Postgraduate Seminar Series 2006
Here are details of most of the presentations held earlier in 2006; please see our Postgrad. seminars page for the current program.
Monday, February 27:
Sinning against nature.'
Monday, March 6:
Craig Barrie
Plato on education: or, why is this person trying to drag me out of my cave.'
Monday, March 13:
Michael McGann
"I need an exit": Kukathas, Galston, and Liberty's Revolving Door.
Monday, March 20:
Andrew Shortridge
'Protagoras' Great Speech: Myth and Misunderstanding.'
Monday, March 27:
Simon Burgess
'Introduction to Conservatism.'
NB This is the first of three seminars (also, Wed. 29 10-12, and Fri 31, 10-12) on conservatism.
Please contact Michael McGann for more information.
Monday, May 1:
Presentations by Honours Students
Monday, May 8:
Leon Leontyev and Ole Koksvik
'Natural Kinds'
NB This is the first session for the Natural Kinds postgraduate course. The course begins on May 8. For more info on this course, please contact Michael, mcgann.michael@gmail.com .
Monday, May 15:
Jill Craigie
"Critiquing empirical sentimentalist accounts of moral judgment"
Monday, May 22:
Ainsley Castelow
'Death and Wellbeing'.
Monday, May 29:
Victor Cole
"Human rights in a 'posthuman' future."
Monday, June 5:
Michael McGann
'Philosophy of History'.
NB: This is a postgraduate course. For more info on this course, please contact Michael, mcgann.michael@gmail.com
Monday, July 24:
Luke Gandolfo
"The Internalism/Externalism Debate in Epistemology - what the hell is the debate about?"
NB: This presentation will be part of Luke's confirmation of candidature.
Monday, August 21:
Angela Ballantyne
"Benefits to research subjects in international trials: do they reduce exploitation or increase undue inducement?"
Monday, August 28:
Nesrin Wolf
"The expression of emotion in music."
Monday, September 11:
"Interpreting Plato."
This is a short reading course with Craig Barrie and Andrew Shortridge, continues Wed. and Fri. (room and reading details pending).
Monday, September 18:
Emilio Mora
"Harm and historical injustice."
NB : This presentation will be part of Emilio's confirmation of candidature.
Monday, October 2:
Mellisa Jagasothy (Honours student)
"The Moral Emotion."
John Provan (Honours student)
"Three models of divine providence."
Monday, October 16:
Marina Cominos (Politics and Social Inquiry)
"Zarathustra and Platonic Eros."
Monday, October 23:
Craig Barrie
"Teaching without knowing? Socratic education in the early dialogues."
NB: This presentation will be part of Craig's confirmation of candidature.
Monday, October 30:
Raphael Fiorese
Title to be confirmed.
Please see our Postgrad. seminars page for the current program.