Archive for May 2017
Reminder: Wollstonecraft at Bilkent 1-2 June
Workshop on publishing in philosophy and political thought at Bilkent
Friday 2 June, 12:40-13:30, A130
Alan Coffee, King’s College London.
Informal workshop about publishing in political thought.
Dr Coffee will be available to talk with graduate students (and undergraduates who are applying to do graduate studies) about the skill set necessary for publishing in philosophy, selecting journals, drafting, getting feedback, collaborating, responding to reviewers’ reports.
Dr Coffee prepared a handout for the workshop and it is available here.
Please come with your questions to A130 on Friday 2 June, 12:40 till 13:30.
Note that this will take place in the lunch break for the conference on Wollstonecraft that Alan and I are organizing. Please join us at the conference as well!
Details of the conference here.
Philosophy Senior Thesis Defenses at Bilkent
Department of Philosophy Undergraduate Senior Thesis Defenses
Date: May 31, 2017 Time: 09:00-15:15 Place: H-235
All Welcome.
SCHEDULE
0900-0925: Reyyan Baş “A New Approach to Molyneux’s Problem”
0925-0950: Göksu Dayan “On Zombies”
0950-1015: Gülce Torun “Filling the Moral Gap between Rational and Emotional”
1015-1025: Break
1050-1115: Elif Erdoğan “Universality in Aesthetic Judgments”
1025-1050: Fatih Öztürk “Emotional Machines”
1115-1140: Eylül Yücel “Plato and Musonius Rufus on Gender Equality”
1140-1300: Lunch
1300-1325: Samet Sevindi “Is There a Duty to Obey the Law Beyond Political Obligation?”
1325-1350: Bilge Sever “Spinoza’s Understanding of Conatus and Evolutionary Ethics”
1350-1415: Emre Keser “Analytical Marxism: Marx, de non te fabula narratur!”
1415-1425: Break
1425-1450: Orhan Kavaş “Content Regulation and Photojournalism”
1450-1515: Deniz Koç “Lying: Should Politicians be Permitted to Lie?”
New Book on Diogenes of Oinoanda
Diogenes of Oinoanda: Epicureanism and Philosophical Debates, ed. Jürgen Hammerstaedt, Pierre-Marie Morel and Refik Güremen, Leuven University Press, 2017.
First collection of essays entirely devoted to the inscription of Diogenes of Oinoanda
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Foreword. The Importance of Diogenes of Oinoanda
Preface
Oinoanda. Research in the City of Diogenes
The Philosophical Inscription of Diogenes in the Epigraphic Context of Oinoanda. New Finds, New Research, and New Challenges
Diogenes against Plato. Diogenes’ Critique and the Tradition of Epicurean Antiplatonism
Plato’s Demiurge (NF 155 = YF 200) and Aristotle’s Flux (fr. 5 Smith). Diogenes of Oinoanda on the History of Philosophy
Diogène d’Œnoanda et la polémique sur les meteora
Virtue, Pleasure, and Cause. A case of multi-target polemic? Diogenes of Oenoanda, fr. 32-33 Smith
Diogenes of Oinoanda and the Cyrenaics
La critique des stoïciens dans l’inscription d’Œnoanda
Diogenes of Oinoanda and the Epicurean Epistemology of Dreams
Diogène, Lucrèce et la théorie épicurienne de l’imaginaire. Fragment 9 – De rerum natura IV 971-993
La Terre entière, une seule patrie. Diogène d’Œnoanda et la politique
Diogenes’ Polemical Approach, or How to Refute a Philosophical Opponent in an Epigraphic Context
Index of Gods and Mythological Figures or Concepts
Index of Ancient Persons, Philosophical Schools and Concepts
Index of Persons of Modern Times
Index of Ancient Texts
MA at Bilkent – Deadline 22 May
We are now accepting applications for the M.A. in Philosophy (for those starting the degree in Fall 2017).
Successful applicants will be eligible to receive a comprehensive scholarship (tuition waiver, accommodation and stipend).
Up to five successful applicants will have the opportunity to spend a semester at the School of Philosophy at Australian National University.
The philosophy department at Bilkent is ranked #1 in Turkey for research. Our research focuses on central areas of analytic philosophy: metaphysics and philosophy of mind, and social and political philosophy. We also have strengths in the history of philosophy.
This is a two year masters that includes coursework and a thesis.
Philosophy and non-philosophy majors are encouraged to apply. We also warmly welcome applications from international students. The language of instruction for all courses is English.
For further information about the department and the master’s program go to: http://phil.bilkent.edu.tr/
Admission requirements and online application can be found here.
Deadlines for Fall 2017 applicants:
Application deadline: 22 May 2017
Written exam: 25 May 2017*
Interview: 26 May 2017*
* International students may take the written exam remotely and complete the interview via skype. A similar arrangement may be possible for Turkish students who are not based in Ankara.
