Philosophy Conferences and Calls for Papers

For doctoral students in Philosophy, History & Philosophy of Science, Theology, Religious Studies and Biblical Studies

The purpose of this conference is to provide postgraduates with a forum for sharing their research and to offer students feedback in relation to content and delivery. All research students in Yorkshire and the North East working in philosophy or theology / religious studies are invited to attend.

Attendance is FREE - however, please register for a place - online registration is available at the following URL: http://prs.heacademy.ac.uk/ahrc

Programme (provisional)

1030 Arrival, registration, refreshments

1100 Introduction – Presenting conference papers: a few reminders

1130 Mind the gap: exploring the tension between cultural identity and political oppression
(Sue Walsh, Philosophy, Hull)

1200 Where’s the good in knowing?
(Michael-John Turp, Philosophy, Durham)

1230 Lunch (provided)

1315 Workshop – Using visual aids: some ‘do’s and ‘don’t’s

1345 Furnishing McDowell’s analogy between values and secondary qualities
(Eva-Maria Düringer, Philosophy, York)

1415 Break

1430 Is proto-subjectivity a robust enough alternative to Cartesian automatism?

(Dan Walters, Philosophy, Hull)

1500 How many kinds of consciousness?

(Dimitris Platchias, Philosophy, Glasgow)

1530 Workshop – Writing the abstract: examples of good practice

1600 Break

1615 Plenary discussion and reflections

1700 Close, depart