WMA Graduate Research Seminar, 2025/2026
Research seminar run in conjunction with the and open to all philosophy postgraduate students.
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During Autumn and Spring Terms, in preparation for MindGrad, we will discuss background reading for MindGrad keynote talks. The keynote speakers are Helen Steward (Leeds), Jessie Munton (Cambridge), and Rory Madden (UCL).
The format is read ahead.
Spring Term
In the Spring Term we'll meet in Weeks 2 and 4, on Wednesdays, 12:00-14:00, room S1.88.
Week 2 (21 Jan), room: S1.88
Reading: Barry Dainton, The Phenomenal Self - .
Week 4 (4 Feb), room: S1.88
Reading: Matt Soteriou's 'Perceiving Events'
Autumn Term
Week 4 (30 Oct), room: S2.64
Reading: Helen Steward - 搂1.3 An argument against universal determinism; 搂2.2 Actions and agency; 搂2.4 Settling; and Ch.4 Animal Agency, till the end of 搂4.2.
Week 6 - Tuesday, 11 Nov, 15:00-17:00 - room: S1.141
Reading: Helen Steward - Ch.4 Animal Agency, from 搂4.3 onwards.
Week 8 (27 Nov), room: S1.50
Reading: Jessie Munton鈥檚 . Ch. 2 What is a salience structure?
Week 10 (11 Dec), room: S1.50
Reading: Jessie Munton鈥檚 . Ch.3 How to evaluate a salience structure