From cypher89 at hotmail.com Wed Apr 9 16:42:23 2008 From: cypher89 at hotmail.com (Joe Cunningham) Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:42:23 +0100 Subject: [Bups-l] Programme for the BUPS Spring Conference 2008 Message-ID: Hello everyone, Please find below a provisional copy of the programme for the BUPS Spring Conference 08. The programme will also be available from our website shortly. For those of you who haven't yet registered for the conference may I encourage you to do so here: http://www.bups.org/pages/confs/register.shtml Many thanks, Joe Cunningham pp.BUPS Committee BUPS Spring Conference 2008 Programme University of Oxford Faculty of Philosophy Saturday 19th April 8.30 am ? Registration opens 10.00 am ? Keynote paper: ?Vats, sets, and tits? Professor Adrian Moore (Oxford) 11.30 - 11.45 pm ?Break 11.45 pm ? ?Justifying the state ? democracy and arbitration? Alex Worsnip (Oxford) 12.30 pm ? ?Is there a non-realist construal of Kripke semantics for quantified modal logic which is acceptable as a semantic theory?? Michael Price (Leeds) 1.15-2.30 pm ? Break for lunch 2.30 pm ? ?Capturing the essentials of personhood: Parfit, brain-slices, and psycho-functionalism? Leah Wilkinson (UCL) 3.15 pm - ?The ?well, that?s what you say? argument? Nickolas Montgomery (UEA) 4.00-4.30 pm ? Coffee Break 4.30 pm - ?Bell?s theorem and the problem of locality? Max Jones (Bristol) 5.15 pm - ?Authentic life standards: a conception of happiness and well-being? James Souter (Exeter) 6.00-6.15 pm ? Break 6.15 pm ? Closing Session _________________________________________________________________ The next generation of Windows Live is here http://www.windowslive.co.uk/get-live From cypher89 at hotmail.com Wed Apr 9 16:45:55 2008 From: cypher89 at hotmail.com (Joe Cunningham) Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:45:55 +0100 Subject: [Bups-l] Message from Andrew Stephenson, Editor of the BJUP Message-ID: The BJUP has been commissioned by Continuum to review a number of books from two of their major new series ? Reader?s Guides and Guides for the Perplexed ? as well as a few other great titles. On the theoretical side: Are they rigorous yet accessible? Are they clear? Are they right? Are their subjects? still of relevance in today?s philosophical climate? And on the more practical side: Are these books really perfect for undergrads? Are they useful for your courses? Should they be required reading? Are they worth buying? You decide! Often, undergrads undertake to review books they have already had cause to read, perhaps books from their course. Along with all the standard benefits of doing a book review for us ? relative ease, publication, a vent for your opinions ? this is a great chance to widen your knowledge a little bit. These books are meant for beginners, and it is beginners who need to road test them. Let me know at editor at bups.org if you are at all interested in reviewing any of the books listed below ? don?t worry, it doesn?t involve buying them yourself! Guides for the Perplexed: Aristotle, J. A. Vella The Stoics, M. A. Holowchak Descartes, J. Skirry Freud, C. Surprenant Husserl, M. Russell Reader?s Guides Berkeley?s Three Dialogues, A. Garrett Kant?s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, P. Guyer Others: An Introduction to Political Philosophy, A. Moseley The Philosophy of History, M. Day _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail on your mobile. Text MSN to 63463 now! http://mobile.uk.msn.com/pc/mail.aspx From cypher89 at hotmail.com Mon Apr 14 11:58:29 2008 From: cypher89 at hotmail.com (Joe Cunningham) Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:58:29 +0100 Subject: [Bups-l] Not long left to register for the BUPS Spring Conference 08! Message-ID: Hello everyone, Registration is still open for the BUPS Spring Conference 2008, and will close early evening on Friday. For those of you wishing to register you can do so here: http://www.bups.org/pages/confs/register.shtml You can also take a look at the programme for the conference here: http://www.bups.org/docs/ox_spring08_prelim.pdf Looking forward to seeing you all there! Joe Cunningham pp. BUPS Committee _________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the next generation of Windows Live http://www.windowslive.co.uk/get-live