Graduate Student Conferences

Diotima

This conference aims to bring together graduate students from across North America who share an interest in feminism, post-coloniality, queer theory, critical race theory, philosophy of disability and anti-oppression theory in general, regardless of their primary area of research. You can find the 2011 program here.

Logic, Math, and Physics

Graduate students are invited to submit papers on any topic in logic, philosophy of logic, philosophy of mathematics or physics.

PhilMiLCog

PhilMiLCog is the UWO’s annual graduate conference in the Philosophy of Mind, Language, and Cognitive science. This conference is usually scheduled in April or May.

PhilMiLCog is a truly inter-disciplinary conference which provides an opportunity for graduate students with common interests from various departments in North America and Europe to come together and participate in lively scholarly research. PhilMiLCog has accepted submissions in the Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics and Epistemology of Mind, Philosophy of Language, Linguistics, Computational-Representational and Connectionist Psychology, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Cognitive Science. Past keynote speakers include:

  • 2011: William G. Lycan & Susan Schneider
  • 2010: Fred Adams & Richard Samuels
  • 2009: Jesse Prinz & John Nicholas
  • 2008: Reinaldo Elugardo & Peter Ludlow
  • 2007: Dorit Bar-On & Keith Simmons
  • 2006: Michael Devitt & Ned Block
  • 2005: Peter Carruthers & Robert Stainton
  • 2004: Ernest Lepore & Chris Viger
  • 2003: David Rosenthal

Philosophy Graduate Student Association Colloquium Series


Winter 2012 Schedule

Fall 2011 Schedule

 

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