Monthly Archives: January 2018

Clare Carlisle wins prize for best article published in 2017 in the JHP

30 Tuesday Jan 2018

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Clare Carlisle (Department of Theology & Religious Studies and Cognate Faculty in the Philosophy Department, as well as co-organizer of the King’s History of Philosophy Seminar) has won the prize for the best article to appear in the pages of the Journal of the History of Philosophy in 2017 with her article,  “Spinoza’s Acquiescentia“, JHP 55.2 (April 2017): 209-236.

The winner is selected by a committee of the Board of Directors from among the two dozen or so articles published over four issues each year, with the result approved by the entire Board.  There were 26 articles published in Volume 55 (2017).
The prize has been awarded annually since 2005. A list of previous winners can be seen here: https://sites.ualberta.ca/~jhphil/book.article.prize.html.

Warmest congratulations to Clare!

Interview with Michael Beaney

25 Thursday Jan 2018

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The Irish Times: “Do you let clichés and slogans do the thinking for you?“

Joe Humphreys:

As the second World War approached, the British philosopher Susan Stebbing wrote of “an urgent need to-day for the citizens of a democracy to think well”. She said: “ Our difficulties are due partly to our own stupidity, partly to the exploitation of that stupidity, and partly to our own prejudices and personal desires.”

Her words are as relevant in 2018…

Paul Egré at the Formal Methods seminar

23 Tuesday Jan 2018

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Paul Egré (CNRS, Paris, http://paulegre.free.fr/) will give a talk on:

“Vagueness and Moving Thresholds” (joint work with Steven Verheyen)

Thursday 25th, 14:00-16:00
Room 508 (Philosophy building).

All are welcome. If you are not from King’s, simply sign in and follow the signs to the philosophy building and then room 508 (you may need to ask your way around).

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British Journal for the History of Philosophy Editorial

16 Tuesday Jan 2018

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Mike Beaney’s editorial for the first issue of this year’s volume of the British Journal for the History of Philosophy has gone live: link.

He presents an analysis of the contents of the last 25 volumes of the BJHP, and compares what the BJHP and the Journal for the History of Philosophy (JHP) have published over the last 5 years. He discusses, in particular, the BJHP’s concern with broadening the range of articles it publishes on the history of philosophy.

Update: Prof. Beaney’s editorial has now become the subject of a post on the influential philosophy blog Daily Nous, here.

Formal methods research seminar 2017-18

15 Monday Jan 2018

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The Formal Methods Group runs a guest speaker series. The guest speakers for 2017-18 are as follows:

Thu 26 Oct – Davide Fassio (KCL / Zhejiang )
Thu 23 Nov – Peter Brössel (Rhur-University Bochum)
Thu 25 Jan – Paul Egré (Jean Nicod, Paris)
Thu 8 Feb – Sven Rosencranz (LOGOS, Barcelona)
Thu 1 Mar – Julien Dutant (KCL)
Thu 1 Mar – Tim Smartt (Sydney)
Thu 24 May – Corine Besson (Sussex, Royal Institute of Philosophy)

The seminar takes place on Thursdays 2-4, in room 508, Philosophy Building. It is open to students and researchers from outside KCL. Please contact Julien Dutant for directions and to make sure you are granted access to the building.

Departmental jobs announcements

12 Friday Jan 2018

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We are delighted to announce that two recent PhD graduates from the department have found wonderful positions internationally:

  • Desirée Lim will be joining the Philosophy Department at PennState in August 2018 as an Assistant Professor
  • Mary Carman will be on a three-year lectureship in Philosophy at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa

Our congratulations to both Desirée and Mary!