Our understanding of the mind and experience, once the product of largely a priori reasoning and speculation, has increasingly profited from discoveries in the empirical sciences. Most obviously, philosophers have drawn on data from the neurosciences and psychology, but research from such disparate fields as biological evolution, psychiatry and quantum physics has also been claimed to have possible implications for the philosophies of mind and perception.

CUP have made freely available a pdf of D.H. Mellors' classic book, "Matters of Metaphysics". It's available here, and I, for one, am thrilled!

The University of York is pleased to invite applications for the following postgraduate scholarships in Philosophy:

  • One AHRC funded studentship at Doctoral (PhD) level in Philosophy or Political Philosophy
  • Two Graduate Teaching Scholarships for PhD students. These scholarships are tenable for up to three years, subject to satisfactory performance and academic progress. Successful applicants will receive £6,000 p.a. plus fee waiver at the home rate and teach up to 6 hours a week of seminars and tutorials to first-year undergraduates.
  • Two Masters scholarships, one for the MA in Philosophy, Theology and Ethics and one for the MA in the Philosophy of Art and Literature.

How to apply for the AHRC studentship (Closing date 1st March 2010):
http://www.york.ac.uk/graduatestudy/finance/pg_ahrc.htm

How to apply for the MA scholarships (Closing date 30th April 2010):
http://www.york.ac.uk/graduatestudy/finance/pg_master.htm

We are delighted to announce that the BPPA's annual conference, the BPPC, will be hosted in 2010 by the University of Durham. You can find the main conference website at http://www.dur.ac.uk/bppa.2010/. Further conference details will appear there in due course. Any questions regarding the conference may be directed to bppa.2010@durham.ac.uk.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in Durham next year!

This website is now wearing a customised version of the 'Magazeen' theme. I hope y'all like it!

1st Global Conference
Problems of Democracy

Friday 30th April ­ Sunday 2nd May 2010
Prague, Czech Republic

Call for Papers