Philosophy Seminar Series: Natalja Deng
Philosophy Seminar Series Natalja Deng | Yonsei University | Wednesday 8 November 3:30pm Time as ineffable The relation between time and temporal experience lends itself to interdisciplinary study, and interdisciplinarity sometimes involves difficult methodological choice points. In the case of time, a central choice point concerns how to treat the question of whether time really …
Philosophy Seminar Series: Kristin Gjesdal
Philosophy Seminar Series Kristin Gjesdal | Temple University | Wednesday 25 October 3:30pm A Malady of the Soul: Germaine de Staël on Passions, Politics, and Fanaticism Over a period of more than two decades, Germaine de Staël tackles the philosophical dimensions of political fanaticism and our responses to it. Discussions of enlightenment approaches to fanaticism …
‘Write like a Sage’: Better academic writing workshop
The Write Like a Sage Better Academic Writing Workshop Please note: This event is catered and includes breakfast, morning tea and lunch. Take your essay writing and research to the next level. Start writing like a sage with the skills on offer at our one-day writing symposium. To celebrate good writing and help boost …
Philosophy Seminar Series: Michael Devitt
Philosophy Seminar Series Michael Devitt| CUNY | Wednesday 20 September 3:30pm Ostrich Nominalism “Ostrich Nominalism” is Armstrong’s (1978) pejorative name for the Quinean response to the venerable One over Many problem. Instead of offering a solution to this problem, as do Realists and traditional Nominalists, the Ostrich dismisses the problem as pseudo. The paper discusses …
Philosophy Seminar Series: Tom Hercules Davies
Philosophy Seminar Series Tom Hercules Davies | University of Melbourne | Wednesday 16 August 3:30pm Aristotle (and his interpreters) on Nature and Explanation Why does fire go up? Because that it is nature. What is the nature of fire? To go up. Aristotle would accept both these answers, and in 1686, Robert Boyle accused him …
Philosophy Seminar Series: Alex Horne
Philosophy Seminar Series Alex Horne | Sydney University | Monday 3:30pm, 6 September, 2023 The Self-improvement machine Theories of happiness generally divide into those that analyse ‘happiness’ as a purely descriptive psychological term, and those that take ‘happiness’ to be an evaluative term roughly synonymous with ‘leading a good life.’ I argue that happiness is …
Philosophy Seminar Series: Caroline West
Philosophy Seminar Series Caroline West | Sydney University | Monday 3:30pm, 13 September, 2023 Happiness as a psychological good Theories of happiness generally divide into those that analyse ‘happiness’ as a purely descriptive psychological term, and those that take ‘happiness’ to be an evaluative term roughly synonymous with ‘leading a good life.’ I argue that …
Conference: Philosophy of Medicine for the 21st century: New thinking about health and disease
Conference: Philosophy of Medicine for the 21st century: New thinking about health and disease Tuesday 24 – Thursday 26 October 2023 | Charles Perkins Centre Marking the conclusion of Professor Paul Griffith’s ARC Laureate Fellowship, Philosophy of Medicine for the 21st Century, this conference showcases research on the impact of advances in biology and biomedicine on our …
Dying on Screen: In Conversation with Amiel Courtin-Wilson on ‘Man on Earth’
Dying on Screen: In Conversation with Amiel Courtin-Wilson on ‘Man on Earth’. Oct 16, 2023 | 5pm 5pm pre-screening gathering, light refreshments served in the Courtyard. 6pm film screening 7:30pm Panel/Q&A Using his acclaimed latest documentary Man on Earth as a case study, join celebrated Australian director Amiel Courtin-Wilson as he unpacks the unique …
Philosophy Workshop: Expanding the Canon – Challenges, Methods and Prospects
Expanding the Canon – Challenges, Methods and Prospects Workshop organised by Dalia Nassar | Oct 20, 2023. 10am – 12:30pm: Masterclass on Germaine de Staël with Prof Kristin Gjesdal* 1:30pm – 6:00pm: Afternoon workshop and panel discussion (until 6pm) 6:00pm: Reception *Registration for the masterclass is only open to Honours and HDR students. …