Warwick Academic Philosophy Lineup
Unfortunately Guy Longworth's talk is cancelled, make sure to attend Women in Philosophy
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James McNally Presentation - Philosophy of problems
Everyone has problems. Whether these are the mundane problems of how to go about our daily lives, the social and political problems which connect us to the lives of the multitude, or the disciplinary problems we ponder by way of our education, we are never without events of uncertainty, solicitude, questioning and answering. While we are expected to think carefully or critically about how to answer the problems which confront us or which we are given, we might give less thought to these problems as problems. In this talk we will look at philosophers, such as John Dewey, Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze, as well as sociologists such as Michel Callon and Bruno Latour, as theorists who have examined the problematic, or problem-oriented, aspects of thought and action. We will consider how these theorists have raised questions concerning the historicity of problems and solutions; the logical relations between them; and whether, like a solution, a problem can be ‘wrong’ or ‘false.’
John Pickering - Presentation - Why Read Whitehead?
The talk will take a brief look at how Whitehead’s ideas have fared in the seventy or so years since his death, and then look at his contemporary significance. It will be suggested that it is, oddly, marginal but crucial at the same time. Marginal because his obscure terminology is a barrier...
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Who are we not?
The Warwick Academic Philosophy Society (WAPS) is not an SU society.
We are not part of the Philosophy Society.
Who are we?
An independent group of students interested in philosophy.
We believe that as students, we grow and reach our academic potential by mutual support and discussions - speaker events, essay presentations, reading groups. Providing feedback and insights to each other's works.
We felt the conventional methods lack such a platform, hence we tried to build one ourselves.
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