Event Archive

2020

January

• Philosophy Colloquium: Giovanna Colombetti (Exeter)

  22 January 2020, 15:00 - 16:30

  Speaker: Giovanna Colombetti (Exeter)

2019

November

• Philosophy Colloquium: James Miller (Nottingham)

  13 November 2019, 15:00 - 16:30

  Speaker: James Miller (Nottingham) 

• The British Society for the History of Philosophy Annual Lecture 2019

  07 November 2019, 18:00 - 19:30

  "Taking time to talk: Plato's Euthydemus on the metaphysics of conversation" with Professor MM McCabe

• Philosophy Colloquium: Mogens Lareke (CNRS, Lyon)

  06 November 2019, 15:00 - 16:30

  Speaker: Mogens Lareke (CNRS, Lyon) "Spinoza and Hobbes on the Social Contract" Critics contemporary with Spinoza very quickly seized on the similarity of the contract theory outlined in chapter XVI of the Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (1670) with the doctrines of Hobbes in De Cive (1642) and in the Leviathan (1650). But were Spinoza’s contemporary...

• Internships: Sourcing Your Placement for 2020

  06 November 2019, 13:00 - 14:30

  What are you doing next summer? Would you like to gain work experience, network with potential future employers and develop transferable skills? The School of Divinity, History and Philosophy is hosting a workshop this semester on sourcing and securing internships. Pursue internship opportunities: learn about strategies for successful internship applications and effective...

October

• Philosophy Colloquium: Franz Berto (St Andrews)

  23 October 2019, 15:00 - 16:30

  Speaker: Franz Berto (University of St Andrews)

• Philosophy Colloquium: Aidan McGlynn (Edinburgh)

  02 October 2019, 15:00 - 16:30

  Speaker: Aidan McGlynn (Edinburgh) Pornography and Objectification Reconsidered A familiar feminist criticism of so-called “mainstream” pornography is that it objectifies women, but it’s not clear how we should interpret this claim. This makes it hard to know whether we should endorse the criticism, or what kind of response it calls for. In this...

September

• Philosophy Colloquium: Gregg Caruso (SUNY Corning)

  25 September 2019, 15:00 - 16:30

  Speaker: Gregg Caruso (SUNY Corning)

• Conference Announcement: Decolonising Political Concepts, 19-20 September

  19 - 20 September 2019

  This conference is hosted by the Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law.   For more information, please visit the conference website.

June

• The Metaphysics and Epistemology of the Self

  24 - 25 June 2019

  This is the third and final conference of the Leverhulme International Network project "What's So Special about First-Person Thought?". If you would like to attend, there is no need to register, everyone is welcome. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions. We hope to see you...