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Doctoral Dissertations Currently Being Written in the Department of Philosophy
NOTE: Doctoral Dissertations Currently Being Written in the
Department of Philosophy The department considers its regular colloquium series an
important part of graduate education; colloquia are held frequently
during each quarter. Visiting philosophers, departmental faculty, and
advanced graduate students present papers, and in the formal and
informal discussion following the talks all members of the department
have an opportunity to exercise and develop their critical skills. The
speaker customarily has lunch or dinner with interested faculty or
students.
In addition to colloquia, the department occasionally hosts
conferences on topics of current interest with participation by
distinguished scholars. The most recent of these are listed under
Events on the webpage.
Matthew Brown, "Science and
Experience: Science as Pragmatic Method"
Chair: Paul Churchland.
Gregory Charak, "Between Soul and Precision: Ernst Mach's Biological
Empiricism" Chair: Nancy Cartwright.
Erich Conrad, "Science and Objectivity" Chair: Gerald Doppelt.
Nina Davis, "The Associative Aspect of Political Obligation" Chair:
David Brink.
Dale Dorsey, "Thresholds and the Good: A Program of Political
Evaluation" Chair: Dick Arneson.
Sophia Efstathiou, "The Use of Race' in Biomedical Research" Chair:
Nancy Cartwright
Kristen Irwin, "The Core Mysteries: Pierre Bayle's Philosophical
Fideism" Chair: Donald Rutherford.
Charlie Kurth, "Objectivity in Ethics" Chair: David Brink.
Aaron Schiller, "Concepts in Experience: An Essay on Conceptualism"
Chair: Rick Grush.
Cory D. Wright, "Truth and Cognition" Chairs: William Bechtel and Gila
Sher.
Conferences and Colloquia