Past
SFU Info Evening - May 25, 2017
Dr. Jillian McIntosh (Dr. "Mac")
Simon Fraser University
Department of Philosophy
UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR
Dr. Sam Black
Simon Fraser University
Department of Philosophy
Left to Right: Karen Abramson, Sam Black, Michael Troyer, Kelsey Vicars, Maxwell Nasarimba, Nic Fillion
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SFU-UBC Joint Undergraduate Conference - April 8, 2017
Presenters, Keynotes and Presidents:
Neven Knežević, Simon Fraser University: “Towards a Biologically Inspired Formal Semantics”
Stephen Tweedale, Simon Fraser University, “What Makes a Will Deviant"
Jack Willis, University of British Columbia, “A Proposed Theory of Mind Based on Interactive Computation”
Dr. Anders Kraal...................Keynote, University of British Columbia
“Hume as Empiricist v. Hume as Secularist”
Dr. Ray Jennings...............................Keynote, Simon Fraser University
“Philosophy and Science”
Corey Abell, Simon Fraser University, “The Normative Status of Blame”
Sebastian Sierant, Simon Fraser University, "On Persistent Disagreement in Cases Concerning the Misattribution of Epistemic Peerhood"
Karen Abramson.................................................................PSU President
Ryan Manke....................................................................PHILSA President
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Dear students,
The SFU-UBC Joint Undergraduate Conference Schedule has been posted below for your information. The conference will be taking place at the Halpern Center (HAL 126), SFU Burnaby Campus from 9:00am-5:00pm. We hope you'll have the chance to join us! Looking forward to seeing you all. If you have any questions, or require any information, please feel free to contact me anytime through the contact us page.
Best,
Karen L. Abramson
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PSU President
SFSS Councillor
Schedule:
Breakfast- 9am-9:45am
Neven Knežević “Towards a Biologically Inspired Formal Semantics”- 9:45am-10:30am
Dr. Anders Kraal, Keynote, University of British Columbia, “Hume as Empiricist v. Hume as Secularist”- 10:30am-11:30am
Stephen Tweedale, Simon Fraser University, “What Makes a Will Deviant"- 11:45am-12:30pm
Lunch- 12:30pm-1:30pm
Dr. Ray Jennings, Keynote, Simon Fraser University, “Philosophy and Science”- 1:30pm-2:30pm
Jack Willis, University of British Columbia, “A Proposed Theory of Mind Based on Interactive Computation”- 2:30pm-3:15pm
Corey Abell, Simon Fraser University, “The Normative Status of Blame”- 3:15pm-4:00pm
Break- 4:00pm-4:15pm
Sebastian Sierant, Simon Fraser University, "On Persistent Disagreement in Cases Concerning the Misattribution of Epistemic Peerhood" - 4:15pm-5:00pm
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Dear philosophy students,
Further to the SFU-UBC Joint Undergraduate Conference rapidly approaching on April 8, 2017, our referees are currently ranking the submissions as the first phase of review. Subsequently we will work with students, recommending revisions for publication. SFU's keynote speaker will be Dr. Ray Jennings. A conference schedule will be circulated on Wenesday, April 5, 2017. The event will be taking place at the Halpern Centre and further details will be provided as soon as possible.
Best,
Karen L. Abramson
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PSU President
SFSS Councillor
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SFU-UBC Undergraduate Conference
Scheduled for April 8, 2017, the PSU will be partnering with the UBC Philosophy Students' Association (PHILSA) to hold our third annual joint conference. The conference will take place at Halpern Centre, SFU Burnaby, with an open call for papers (no theme). Dr. Ray Jennings is confirmed as Keynote Speaker for SFU. UBC Keynote will be confirmed. Successful undergraduate candidates will not only have the opportunity to present their work in person, but also to have their papers published in our peer reviewed, open source online journal.
Let's take advantage of the opportunity to work with the UBC philosophy students in 2017. Kindly don't hesitate to start thinking of whether you have a paper you've felt paticularly proud of recently, and if so, let us know! The Submission deadline is April 1, 2017. Thanks, and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime. For UBC students, contact PHILSA President, Ryan Manke. If you would like to submit a paper, please send one anonymous version to psu.sfu@gmail.com and the one with your infomation included on it to phil-pres@sfu.ca for the purpose of the blind review.
Best,
Karen Abramson
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PSU President
SFSS Councillor
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3rd Annual SFU-UBC Undergraduate Philosophy Conference: Call for Papers
The 3rd annual UBC-SFU Undergraduate Philosophy Conference is currently seeking paper submissions. This is a general call for papers, work in metaphysics, logic, epistemology, ethics, politics, aesthetics, history of philosophy or other associated fields are acceptable.
Students who present at the conference also have the option of submitting their work to be published in the Philosophy Student Union Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy.
Submissions should be prepared for blind-review by removing all identifying information and sent as a .pdf file to psu.sfu@gmail.com . In addition, please send a separate document with your containing your name, institution, and major to phil-pres@sfu.ca . Submissions should be a minimum of 7 pages and maximum of 30 pages double-spaced, and must include a complete list of citations in any common citation style.
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2017
Date: April 8, 2017
Location: Burnaby Campus Simon Fraser University
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Dear philosophy students,
The site visit will take place on March 29th and 30th. The Committee will meet with faculty members, administrators, staff, and students over the two days. A45 mintues have been set aside for them to meet with undergraduate students so they can get your point of view on the functioning of this department. There is also a reception to which undergraduates are invited to get a chance to interact with the committee more informally.
So, the two things to mark on your calendar:
1. The Departmental Reception (Food, drinks, socializing)Thursday, March 30th, 12:30 -2:00 pm Diamond Alumni Club (downstairs)
2. The Undergraduate Student meeting with the External Review Committee: Thursday, March 30th, 2:00pm - 2:45 pm Diamond Alumni Club (downstairs)
Thanks for participating,
Martin Hahn
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Department Chair
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PSU Pub Night, Highland - February 24, 2017
Beer, chicken wings, yam fries, nachos, veggies and pita platters, we cordially invite you to join us at the Highland Pub on Friday, February 24 from 4:00-9:00pm and then Club Ilia until late. Also, we're seeking input regarding the tentative end of March conference in patnership with the UBC Philosophy Students' Association.
Thanks,
Karen Abramson
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PSU President
SFSS Councillor
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Dear philosophy students,
As some of you may know, we are searching for a new junior faculty member in M&E. Student input is important to us, as is getting some idea of how the candidates interact with students. We have found that the best way to get this information is to have informal sessions where the candidates meet with students, give a brief informal presentation of their research and teaching interests, and have an opportunity to interact. To that end:
For the next four Fridays, there will be candidate-meets-students sessions.
- In the Common Room (WMC) 4619.
- Starting at 9:30am - running until 10:30am or 11am (some of you will be running off to Sam's class at 10:30, but the sessions can run longer).
- All of you are invited and, indeed, strongly urged to attend if you can.
- Pastries and breakfasty beverages will be served.
You are all also more than merely invited to come to the candidates job talks - at the regular colloquium time (3:30pm) on those days.
The Candidates (all of them have other interests besides their AOS):
Jan 13th Will Fleisher (Rutgers: Epistemology, Phil of Mind)
Jan 20th Rohan Sud (Michigan: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language)
Jan 27th Fatema Amijee (Texas, Austin: Metaphysics, Early Modern)
Feb 3rd Jennifer Wang (Rutger, currently at Stanford: Metaphysics)
Thanks for participating,
Martin Hahn
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Department Chair
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Undergraduate
Conference
SFU Philosophy-Beedie School of Business
November 5, 2016
Presenters and Keynotes:
Blair MacDonald: SFU Philosophy - "Against Resultant Luck in the Legal System"
Enya Leger: SFU Philosophy - "The Problem of Positive Rights and Their Corresponding Duties"
Sahira Memon: SFU Philosophy - "Determining the Scope of Interventions"
Referees/Publishing Crew:
Shea Monson...PSU Secretary, Referee, Journal Founder
Dr. Sam Black....................................................Keynote
"The Moral Foundations for the Territorial Rights of the Planet's 370 Million Indigenous People"
Dr. Yaroslav Senyshyn......................................Keynote
"Music as Philosophy: Language, Aesthetics, Moral Philosophy"
Liza Zhang: Beedie School of Business - "Business Ethics: Coca Cola Company"
Mitch Biagioni........................................................Referee
Volunteers:
Anthony Oriani (Ryan)................PSU Facebook Volunteer
Tasha Laurio MacDonald............SFU Psychology Alumni
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November 1, 2016
Conference Details:
Date: November 5, 2016
Room: (HAL114)
Time: 9am-3:35pm
Schedule:
Breakfast- 9am-9:45am
Blair MacDonald “Against Resultant Luck in the Legal System”- 9:45am-10:30am
Dr. Sam Black, Keynote “The Moral Foundations for the Territorial Rights of the Planet's 370 Million Indigenous People”- 10:30am-11:30am
Enya Leger “The Problem of Positive Rights and Their Corresponding Duties"- 11:45am-12:30pm
Lunch- 12:30pm-1:30pm
Dr. Yaroslav Senyshyn, Keynote “Moral Responsibility and its Evasion”- 1:30pm-2:30pm
Sahira Memon “Determining the Scope of Interventions”- 2:30pm-3:15pm
Liza Zhang “Business Ethics: Coca-Cola Company”- 3:15pm-3:35pm
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to email me at phil-pres@sfu.ca. Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday.
Best,
Karen
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October 23, 2016
Hello everyone,
Further to the call for papers circulated in the summer and early fall, the [PSU] SFU Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Conference on the topics of philosophy, law, and politics will be going forward on November 5, 2016 with Beedie School of Business. SFU Philosophy Department's Dr. Sam Black, interested in social and political philosophy and ethics as well as SFU Professor of Aesthetic and Moral Philosophy, Steinway Artist, and Recording Artist with Albany Records, New York, Dr. Yaroslav (Slava) Senyshyn will be keynote speakers on the day of the event. Successful undergraduate candidates will be presenting throughout the day. Currently, the timetable will be from 9am-5pm. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. A second email will be circulated closer to the date with a timetable so that students will be able to review the paper topics and plan their availability.
We very much hope to see you there. This semester the PSU has not confirmed our customary pub night as we don't have full details regarding the conference expenses at this time. We still plan to throw a pub night if the budget is feasible, but the conference may turn out to be the only opportunity for a social this semester. Perhaps students might come out on Saturday, November 5, 2016 to lend support, going to Club Ilia, located at 8902 University High Street in Univercity, after the conference has concluded. If you do have any questions, or require any further information, please feel free to contact me anytime. Thanks to everyone who participated in the first SFU Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Conference with SFU Philosophy and Beedie School of Business. The papers presented will be published in the first issue of the Simon Fraser University Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy.
Best,
Karen Abramson
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PSU President
SFSS Councillor
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Dear students:
The Philosophy Student Union is pleased to invite students enrolled in Philosophy, Business, Political Science, and Criminology to make submissions to the Fall 2016 SFU Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Conference. The call for papers including an outline of possible paper topics on the broad theme of philosophy, politics and law, has been copied into the body of this email for your review.
Submission deadline will be October 22nd, 2016 and the tentative date for the conference is currently November 5, 2016. The event will take place either in the Halpern Centre, or alternatively, in a lecture hall, WMC Burnaby. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to present their work in person at the conference as well as have their paper documented through publication in an online undergraduate philosophy journal, if they choose.
Yours truly,
Karen L. Abramson
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Call for Papers
The Philosophy Student Union will be hosting an undergraduate conference in the fall of 2016 on the intersection of Law, Philosophy and Rights. Submissions are welcomed from SFU students enrolled in Philosophy, Business, Political Science, and Criminology.
Possible paper topics could include:
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Philosophy and Rights: natural vs. legislative origins, individual rights, constitutionality, equality, egalitarianism, property rights, rights in criminal cases, discrimination, voting rights, rights and democracy, obligations.
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Rights and the state: basis of international law, issues in international law, just war theory, territorial rights, sovereignty, international human rights theories.
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Philosophy and the Law: definition, theories of legal systems, intent, legal reasoning and jurisprudence, causation, legal personality, law and morals, skepticism of law, legal interpretation and the philosophy of language.
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Theories of justice: ancient-, distributional-, relational-.
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Expanding the scope of inquiry: animal rights, environmental rights.
Submissions should be no more than 30 pages, double-spaced and must include a complete list of citations in any common citation style. Submissions must be evaluated through a blind peer review through removing all identifying information and sent as a .pdf file to psu.sfu@gmail.com. Please send a second document including your name, major and year to phil-pres@sfu.ca.
In addition, the authors of the papers selected for the conference have the option of having their work published in the special inaugural issue of the Philosophy Student Unions new undergraduate journal. The citation style must be MLA. http://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/sfu-ujp
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2016
Tentative Conference Date: November 5th, 2016
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