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News from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Reading

New Undergraduate Course Reps Elected

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Department of Philosophy

Following the recent elections, we are delighted to name the new undegraduate philosophy course reps: Philosophy Year 1: JAZZ CROOK, ALEXANDER SPANNER Philosophy Year 2: MATT NORRIS, KIM KOPEC Philosophy Year 3: ALICE TILSTON From the RUSU website: “Course Reps … Continue reading →

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Departmental News Update

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Department of Philosophy

It’s been a busy term so far for the philosophy department! Here is some of our recent news: James Andow is headed to the 1st Experimental Philosophy Germany conference at the end of November to present some experimental results concerning … Continue reading →

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Second Southampton and Reading Joint MA Masterclass and SWW DTP Information Session

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Department of Philosophy

Wednesday 4th November, 13:00-17:30 University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus, Palmer Building G01 Speakers: Philip Stratton-Lake (Reading) and Alex Gregory (Southampton) There will be an information session on AHRC applications and PhD study in general. Staff will be available throughout the … Continue reading →

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Autumn 2015 Speaker Calendar

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Department of Philosophy

We have a packed programme of talks this term! All staff and students are welcome to all events. Updated 29 September. Please email luke.elson@reading.ac.uk with any questions. Week 1 Debate: Luke Elson and Philip Stratton-Lake, Must all Reasons Stem from … Continue reading →

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Mosquera awarded Doctoral Scholarship

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Department of Philosophy

We’re delighted to announce that Reading PhD student Julia Mosquera has been awarded one of two competitive Society for Applied Philosophy doctoral scholarships (worth £10,000) for the coming academic year. This is a significant recognition of Julia’s work, and the competitive relief from … Continue reading →

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John Preston at the Philosophy Summer School in China

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Department of Philosophy

This Summer, Professor John Preston was Director of the Philosophy Summer School in China, which this year was on Philosophy of Science, and took place at Huaqiao University, in Xiamen, China. The three other members of staff were Prof. Ashley … Continue reading →

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Summer Research Activity

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Department of Philosophy

This Summer has been a busy one for Reading Philosophy’s academics! Here are the details of what just a couple of them have been up to. Dr James Andow’s article ‘Expecting Moral Philosophers to be Reliable‘ was published in Dialectica … Continue reading →

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PhD student Geraldine Ng’s conference presentation in Oxford

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Department of Philosophy

On Saturday, Reading philosophy PhD student Geraldine Ng presented her paper ‘Practical Agents and the Social World’ at a large conference in Oxford marking 30 years since the publication of Bernard Williams’s book Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy. Ng … Continue reading →

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Podcasts by Hooker and Oderberg

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Department of Philosophy

After publishing articles in the Journal of Practical Ethics, Reading’s Professors Brad Hooker and David Oderberg recently gave informal interviews about the content of their papers. Brad’s paper is about The Elements of Well-Being, and David’s is about The Morality … Continue reading →

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Planet of the Apes

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Department of Philosophy

You can watch a trailer for Professor Emma Borg’s public lecture entitled ‘Planet of the Apes’ at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auf8eUYTKdw. For further details, and to book a free place at the talk, please go to: Public Lecture Series

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