March 4, 2010

Spindel Conference 2010 Emerging Scholar Prize
By Julia Driver

Hi all, I just wanted to call your attention to the following:

Call For Papers
Spindel Prize for Emerging Scholar in Philosophy
2010 Spindel Conference Topic: Empathy and Ethics
Conference Director: Remy Debes

The University of Memphis Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that the topic for the 29th annual Spindel Conference will be “Empathy and Ethics.”

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Posted on March 4, 2010 at 6:47 pm in Julia Driver's Posts, Metaethics, Moral Psychology, Normative Ethics | Leave a Comment

May 5, 2008

UT-Austin Graduate Student Workshop on Philosophical Methodology, Aug. 12-16
By Julia Driver

I’d like to draw your attention to the following:

The UT-Austin philosophy department is pleased to announce a week-long
graduate student workshop on philosophical methodology, August 12 –
August 16.

Possible workshop subtopics include (but are not limited to)
intuition, conceptual analysis, reflective equilibrium, reduction, and
ontological commitment.

Already confirmed speakers include Julia Driver (Washington University/St. Louis), Marc Moffett (Wyoming), Roy Sorensen (Washington University/St. Louis), Ernest Sosa (Rutgers), and a number of UT faculty.

We hope to accept around 10 outside graduate student participants. If
you are interested in applying, please see our website for details:

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Posted on May 5, 2008 at 3:49 pm in Conference Announcement, Julia Driver's Posts, Philosophical Methods | 1 Comment