Next presenter is:
TBA
Previous Presentations:
2007
May 17
Victor Kumar - Knowing How and Knowing That
May 10
Wei Wang - Thesis Talk
May 3
Joel Buenting - Does Contrastive Knowledge Require a Contrast Class?
April 5
Mike Lockhart - Wiggle Room in the Extended Mind Thesis
March 16
John Simpson -
Redeeming Sunk Cost Counting: Recasting an Old Fallacy as a New Heuristic
March 9
Patrick Gamez -
Leibniz and Existence: An Essay on Space-Time Ontology
So What is This About?
PSG is organized by a group of philosophy graduate students at the University of Alberta who believe that philosophy is a collaborative enterprise and that a healthy and successful philosophical community is one that has as one of its central aims open and critical discussion.
At our weekly meetings one graduate student presents a paper that he or she has distributed to members beforehand. Often, it is hoped, professors and other members of the department will attend as and when the topic suits their interests. A roughly 30 minute presentation is followed by an hour of questions and comments directed at the speaker. The format is casual and friendly.
While the main aim of these meetings is to engage philosophically with one another on a particular topic, PSG serves several other purposes as well. First, the speaker benefits from focused and critical attention on a particular work of theirs, the result of which is, hopefully, a better understanding of the topic and an improved essay; the friendly context also serves as good practice for presenting papers at local and national conferences. Second, other participants are able to develop critical skills, learn what sorts of inquiry others in the department are pursuing, and by discussing issues outside their main research areas broaden their philosophical perspectives.
Recent Updates: If you're a member of facebook, join the new PSG group, and talk philosophy, on the internet!
Participation
The group usually meets every Thursday or Friday, in HC 4-29. Stay posted for specific dates and times! If you are interested in presenting, please e-mail Victor at vckumar (at) ualberta (dot) ca.
Jason's Presentation, "Disunity of Causation"
Yual's Poster, "Situated Cognition, the Extended Mind Thesis and the Subject of Cognition"
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