Directed Study TBA 5 TBA W TBA
PHIL-4800/6 Thesis Course TBA 5 TBA FW TBA

Cross-listed courses:

Course # Course Name Instructor Cap Days Term Meeting Time

POL/PHIL-2200-001 Social & Political Phil Boucher 50 TTh FW 10:30 – 11:15

urgent

2009-11-27T21:43:00.000-08:00

I just received this email from Elizabeth Dawes. All students must contact Colin Russell for a one on one consultation. I will also post the tentative schedule so students can have some info before they go into these consultations. Professor Borman and Hickson are not on the schedule even tentatively so I am assuming that the dean is not considering keeping them, I think that any student going into these consultaions should stress that keeping them would help us meet our requirments and help keep the intregety of the department.

Hello all

Colin Russell, Registrar, has agreed to provide advising to all Philosophy majors and Honours students on an individual basis in order to assist students in planning their degree program. Philosophy students should contact him directly at c.russell@uwinnipeg.ca or 786-9337 in order to set up an appointment. He will sign all required forms for majors and Honours students in Philosophy.

The Philosophy courses to be offered in 2010-11 have been carefully selected in order to meet the needs of the greatest number of students. As was the case in 2009-10, there will be two Honours seminars available in addition to directed readings and the Honours thesis. Also, we were able to arrange for PHIL-2200/6 (Social and Political Philosophy) to be offered by professor Boucher through the Politics department.

Students in the three year BA should expect to be able to meet all degree requirements in a three year period, assuming that an appropriate selection of courses has been made. However, as is the case in all small programs, students may find that their preferred courses are not available.

While it may not be possible for Honours students to complete all of their Honours credits in a single year, this is typically the case in small programs. For example, in French Studies which has six full-time members, students usually complete their Honours courses over a two year period beginning in their third year.

Colin Russell will work with you to explore all of the options and to select the courses that best meet your needs. If a gap affecting multiple students is identified, we will look at the possibility of adding a course to the 2010-11 offerings. We appreciate your patience during this time of transition.

Best wishes,

Dr. Elizabeth Dawes
Associate Dean of Arts
University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB Canada
R3B 2E9
Telephone: (204) 786-9942
Fax: (204) 774-4134
Email: e.dawes@uwinnipeg.ca

Link to new facebook page

2009-11-20T14:45:00.000-08:00

hello all,
this is a site that has been set up in response to the proposed amalgamation. Please check it out, it frames some of the problems and is also a place for brainstorming new ideas.
http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=338258400437&ref=mf

Also anyone concerned about this issue and who would like to have their voice heard please email me a uwphsa@gmail.com

emergency meeting tomorrow

2009-11-18T22:13:00.000-08:00

There will be a meeting tomorrow, it will be from 12:30 - 1:20 in room Rice 3R40. I am not sure if this is a free period but hopefully some of you can make it out. This meeting will be to discuss the changes that are being proposed for the department next year. Sorry for the short notice, the proposed changes have just come to the associations attention and they seem to demand immediate action.

Call for Papers

2009-10-23T09:43:00.000-07:00

Another one for you guys.

CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY PAPERS, DEADLINE 11/15/09 **

Episteme, an International Journal of Undergraduate Philosophy, announces the scheduled publication of volume XXI, May 2010.

Episteme will consider papers written by undergraduate students in any area of philosophy. Papers are evaluated according to quality of research, depth of inquiry, creativity, original insight and clarity. Submissions should:

1. Remain under the 5,000 words maximum.

2. Include a cover sheet with the author's name, mailing address (current and permanent), email address, telephone number, college or university name, submission title, and word count.

3. End with a Works Cited page in Chicago style. Please use endnotes rather than footnotes.

4. Arrive electronically by midnight on 11/15/09 to the e-mail address episteme@denison.edu as a Microsoft Word attachment.

Episteme is an annual student-run publication, founded in 1990, that aims to recognize and encourage excellence in undergraduate philosophy by providing students and faculty with examples of strong work.

Our May 2009 issue, volume XX, contained the following four papers:

"The Place of Book X in Plato's Republic, by Willie Costello, University of Pittsburgh

"A Gap in Kim's Eliminative Argument for Reductionism," by B.D. Mooneyham, Kansas State University

"Rawls on Abortion: Adapting his Theory of Justice to the Controversy," Douglas Dreier, Cornell University

"Norm-Expressivism and the Frege-Geach Problem," Megan Blomfield, University of Bristol

Please direct all questions to the editor -- Denison junior Sean Walt -- at episteme@denison.edu.

PPUPA Conference

2009-10-23T09:30:00.000-07:00

This was just forwarded on to me.

Greetings Everyone,

Please accept my apologies for the delay in getting this information out. Attached is the information for the upcoming PPUPA (Prairie Province Undergrad Philosophy Association Conference) Call for Papers which is currently planned for March 21-22, 2009.

If there are indications that this date is unacceptable there is the possibility that we may be able to move it to the weekend either before or after.

The keynote of the conference will focus on religion and metaphysics. This topic will address the high value placed on all religious or spiritual views and the deep need for some kind of metaphysics to support such a view. the Call for Papers deadline is January 3, 2009.

Undergraduates are encouraged to present papers on all topics. Abstracts must be submitted so that similar topics can be grouped into sessions. Forward Abstracts to: Cliff Baum at cliff.baum@uleth.ca. Further details will follow as they become available.

Thank you for your time and patience.

Sincerely,

Cliff Baum

Uwphsa student paper presentations

2009-10-04T14:05:00.000-07:00

Anyone interested in presenting a paper this year should get in contact with me at uwphsa@gmail.com. We can discussion a time line that works for you.
I hope to get this up and running as soon as possible.

Uwphsa discussion night

2009-10-04T14:02:00.000-07:00

Our discussion night will be Wed and will be held at The Toad on Osborne. The discussion group will start around 8pm. At around 10 the U of M student association has their discussion group so those who would like to stay late can meet up with them and join their discussion.
Hope to see you all out there.

Uwphsa meeting Friday

2009-10-04T14:00:00.000-07:00

There is another meeting this Friday Oct.9 12:30-1:30 room 3M67. I will be going to class rooms this week to invite students to the meeting, to sign up for the email list, join the discussion group and there will be pizza as an incentive. I hope everyone can make it out, this meeting will mostly be for newer members to meet and learn about what we do, I will also be interested in any ideas students have for projects that the association can put on or be involved with.

First general meeting

2009-09-24T13:18:00.000-07:00

The first general meeting of the year will take place Monday, Sept.28 in room 3M65. I hope everyone that can make it will.

U of W student awarded

2009-09-07T09:02:00.000-07:00

2008 University of Winnipeg Philosophy (Honours) graduate Abigail Klassen was recently awarded a SSHRC scholarship. Abigail is currently a graduate student at Concordia University.

UWPHSA has a facebook page

2009-08-23T15:41:00.000-07:00

we now have a Facebook page, just search for university of Winnipeg philosophy student association.
This page will be a place where students can hold discussions with each other and find out about upcoming events.
check it out.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winnipeg-MB/University-of-Winnipeg-philosophy-student-association/128839321463

common room reshuffle

2009-07-23T22:34:00.000-07:00

July 2009

It is with deep pleasure and satisfaction that the UWPhSA announces a grand reshuffling of the Common Room. Books, bookshelves and furniture have all been adjusted. More importantly, however, there is now a fully functioning floor lamp. Please feel free to use if so inclined. It does wonders.

new books in

2009-07-23T22:26:00.000-07:00

July 2009

Thanks to those students who donated books to the Common Room Library as part of booking 2009! New books to the collection include:

The correspondence between Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and René Descartes, donated by Katherine Edmond

Fear and Trembling by Søren Kierkegaard, donated by Sasha Suárez Amaya

Philosophical Fragments by Søren Kierkegaard, donated by Carly Scramstad

Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald, donated by Cameron Boult

2009-2010 Coordinator Announced

2009-05-14T20:45:00.001-07:00

May 2009

The University of Winnipeg Philosophy Students' Association is pleased to announce that Marc Kruse will act as Coordinator for the 2009-2010 school year. His term will begin 1 August 2009 and run for 12 months.

He takes over the position from Sasha Amaya, who acted as Coordinator during the 2008-2009 school year.

Pacific University Conference

2009-04-22T15:34:00.001-07:00

April 2009

Congratulations to UW philosophy student Kajia Eidse-Rempel, who recently presented at Pacific University's Undergraduate Philosophy Conference in Forest Grove, Oregon. Her paper was titled "On Abortion".

Greek Champion

2009-04-07T10:16:00.000-07:00

April 2009

Congratulations to UW philosophy/classics student Joseph Gerbasi who recently placed first in the Classical Association of Canada's 2009 National Junior Greek Sight Translation Competition.

philosophy bites!

2009-04-06T08:38:00.001-07:00

April 2009

"podcasts of top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics..."

www.nigelwarburton.typepad.com/philosophy_bites

volunteer opportunity

2009-04-06T08:37:00.000-07:00

April 2009

We are looking for a volunteer to help us organise a library database. Any takers? Please do let us know: uwphsa@gmail.com

books in

2009-04-06T08:36:00.000-07:00

April 2009

In an effort to ameliorate and diversify the contents of the Common Room library, all graduating students (three-year, four-year, Honours and Double Major) are invited to donate to the library one philosophy book which they particularly enjoyed during their undergraduate studies. Please check with the UWPhSA before donating to make sure that the book is not already in the library. Books will be accepted beginning 1 April until 1 May. We hope that booking may become a tradition!

books out

2009-03-31T18:38:00.000-07:00

April 2009

In an effort to reorganise the Common Room for greater facility (and less neck-aches) help is need in moving shelving in the room, and reorganising the books afterward. Those students who help with the moving and sorting will be welcome to take a few books from the library for their personal collection. This will take place 3 April at 11h30 in the Common Room.

UM Colloquia - Esa Diaz-Leon

2009-03-25T19:37:00.000-07:00

April 2009

Professor Esa Diaz-Leon from the University of Manitoba will present on feminist philosophy on Friday, 3 April. Talk begins at 14h30 in 384, University College, University of Manitoba.

AGM

2009-03-21T17:14:00.000-07:00

March 2009

The Philosophy Students' Association will hold an Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 1 April, at 12h30, room TBA. It is very important that as many students as possible be at the meeting, so we can understand the needs and interests of the philosophy student body.

Coordinators of the UWPhSA for 2009-2010 will also be elected at the AGM.

As an official member of the University of Winnipeg's Students' Association (UWSA), the Coordinator of the UWPhSA will also hand in an end of year report to the UWSA. This report will also be read at the UWPhSA's AGM.

UM Colloquia - Dave Davies

2009-03-21T17:10:00.000-07:00

March 2009

Professor Dave Davies from McGill University will present on the philosophy of art on Friday, 27 March. Talk begins at 14h30 in 384, University College, University of Manitoba.

TRANSCENDENTAL DESTRUCTION

2009-03-21T16:53:00.001-07:00

March 2009

Thanks to philosophy student Kate Edmond for thinking up this great name for next year's philosophy dodgeball team -- or was she describing what happened at the Duckworth Centre last night? Indeed, yesterday was a very exhilarating and rewarding tournament:

Best Catcher: Kruse
Best Dodger: Boult
Best Showdown: Boldt
Best Surprise Star: Schwartz
Best Ball-Collecting Strategist: Nelson
Best Starfish-shape-forming jumper: Hayes Couture
Most active coach: Amaya

The Bombardier Dodgeball Team

2009-03-18T08:39:00.001-07:00

dodgeball roster

2009-03-13T20:49:00.000-07:00

March 2009

The Bombardier Dodgeball Team:

1. Ryan Boldt
2. Cameron Boult
3. Damon Hayes Couture
4. Marc Kruse
5. Jamie Nelson
6. Mathew Schwartz

Team plays at 17h on Friday, 20 March in the Duckworth Centre.

UM Colloquia - Rob Shaver

2009-03-13T20:41:00.000-07:00

March 2009

Professor Rob Shaver from the University of Manitoba will present "Utilitarianism: Bentham and Rashdall" on Friday, 20 March. Talk begins at 14h30 in 384, University College, University of Manitoba.

The Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics II

2009-03-13T20:34:00.000-07:00

March 2009

The dog by the cradle, the serpent beneath: some paradoxes of human-animal relationships
Erika Ritter
Tuesday, 17 March, 12h30-13h30
Private Dining Room, University College

Erika Ritter is a novelist, playwright, essayist and radio broadcaster. Her latest book is The Dog by the Cradle, The Serpent Beneath.

The Case of Samuel Golobchuk: Lessons about end-of-life decision-making?
A debate between Doctors Joel Zivot and Adrian Fine
Wednesday, 18 March, 12h30-13h30
Private Dining Room, University College

Joel Zivot is an Emergency Room Specialist who cared for Mr. Golobchuk at the ICU at the Grace Hospital.

Adrian Fine specialises in kidney diseases and was critical of the role of the court in the Golobchuk case.

UW call for interdisciplinary work in linguistics

2009-03-09T18:07:00.001-07:00

March 2009

The University of Winnipeg invites students to submit a paper on any topic related to the study of linguistics. Accepted authors will be invited to present for 15 minutes, on 20 April 2009, at the UW's 10th Annual Interdisciplinary Linguistics Colloquia.

Submissions should be comprised of an abstract, title, and personal contact information including name and email address. All submissions are due 31 March 2009.

Please send all submissions to George Fulford, Department of Anthropology, at g.fulford@mac.com.

The Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics

2009-03-09T16:30:00.000-07:00

March 2009

As part of its Lecture Series Winter 2009: Poverty, Politics, Ethics, Animals, Death, the University of Manitoba presents:

The ethics of ethics: Reflections on the public role of ethicists
Professor Daniel Weinstock
Friday, 13 March 2009, 12h30-13h30
160 Dafoe (The Library Theatre), University of Manitoba

Professor Weinstock is a member of the Department of Philosophy, Université de Montréal, and Director of the Centre for Research Ethics. He is the author of The Challenge of Pluralism.

UM Colloquia - Jeremy Fantl

2009-03-09T16:09:00.000-07:00

March 2009

Professor Jeremy Fantl from the University of Calgary will present "The Role of Knowledge in Justification" on Friday, 13 March. Talk begins at 14h30 in 384, University College, University of Manitoba.

The Final Session in the Presentz Series

2009-03-08T20:47:00.000-07:00

March 2009

UW PHILOSOPHY STUDENT COLLOQUIUM

UW philosophy student Sasha Amaya will present her paper "Aristotle, Appropriateness and the Self" on Wednesday, 11 March. Talk will begin at 12h30 in room 2C15. All welcome!

ABSTRACT

Aristotle has often been accused of having a selfish or egoistic ethics, which, prima facie, does not seem wholly untrue. However, I shall argue that upon closer examination these accusations are misplaced for two reasons: firstly, because they are based on an interpretation ofAristotle's claims which is isolated from the rest of his thought, and, secondly, because they are based on a modern notion of the self. Specifically, I will be concerned with addressing Thomas Hurka's criticisms of Aristotle, for it was his comments last autumn that first piqued my interested in this subject.

UW hosts philosophy speaker

2009-03-05T15:05:00.000-08:00

March 2009

Bryan Smyth, from the Department of Philosophy, University of Memphis, will present "Merleau-Ponty and Transcendental Philosophy". The talk will take place on Monday, 9 March. Talk begins at 12h30, Room 1L06, Lockhardt Hall, University of Winnipeg. All are welcome!

dodgeball challenge

2009-03-02T15:06:00.000-08:00

March 2009

The UW Athletic Therapy Students Association challenges student groups to a dodgeball tournament. Seeing how excellent the philosophy students are at limbo, is any one up for the challenge? We need, minimally, six dodgers. Email uwphsa@gmail.com if interested.

UM Colloquia - Joseph Levine

2009-03-02T15:02:00.000-08:00

March 2009

Professor Joseph Levine from the University of Massachusetts Amherst will present "Demonstrative Thought" on Friday, 6 March. Talk begins at 14h30 in 384, University College, University of Manitoba.

Eidse-Rempel Presentz

2009-02-28T15:36:00.000-08:00

March 2009

UW PHILOSOPHY STUDENT COLLOQIUM

UW philosophy student Kajia Eidse-Rempel will present her paper "On Abortion" on Wednesday, 4 March. Talk will begin at 12h30, in room 2C15. All welcome!

ABSTRACT

In Judith Jarvis Thomson’s article "A Defense of Abortion", she attempts to prove that abortion is just even if we assume that the fetus is a person and thus worthy of full moral value. She challenges the premise that the fetus’s (person’s) right to life guarantees it the right to use the woman’s body, by associating body with private property. I will argue that her use of the right to private property is problematic in its own terms, requires further explanation than is given, and treats the issue of abortion in a superficial and trivial manner. The moral and emotional gravity involved in making the decision to end another person’s life is not addressed by a simple rights versus rights calculus. It is a decision that reflects a woman’s understanding of her own value and the value of everything around her, and it ought to be made with full knowledge of its implications.

The Yes Men

2009-02-26T21:07:00.000-08:00

March 2009

"The Yes Men impersonate captains of industry, agree their way into the fortified compounds of commerce, and then smuggle out stories that provide a hilarious glimpse at the behind-the-scenes world of big business. They have recently pulled off some of their most ambitious and audacious acts, the subject of their latest feature, which premiered at Sundance & Berlin, The Yes Men Fix the World."

Admission is free, everyone is welcome.

Tuesday, 3 March, 19h00, doors open at 18h30, The Winnipeg Art Gallery

UW hosts philosophy speaker

2009-02-26T21:04:00.000-08:00

March 2009

Michael W. Hickson, from the Department of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario, will present his paper "Bayle on the Persecutor Paradox". The talk will take place on Monday, 2 March. Talk begins at 12h30, Room 1L06, Lockhardt Hall, University of Winnipeg. All are welcome!

UM Colloquia -- Dimitrios Dentsoras

2009-02-24T08:15:00.000-08:00

February 2009

As part of the University of Manitoba's colloquium series, Professor Dimitrios Dentsoras from the University of Manitoba will present his paper "The Content of Wisdom in Plato and Stoicism" on Friday, 27 February. Talk begins at 14h30 in 384, University College, University of Manitoba.

Cameron Boult Presentz

2009-02-21T15:13:00.002-08:00

February 2009

UW PHILOSOPHY STUDENT COLLOQIUM

UW philosophy student Cameron Boult will present from a paper on Wednesday, 25 January. Talk will begin at 12h30, in room 2C15. All welcome!

ABSTRACT

Christopher Hill, a proponent of a version of what is known as the "phenomenal concept strategy", argues that Kripke's conceivability argument for dualism can be explained away in terms of certain psychological mechanisms. Kripke's argument states that because we can conceive of such mental states as pain independently of such physical brain processes as, say, "c-fiber firing", these two "rigid designators" cannot refer to the same thing--pain is not something physical, and therefore physicalism is false. Hill argues that physicalism is not false. He argues that the conceivability of pain in the absence of c-fiber firing is only apparent, and can, in fact, be explained away psychologically: distinct faculties of imagination are involved in conceiving of pain and c-fiber firing which make it seem like they are separate entities when they are not. I examine Hill's argument and suggest that he must show that these psychological mechanisms are unreliable--that they indeed present us with an illusion as opposed to what really is the case with regard to pain and c-fiber firing. I argue that he fails to show this, and therefore that his position does not present any considerable challenge to Kripke's dualism.

the party

2009-02-21T15:13:00.001-08:00

Hayes Couture a la limbo.

party

2009-02-17T12:20:00.001-08:00

February 2009

Due to the fact that it is reading week, we will be partying in lieu of our regularly Thursday evening meet at Cousins. For information about place and time, please email uwphsa@gmail.com.

Miami University Conference

2009-02-16T12:59:00.001-08:00

February 2009

Philosophy student Sasha Amaya recently presented at Miami University's 8th Annual Undergraduate Conference in Classics at Oxford, Ohio. Her paper was titled "To Telemachus, From Odysseus: A Comparison of Two Poems on Odysseus and His Son".

philosophy on the radio

2009-02-16T12:53:00.000-08:00

February 2009

The Institute for Philosophy in Public Life, University of North Dakota, has begun a new radio programme, WHY? With guest speakers in interview the second Sunday of every month, WHY? can be heard on Prairie Public Radio at 17h00 central time, or any time at philosophyinpubliclife.org or whyradio.org

Navigating the Labyrinth

2009-02-16T12:17:00.000-08:00

January 2009

UW students Cameron Boult and Sasha Amaya recently presented papers at Navigating the Labyrinth 2009, a conference hosted by Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Boult presented his paper titled "Relativism? Let's Talk About Something Else" and Amaya presented "Perpetual Peace and Homogeneous Harmony".

philosophy at Cousins

2009-02-16T12:07:00.001-08:00

January 2009

The UWPhSA meets every Thursday evening around eight o'clock at Cousins, on the corner of Sherbrook and Wolseley.

UW students in HERMES

2009-02-16T12:04:00.000-08:00

SUMMER 2008

Congratulations to UW students Ian McMurtrie and Cameron Boult who were recently published in Hermes, the University of Ottawa's undergraduate philosophy journal.

McMurtie's article, "Can Geneva Have a Theatre and Keep its Republic? The Latent Debate Between Rousseau and Schiller on Public Art and Political Freedom", was published in Volume 8 of Hermes.

Boult's "Appearances as They Appear in Kant's Theory of Knowledge" appeared in the same edition.

2009-02-16T11:48:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the University of Winnipeg Philosophy Students' Association's new blogg! Here we will post information about student affairs, events and opportunities. Please email the uwphsa@gmail.com if you have any questions, or if you come across something you think pertinent to this blogg.