"metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck"
Graduate Seminars and events
Graduate Seminars 2012/2013 programme
Our postgraduates organise an ongoing programme of seminars that provide regualar opportunities for students to present work to their peers in an informal setting.
| Date |
Speaker |
Level of study/position |
Title |
Time |
Room |
| 16 November |
Tom Whyman |
1st year PhD Philosophy |
John McDowell: Withered Judgment |
17.00 |
5A.118 |
| 23 November |
David Batho |
3rd year PhD Philosophy |
Seeing as, making sure |
17.00 |
5A.118 |
| 30 November |
Lorcan Whitehead |
3rd year PhD Philosophy |
Re-Minding Merleau-Ponty: Merleau-Ponty and the Dreyfus-McDowell Debate. |
17.00 |
5A.118 |
| 14 December |
Paul Griffiths |
4th year PhD Philosophy (part-time) |
The Perception Puzzle - Finding all the Pieces |
17.00 |
3.105 |
| 22 February |
Dr Tom O'Shea |
Senior Research Officer for the Essex Autonomy Project |
Self-Legislation: A Heterodox Account |
17.00 |
5B.202 |
| 1 March |
Dan Swain |
3rd year PhD Philosophy |
Labour, Exploitation and Unfreedom |
17.00 |
5B.202 |
| 22 March |
Dr Matteo Falomi |
Part-time teacher |
Righteous Acts and Filthy Rags. Virtue Ethics and Internal Critique |
17.00 |
5A.303 |
| TBC |
Rebeca Peréz León |
Completion year PhD Philosophy |
The Problematic that launches Deconstruction: Crisis and Philosophical Responsibility in Husserl |
17.00 |
5B.202 |
If you are interested in presenting at a future Graduate Seminar please email Goedele Caluwe gsdcal (non essex users add @essex.ac.uk).
Graduate Conference
Every year Philosophy at Essex hosts an International Graduate Conference, organised by a committee of postgraduate students.
Descartes Reading Group
The Descartes reading group provides an opportunity for philosophy students to work through and discuss the major work of Rene Descartes, with a view to finding out why Descartes is known as the father of modern philosophy. The group meets every Thursday, 11am - 12.30pm in room 4.319. If you'd like more information or are interested in coming along, please email Nicole Osborne at nosborne (non-Essex users add @essex.ac.uk). The first session for the spring term will be on Thursday 31st January.