PhilSoc Lecture Series 2014/15Lectures take place every Thursday at 6:15 pm in Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 3. Our lectures are FREE to members and £2 for non-members. We also sell PhilSoc memberships at all of our lectures if you decide you would like to become a member. Doors open from 6pm and we suggest that you arrive 5-10 minutes early.
There is an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the lecture. We usually meet in the Greenmantle after our lectures for food and discussion with the speaker and you are very welcome to join us. Semester 1
September 18th: TBC September 25th: Dr. Alasdair Isaac, University of Edinburgh. Interests: Philosophy of Psychology, Mental representation October 2nd: Open-Mic Philosophy (No Lecture) Location: The Cabaret Bar, Pleasance; 8pm until Midnight. October 9th: Dr. Tom Cochrane, University of Sheffield Interests: Aesthetics, Ethics, Philosophy of Mind October 16th: Prof. Alan Weir, University of Glasgow. Interests: Logic, Philosophy of Mathematics October 23rd: Dr. Elizabeth Fricker, University of Oxford. Interests: Epistemology, Testimony, Philosophy of Mind October 30th: Prof. Andrew Pickering, University of Exeter Interests: Technology, Philosophy of Science, Social Theory November 6th: Dr. John Michael, Central European University Interests: Theory of Mind, Embodied Cognition, Mental Concepts November 13th: Prof. David Cooperr, Durham University Interests: Virtue Aesthetics, History of Philosophy, Environment November 20th: Dr. Debbie Roberts, University of York Interests: Value Theory, Metaethics, Moral Psychology Semester 2 January 15th: Refrehers' Week Debate Location: Dropkick Murphy's; 8pm-9:30pm January 22nd: Prof. Helen Beebee, University of Manchester Interests: Metaphysics, Hume, Philosophy of Science January 29th: Dr. Victoria Harrison, University of Glasgow Interests: Philosophy of Religion, Epistemology, East Asian Philosophers February 5th: Dr. Adam Carter, University of Edinburgh Interests: Virtue Epistemology, Epistemic Externalism, Cognition February 12th: Prof. Jessica Brown, University of St. Andrews. Interests: Epistemology, Philosophical Methodology February 20th: Reading Week. Speaker TBC. February 27th: Dr. David James, Warwick University. Interests: German Idealism, Rousseau, Political Philosophy March 6th: TBC March 13th: TBC March 29th: Annual General Meeting. Details TBC March 27th: TBC |
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