From prp at unsw.edu.au Mon Jul 16 14:08:50 2018 From: prp at unsw.edu.au (Paul Patton) Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 04:08:50 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] FW: Workshop on the analytic-Continental divide in political theory In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The Analytic-Continental Divide in Political Theory Workshop School of Humanities and Languages Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University of New South Wales 27-28 July 2018 Programme Friday 27 July (Room MB209) 10 ? 10.15 am Welcome and opening remarks by the organisers (Clayton Chin, Paul Patton and Lasse Thomassen) 10.15 ? 12.15 am Nicholas Smith, ?Analytic and Continental Philosophies of Work? Jean-Philippe Deranty, ?Norms of work: external evaluation or internal reconstruction?? 12.15 ? 1 pm Lunch 1 ? 3 pm Paul Muldoon, ?The Therapy of Reconciliation? (Discussant: Paul Patton) Miguel Vatter, ?The Debate on Dignity: Normative and Genealogical Perspectives? (Discussant: Lasse Thomassen) 3 ? 3.30 pm Coffee/tea and refreshments 3.30 ? 5.30 pm Alex Lefebvre, ?Liberalism as a Way of Life: On the Spiritual Exercises of John Rawls? Paul Patton, ?Social Insurance and the Historicity of Rights? Saturday 28 July (Room MB310) 10 am ? 12 pm Heikki Ik?heimo, ?Critical Social Philosophy in the No-Man?s Land? Hamza Bin Jehangir, ?Beyond Text and Difference: First Order Inquiry and Methodology of Comparative Political Theory? 12-12.45 pm Lunch 12.45 ? 2.45 pm Marguerite La Caze, ?Violence and the Political: Analytic/Continental Encounters? Miriam Bankovsky, ?Dissolving the Analytic-Continental Divide without Deflating Differences: Deconstructive Justice and Constructionist Political Philosophy? (Discussant: Thomas Besch) 2.45 ? 3.30 Concluding discussion More information here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/atCNCYWL1viGj3Jjs0PSPT?domain=facebook.com Those interested in participating should contact: Lasse Thomassen > The workshop is funded by a grant from the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust. ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elizagoddard at aap.org.au Tue Jul 17 10:56:52 2018 From: elizagoddard at aap.org.au (Eliza Goddard) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:56:52 +1000 Subject: [SydPhil] Ph.D. program in Parma - APPLICATION DEADLINE September 4th Message-ID: Dear friends, I hope this message finds you well. I would like to inform you that the University of Parma (Italy) has recently opened a call for doctoral positions starting next academic year. The Ph.D. program in philosophy is part of the doctoral school in "Philological-Literary, Historical-Philosophical and Artistic Studies". Please find the call with all details attached (it's a long document but don't be scared! This is because there are details for all 17 doctoral programs!) and see this link for further infos (lower part of the box for English): https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/D-82CJyp0qh0lY0DiVTQ8i?domain=unipr.it The University of Parma is a research University located in the beautiful medieval city of Parma, and was established in AD 926, making it the fifth oldest University in the world. The doctoral program is a three-year fully funded program with NO TEACHING DUTIES AND NO COURSEWORK (i.e., students are required to fully devote themselves to research, although they can teach if they wish and they are required to attend bi-weekly seminars, but don't have to write papers). The stipend is about 1,200 Euros per month, it is guaranteed for three years and it includes full benefits (comprehensive health insurance and retirement plan). The cost of living in Parma is relatively low for Italy (a room comes for about 300/400 Euros a month). The University will assist foreign students with their visa application, if accepted. NO PRELIMINARY KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IS REQUIRED AND THE DISSERTATION CAN BE WRITTEN AND DEFENDED IN ENGLISH. The application consists in a (max.) ten-page dissertation project (including bibliography) and some standard paperwork (see attachment for details). After that an interview will be scheduled, which can be done via Skype. The philosophy department in Parma is an international and pluralistic environment with a concentration in phenomenology, the history of philosophy and the German transcendental tradition. We have experts from different nationalities and we regularly invite scholars from all over the world for conferences and seminars. PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS MESSAGE AMONG YOUR M.A. STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO APPLY, IF THEY ARE INTERESTED. They can get in touch with me at any time, if they need assistance, of if queries regarding eligibility of students with Honours (with thesis). Thank you, sorry for the length and have a great summer! All best, Andrea andreasebastiano.staiti at unipr.it -- Dr Eliza Goddard Executive Officer, Australasian Association of Philosophy GPO BOX 1978, Hobart 7001, Australia www.aap.org.au ACN 152 892 272 ABN 29 152 892 272 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mdelnevo at cis.catholic.edu.au Wed Jul 18 10:30:36 2018 From: mdelnevo at cis.catholic.edu.au (Matthew Del Nevo) Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:30:36 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] Beauty Conference Last Call Message-ID: <874A2EFF78B57C418696905D7762A9850215B6FA95@CISS04.CIS.local> "Beauty and Tradition" The theme is to be interpreted broadly and from the disciplines of philosophy, theology, history, social science, literature and the arts. The conference specifically aims to foster interaction between scholars in the universities and scholars in theological colleges. It also encourages young scholars. Friday 28th to 30th September 2018 Venue: Catholic Institute of Sydney, 99 Albert Rd, Strathfield NSW 2135 Proposal submission deadline 20 June 2018. 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We expect that others ?recognise? our presence in the shared social space, we expect ?recognition? for our work or contributions to the good of others, and we expect that others duly ?recognise? our rights. This talk will look into what exactly recognition is, what makes it so important, and why there is often reluctance to grant it. Thursday, July 26 6:30pm - 7:45pm Leichhardt Library (Piazza Level - Italian Forum, 23 Norton St, Leichhardt) Free event - All welcome - Light refreshments provided Bookings online or call 9367 9266 Full details as well as registration for the event are available from this link: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pDSCCD1jy9tgxVNYfWHpNA?domain=eventbrite.com.au If the event booking says that it is fully booked please still attend as many people who register do not show up on the night. Upcoming talks: Aug 9, Nicholas H. Smith (Macquarie), ?Work in a Free Society? August 23, Sarah Sorial (Macquarie), ?Free Speech and Responsibility? Sept 20, Matthew Kearnes (UNSW) "A Crisis of Expertise? Science, Environment and Democracy? November 8, Dalia Nassar (Sydney) "German Romanticism" Simon Lumsden (Inner West Council philosophy talks program coordinator) Simon Lumsden | Philosophy Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University of New South Wales | Sydney | NSW 2052 | Australia work + 61 2 9385 2369 s.lumsden at unsw.edu.au https://hal.arts.unsw.edu.au/about-us/people/simon-lumsden/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevin.walton at sydney.edu.au Fri Jul 20 07:55:37 2018 From: kevin.walton at sydney.edu.au (Kevin Walton) Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 21:55:37 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] JSI Seminar (2 August): Patti Lenard Message-ID: Dear all The next Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence seminar will take place at 6pm on Thursday 2 August in the Common Room on the fourth floor of Sydney Law School. Patti Lenard from the University of Ottowa will present a paper entitled "The Human Right to Citizenship". You can find out more and register (for free) here. If you would like to join us for dinner after the seminar, please let me know. For information about future JSI events, see here. Best wishes, Kev Dr Kevin Walton | Senior Lecturer, Associate Dean (Professional Law Programs) The University of Sydney The University of Sydney Law School Rm 404, Law School Building | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 +61 2 9351 0286 kevin.walton at sydney.edu.au | sydney.edu.au/law -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Stephen.Matthews at acu.edu.au Fri Jul 20 12:24:20 2018 From: Stephen.Matthews at acu.edu.au (Stephen Matthews) Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 02:24:20 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] JUSTIN OAKLEY PRESENTATION next Friday (July 27). ACU Philosophy Department Seminar Series Message-ID: ACU Philosophy Department Seminar Series, presents: Justin Oakley (Monash Bioethics Centre) 'Empirically-informed medical virtue from the inside out and back again' Abstract: In recent years there has been much work on applications of virtue ethics to medical practice, and various policy implications of this approach are now being investigated. Some of these accounts now draw on more empirically-informed approaches to virtue which have been articulated in contemporary philosophy. However, there has so far been little consideration of how these practical and policy applications of virtue ethics can in turn be used to shape a realistic and justifiable moral psychology of medical virtue. In this presentation I consider what these more empirically-informed applications of virtue ethics to medical practice and policy might demonstrate about the nature of medical virtues. In doing so I discuss what can reasonably be expected in plausible conceptions of medical virtues, which can then be used to evaluate medical practice and policy. DAY and TIME: Friday July 27, 2.30pm - 4 pm WHERE: Justin will speak at ACU?s Melbourne campus (address below) and the presentation will be video-conferenced to other campuses (details also below). For Sydney people, the best place to come is North Sydney: Tenison Woods House, 8-20 Napier St N. Syd. Take the lift to Level 12, and proceed to the Vidconference room (or email me - stephen.matthews at acu.edu.au - and I will meet you in the foyer of the building). Brisbane: 202.1.07; Ballarat: 100.1.04; North Sydney: 532.12.24 Strathfield: 640.1.16 Location for Melbourne: Room 460.2.80 (250 Victoria Parade) ALL WELCOME! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rachael.brown at anu.edu.au Fri Jul 20 14:47:37 2018 From: rachael.brown at anu.edu.au (Rachael Brown) Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 04:47:37 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] Cecilia Heyes Event Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting Dear all, The Australian National University and the Centre for the Philosophy of Science will be hosting an author-meets-critics symposium on Cecilia's Heyes' new book Cognitive Gadgets: The cultural evolution of thinking, from HUP on August 1. Registration and details are available here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/gPavC71ZgLt34zxjh8zYAh?domain=eventbrite.com.au Heyes? Cognitive Gadgets: Author meets critics event www.eventbrite.com.au Eventbrite - Centre for Philosphy of the Sciences, School of Philosphy, ANU presents Heyes? Cognitive Gadgets: Author meets critics event - Wednesday, 1 August 2018 at Band Room, Peter Karmel Bldg, Canberra, ACT. Registration is free but please do so for catering purposes. Schedule: 9:30-10:00 Cecilia Heyes (Oxford University) 10:00-10:30 Morning tea 10:30-11:15 Andrew Buskell (University of Cambridge) 11:15-12:00 Rachael Brown (Australian National University) 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-1:45 Penny Van Bergen (Macquarie University) 1:45-2:30 Ron Planer (Australian National University) 2:30-3:00 Afternoon tea 3:00-3:45 Lachlan Wamsley + Cameron Turner (Australian National University) 3:45- 4:30 Author?s last word 6:00 dinner About Cognitive Gadgets: ?Cecilia Heyes presents a new hypothesis to explain the one feature that distinguishes Homo sapiens from all other species: the mind. Through lucid, compelling writing, this masterly exegesis proposes that the key features of the human mind, termed ?cognitive gadgets,? are the products of cultural rather than genetic evolution. It will stimulate its readers to think deeply, as Heyes has done, about what it means to be human.? ? Lord John Krebs, University of Oxford ?Cognitive Gadgets is a book written with a strong conviction, boldly taking on deeply entrenched views on topics such as the genetic basis of language and imitation. It will be a very positive contribution to long-held debates about the nature of being human.? ? Steven Mithen, author of The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind, and Body ?Cognitive Gadgets is a terrific book. Heyes makes a very surprising claim, arguing that human cognitive capacities?to understand others?are not built by natural selection, but are instead cultural adaptations, installed by social learning. It is a richly informed, beautifully clear, and lucidly argued case.? ? Kim Sterelny, Australian National University ?How much of what is distinctly human depends on our biological (genetic) evolution and how much is culturally influenced or learned? This book will make you think about this old question anew and wonder if you have drawn the lines between these two kinds of inheritance in the right places.? ? Mary Jane West-Eberhard, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Cheers, Lachlan Walmsley Rachael Brown Get Outlook for iOS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Rutledge.David at abc.net.au Fri Jul 20 14:58:18 2018 From: Rutledge.David at abc.net.au (David Rutledge) Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 04:58:18 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] Cecilia Heyes Event In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Rachael - David Rutledge here from The Philosopher's Zone at ABC Radio National - I'd love to get in touch with Cecilia Heyes for an interview request, do you have contact details for her or a minder? Best David From: SydPhil On Behalf Of Rachael Brown Sent: Friday, 20 July 2018 2:48 PM To: Sydphil List Subject: [SydPhil] Cecilia Heyes Event Apologies for cross-posting Dear all, The Australian National University and the Centre for the Philosophy of Science will be hosting an author-meets-critics symposium on Cecilia's Heyes' new book Cognitive Gadgets: The cultural evolution of thinking, from HUP on August 1. Registration and details are available here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/bYRyClxwB5Cg01GkHGGw53?domain=eventbrite.com.au Heyes' Cognitive Gadgets: Author meets critics event www.eventbrite.com.au Eventbrite - Centre for Philosphy of the Sciences, School of Philosphy, ANU presents Heyes' Cognitive Gadgets: Author meets critics event - Wednesday, 1 August 2018 at Band Room, Peter Karmel Bldg, Canberra, ACT. Registration is free but please do so for catering purposes. Schedule: 9:30-10:00 Cecilia Heyes (Oxford University) 10:00-10:30 Morning tea 10:30-11:15 Andrew Buskell (University of Cambridge) 11:15-12:00 Rachael Brown (Australian National University) 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-1:45 Penny Van Bergen (Macquarie University) 1:45-2:30 Ron Planer (Australian National University) 2:30-3:00 Afternoon tea 3:00-3:45 Lachlan Wamsley + Cameron Turner (Australian National University) 3:45- 4:30 Author's last word 6:00 dinner About Cognitive Gadgets: "Cecilia Heyes presents a new hypothesis to explain the one feature that distinguishes Homo sapiens from all other species: the mind. Through lucid, compelling writing, this masterly exegesis proposes that the key features of the human mind, termed 'cognitive gadgets,' are the products of cultural rather than genetic evolution. It will stimulate its readers to think deeply, as Heyes has done, about what it means to be human." - Lord John Krebs, University of Oxford "Cognitive Gadgets is a book written with a strong conviction, boldly taking on deeply entrenched views on topics such as the genetic basis of language and imitation. It will be a very positive contribution to long-held debates about the nature of being human." - Steven Mithen, author of The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind, and Body "Cognitive Gadgets is a terrific book. Heyes makes a very surprising claim, arguing that human cognitive capacities-to understand others-are not built by natural selection, but are instead cultural adaptations, installed by social learning. It is a richly informed, beautifully clear, and lucidly argued case." - Kim Sterelny, Australian National University "How much of what is distinctly human depends on our biological (genetic) evolution and how much is culturally influenced or learned? This book will make you think about this old question anew and wonder if you have drawn the lines between these two kinds of inheritance in the right places." - Mary Jane West-Eberhard, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Cheers, Lachlan Walmsley Rachael Brown Get Outlook for iOS - Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. The information contained in this email and any attachment is confidential and may contain legally privileged or copyright material. It is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are not permitted to disseminate, distribute or copy this email or any attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. The ABC does not represent or warrant that this transmission is secure or virus free. Before opening any attachment you should check for viruses. 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