Postgraduate Seminar Series 2007
Here are details of most of the presentations held earlier in 2007; please see our Postgrad. seminars page for the current program.
Monday, March 12:
Raphael Fiorese
"Eliminativism, Revisionary Physicalism, and the Ontolgical (in)Significance of New Wave Reduction."
NB: This presentation will be part of Raphael's confirmation of candidature.
Thursday, March 29:
Kimberley Cornish
"Wittgenstein's Jewish origins, Hitler, and von List's Rune Theories."
Monday, April 2:
"Emotivism and the psychology of moral judgement"
Monday, April 16:
Leon Leontyev
"Can one ever know one's beliefs are not false?"
Monday, May 7:
Craig Barrie
"Dangers to democracy? Socrates and Euthyphro as citizens"
Monday, May 14:
"Schmoralising: Applied Error Theory"
Monday, May 21:
"Was the author of 'On Truth' and 'On Concord' a hedonist?"
Monday, May 28:
"'Multicultural Citizenship' and the War on Terror: Temporary Protection Visas and the Cultural Rights of Iraqi Refugees"
Monday, July 9 (new time: 4.30pm - 6pm):
Robert Simpson
"No theodicy without eschatology: On the need for theodicists to claim that there will be an afterlife"
NB: This presentation will be part of Robert's confirmation of candidature.
Monday, July 30:
"Secrecy and injustice in the Gorgias"
Monday, August 6:
TBA
Monday, August 13:
David Rowe
"Truthmakers: The Problem of Universal Generalisations and Negative Existential Truths - or how we know there are no hippos in room W916."
NB: This presentation will be part of David's confirmation of candidature.
Monday, August 20 (starting at 5pm):
Luke Thompson - Luke apologises; he won't be able to make it. He will be speaking on October 1, however.
Monday, August 27:
Shannon Weekes
"Catharine Macaulay on the will: a reply to Martina Reuter"(provisional title)
NB: This presentation will be part of Shannon's confirmation of candidature.
Monday, September 3:
To be announced
Monday, September 10:
To be announced
Monday, September 17:
Akiva Quinn
"Liberalism, Feminism, and Gender Justice: Moral Attitudes towards Paternity and Parenting" (provisional title)
NB: This presentation will be part of Akiva's confirmation of candidature.
Monday, October 1 (starting at 5pm):
Monday, October 8:
Craig Barrie
Monday, October 15:
Raphael Fiorese
Please see our Postgrad. seminars page for the current program.