Merry Christmas and Robots (and now cannibalism)

15/12/2015Philosophy Newscannibalism, morality, stage 2, stage 3, video, workshopDavid

Ho ho ho.

Just to follow up from Continue reading Merry Christmas and Robots (and now cannibalism) →

Introducing your School Representative

14/12/2015FLTSEC, School rep, student experienceDavid

Hello, I’m Gillian Salmon and I want to introduce myself to you as your School Rep for Philosophical Studies. As it is the first time that Philosophical Studies has had a School Rep I thought I should let you know what I do.

As a School Rep I get to attend some Continue reading Introducing your School Representative →

Essays, Library, Books, Distribution and Justice

09/12/2015Philosophy NewsDavid

I have received a few emails about the fact that books have already been loaned out from the library and individuals are finding it difficult to carry out proper research. Admittedly, we do not live in a state of abundance Continue reading Essays, Library, Books, Distribution and Justice →

Another undergraduate journal — call for papers

05/12/2015Philosophy NewsDavid

This might be of interest to some of you, another undergraduate journal for those of you interested in sharing your work. My advice, look at the essays being published and their standard.

Ephemeris

An undergraduate journal of philosophy

We are pleased to announce the publication of Ephemeris 2015

The print edition will be available soon; simply request a copy.

MANY THANKS TO OUR AUTHORS!

Ephemeris 2015 Continue reading Another undergraduate journal — call for papers →

Tasks for the week ahead

04/11/2015Philosophy Newsreading, stage 1, stage 2, stage 3David

I have decided to put this all on one post and it is intended for students on the PHI1010 European Philosophical Traditions 1, PHI2003 Modern Ethics, PHi3001 Legitimacy and Reasons modules. Continue reading Tasks for the week ahead →

PHI2003 Workshop

29/10/2015Philosophy Newsstage 2, workshopDavid

Phi2003 Workshop

The workshop is in two sections. Work in groups and post answers below — I shall go through them at the beginning of next week.

Section A| Hobbes on Freedom

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Philosophy and art at the Hatton Gallery

27/10/2015Philosophy NewsDavid

This might be of interest to some of you and it may help generate ideas for your projects: Continue reading Philosophy and art at the Hatton Gallery →

Essay Writing Workshops (Stages 1, 2 &3)

26/10/2015Philosophy NewsAdam

Hello everyone,

As you all know it’s getting closer to assignment time. For some of you, this will be the first time you have written a university essay while for others, you will be doing this in your final year. The point being, each stage of university – whether stage one, two or three – has its own challenges. To help you with this, Continue reading Essay Writing Workshops (Stages 1, 2 &3) →