October 2013

Upcoming Public Lecture by Professor Gunnar Björnsson

24 October 2013 - 2:26pm

Professor Gunnar Björnsson will give a Public Lecture on Thursday 24th of October 2013 in Lecture Theatre 270 (Old College) on "Shared responsibility: Climate change, structural injustice, and the many hands problem".

This Lecture is part of the 2013/2014 Northern Scholar Lecture series.

Our MOOCs "Introduction to Philosophy" and "Philosophy and the Sciences" on The Guardian!!!

22 October 2013 - 2:30pm

The Guardian has recently highlighted Eidyn's "Introduction to Philosophy" and "Philosophy and the Sciences" MOOCs in "Study a Mooc with one of the world's top universities":

"We already run 50 online master's degrees, so this was a logical expansion," says Professor Jeff Haywood, Edinburgh's vice-principal. "It's an investment in pedagogic research. How am I going to teach introductory philosophy to 100,000 people? That's what I call educational R&D.

"Wittgensteinian Quasi-Fideism" - Upcoming Public Lecture by Professor Duncan Pritchard

1 October 2013 - 2:23pm

On the 27th of November 2013 from 4-6pm in Lecture Room (University of Oxford), Professor Duncan Pritchard will be giving a public lecture about Wittgenstein on faith and reason. Here is the abstract:

12 New Eidyn Faculty Members!

1 October 2013 - 2:22pm

The last few months have seen a flurry of new faculty hirings in support of Eidyn. Unless otherwise indicated, all of these faculty are now on the ground and active within Eidyn.

Professorial Fellows (0.2 FTE)

  • Prof Sanford Goldberg

  • Prof Robert Rupert

  • Prof Geoff Sayre-McCord

Lecturers

  • Dr Guy Fletcher

  • Dr Mikkel Gerken

  • Dr Alistair Isaac

Forthcoming GIFFORD LECTURES - October and November 2013

1 October 2013 - 2:21pm

On Monday 28 October 2013 (5.30-6.30pm, Playfair Library, Old College) Baroness Onora O'Neill gives a Gifford Lecture in memory of Susan Manning (1953-2013): 'From Toleration to Freedom of Expression'.

From the 4th to the 14th of  November 2013 (5.30-6.30pm, Assembly Hall) Lord Williams of Oystermouth gives a series of Gifford lectures on 'Making representations: religious faith and the habits of language'.

Public Lecture - "How to Insult a Philosopher"

1 October 2013 - 2:13pm

Curious about the best way to insult a philosopher?

Then come along to this extremely fascinating talk!

Our own Professor Mike Ridge will tell us that one of the best ways to insult and irritate a philosopher.