Philosophy at Western Student Society

17/07/2020

From the amazing Philosophy at Western Sydney University -

"Get ready for the launch of the new international journal, "The Journal of Continental Philosophy," edited out of Philosophy@WSU and published by the prestigious Philosophy Documentation Centre in the US.
The first issue focuses on new translations, and contains previously unpublished-in-English work by thinkers like Alain Badiou, Gianni Vattimo, Michel Foucault, Simone Weil, Simone deBeauvour, Hans Georg Gadamer, and Hannah Arendt.
Translations in most cases were done by members of Philosophy@WSU, with extradordinary editorial assistance given by graduate students of philosophy at the university. Stay tuned!"

This was such an exciting project! The staff had so much patience in teaching us students the ins and outs of launching a journal. From discussing translations to finessing our editing skills, this first issue was an amazing experience and we cannot wait for the next one to come!

The Journal of Continental Philosophy will provide a new venue for original work in this rich tradition. It will publish research from established academics of senior standing, as well as emerging scholars, and will also include essays in translation by key figures in Continental Philosophy. The edi...

19/04/2019

Well done to Professor Fleming - such a worthy cause!

20/12/2018

Congratulations to Professor Fleming! Well done!

It begins with the admission that my entire life is a facade. I teach but am not a teacher, write but am not a writer, edit but am not an editor, take photographs but am not a photographer. On occasion I have attempted to make art or play music, yet I am the mere simulacrum of an artist, the bare ch...

15/06/2018

The deadline for the ASCP has been extended. Abstracts will be accepted until the 15th of July. Take a look at the conference website for more details!

On November 20, there will be Postgraduate Day followed by the official opening to the conference, a keynote address and a reception.

08/03/2018

Happy International Women's Day on behalf of Philosophy at Western!

06/03/2018

Thanks to everyone for a great O'week!

Congratulations to Rebecca for winning our guessing jar competition! Enjoy all 1,030 pieces of stationary 🖇📌😄

Stay tuned for our upcoming events...

08/10/2017

Of course it does 💪🏻😁

Every Wednesday afternoon in term 3, all students at Malabar Public School put away their textbooks and gather in their classrooms to talk about everything from beauty and fear to terrorism and other global issues.

02/10/2017

PHILOSOPHY AND THE GOOD POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE 2017 - SCHEDULE OF PRESENTATIONS

WEDNESDAY, 4TH OCTOBER (ROOM BA.2.G.01)

1 - 1:15 pm: Welcome

1:15 - 4 pm: Postgraduate Session
• Harry Fairless (PhD) – “Temporality in Philip K. Dick’s Martian Time-Slip”
• Daniele Fulvi (PhD) – “Good, Evil and Experience in Schelling’s Freiheitsschrift”
• Jacinta Sassine (PhD) – “Lessons from the Greek Experience: The Place and Appeal of Justice in the Legal System”

4 - 4:30 pm: Afternoon Tea

4:30 - 6 pm: Professor Rick Benitez (USyd) – “Boy! What Boy? (A Plea for Meno’s Slave)”

THURSDAY, 5TH OCTOBER (ROOM BA.3.G.55)

1 - 2 pm: Lunch

2 - 4 pm: Postgraduate Session
• Michael-Francis Polios (MA) – “Spinoza and the Figure of the Slave”
• Amrita Tarr (MA) – “The Subversive Potential of the Colonial Paradigm”

4 - 4:30 pm: Afternoon Tea

4:30 - 6 pm: Professor Dennis J Schmidt (WSU) – “On the Image of the Good: The Starry Sky and the Moral Law”

28/09/2017

Come join us as we hold our 2017 Postgraduate Conference - "Philosophy and the Good"!

Philosophy at Western is hosting a 2 day philosophy conference on the 4-5th of October at Western Sydney University's Bankstown Campus. All students are welcome to attend, no matter what stage of your studies!

Please see the flyer below for more details.

09/09/2017

It is with more than a little disappointment that we have been told the Thinking Out Loud Lectures for 2017 have been postponed.

03/09/2017

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