News http://www-philosophy.ucdavis.edu Site News daily 1 2011-06-08T05:18:34Z Lecturer Application Pool 2012-13 http://www-philosophy.ucdavis.edu/news/lecturer-application-pool-2012-13 Applications invited for:

Part-time Lecturer(s). The Philosophy Department wishes to develop an applicant pool of part-time lecturers for 2012-2013 to draw upon as the situation requires. At this time we are not anticipating any specific openings. Please check our website to see the range of courses we offer.

Salary: $8000/course (approximately) per course with Ph.D.; commensurate with experience.

Requirements: Ph.D. strongly preferred, plus demonstrated effectiveness in teaching. Send application to:

 

David Copp, Department Chair

Lecturer Pool

Department of Philosophy

University of California

Davis, CA 95616

 

Include Letter of application, CV, evidence of teaching competence, and three letters of reference (under separate cover directly from source). Applications will be reviewed beginning July 15, 2012. Position(s) will remain open until filled.

]]> No publisher Angus Chang 2012-05-14T18:38:54Z News Item Friday Workshops http://www-philosophy.ucdavis.edu/news/friday-workshops A forum for work by graduate students and visiting scholars. No publisher Marina Oshana 2012-04-12T21:07:21Z News Item Conference on Self-Government and Social Transformation http://www-philosophy.ucdavis.edu/news/conference-on-self-government-and-social-transformation Thursday, March 1 - Friday, March 2, 2012.  Conference on Self-Government and Social Transformation.

Speakers: Paul Benson (University of Dayton), Marilyn Friedman (Vanderbilt University), Suad Joseph (UC Davis), Tracie Mahaffey (Florida State University), Marina Oshana (UC Davis), Natalie Stoljar (McGill University), Jennifer Warriner (University of Utah), Andrea Westlund (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee).  In the Philosophy Department Library, 1231 Social Science and Humanities.  For a schedule of the conference, go here.

]]> No publisher Marina Oshana 2012-01-28T22:20:00Z News Item Friday Colloquia http://www-philosophy.ucdavis.edu/news/friday-colloquia Friday, February 24, Tyler Burge, University of California, Los Angeles.

]]> No publisher Marina Oshana 2012-01-23T21:15:00Z News Item 2012 Undergraduate Essay Contest http://www-philosophy.ucdavis.edu/news/2012-undergraduate-essay-contest 2nd Annual UC Davis Undergraduate Philosophy Essay Contest Papers that have been written on any topic by a UC Davis student for any philosophy class at UC Davis in the Spring 2011 through Winter 2012 quarters are eligible.  For more information, go here.

]]> No publisher Marina Oshana 2012-01-09T17:45:21Z News Item Free Film on Heidegger: "Only a God Can Save Us" http://www-philosophy.ucdavis.edu/news/only-god-can-save-us February 23rd, 2012, 100 Hunt Hall, 7:00 p.m. A film about Martin Heidegger's relationship with the Nazi party by director Jeff Van Davies. Professor Adam Sennet has co-ordinated with the German and English departments as well as the Davis Humanities Institute to bring director Jeff Van Davies to UCD for a screening of his film 'Only a God Can Save Us'.  The film explores Heidegger's relationship with the Nazi party and his post war political opinions.  The film will be shown in 100 Hunt Hall at 7pm on February 23rd, 2012.  The director promises to spend an hour or so afterwards fielding questions etc.  This should be a fun and interesting event. And it's free!

The day before the showing, Wednesday, February 22, Dr. G. J. Mattey of the Philosophy Department will offer an overview of Heidegger's philosophy.  The presentation will be held from 6:10 to 8:00 P.M. in 205 Olson.

For more information about the film go to  http://jeffrey-van-davis.com/index.php?id=14 ).

]]> No publisher Marina Oshana 2011-12-06T01:30:00Z News Item Undergraduate Philosophy Club http://www-philosophy.ucdavis.edu/news/undergraduate-philosophy-club Philosophy Club meetings The Undergraduate Philosophy Club will meet during the Winter 2012 quarter every Monday (except holidays) from 6:00 - 7:00 pm, in 105 Wellman.  All undergraduate students interested in Philosophy are welcome!  Check out the Phil Club webpage for more information here: http://ucdphilosophyclub.wordpress.com/

]]> No publisher Marina Oshana 2011-10-01T19:55:00Z News Item Food for Thought http://www-philosophy.ucdavis.edu/news/test-news An afternoon of discussion and free pizza in the Philosophy Department. IS TRUTH RELEVANT TO SCIENCE?

led by Professor Emeritus Paul Teller

Traditionally we think of science as seeking – and finding! - the exactly correct, universal laws of nature.  This lecture will trace how this terrible misconception of science arose, how it has misdescribed science from the very beginning, and how it is finally coming unraveled.

When: 3:10 to 5:00 on Friday, April 20, 2012.

Where: Philosophy department library, Room 1231, SSH (in the Death Star at 3rd and A.)

 

Past Food For Thought events:

MINDS, BRAINS, and COMPUTERS

discussion led by Professor Bernard Molyneux

Humans are thought to be the only beings that are both highly intelligent and capable of having conscious experiences. But this belief has been challenged by movies such as The Matrix, by increasingly sophisticated computers and robots, by studies in neuroscience, and by philosophers.

When: 3:10 to 5:00 on Friday, Sept 30, 2011.

Where: Philosophy department library, Room 1231, SSH (in the Death Star at 3rd and A.)

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