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***** REGISTRATION NOW OPEN *****
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THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE BRITISH POSTGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY ASSOCIATION &\; THE BPPA CAREERS DAY
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3 - 6 September 2012
The University of Edinburgh

http://www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/bppa2012/
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For all enquiries please email \;conference@bppa-online.org
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Sarah Broadie (Professor of Moral Philosophy &\; Wardlaw Professor\, University of St. Andrews)
Brad Hooker (University of Reading)
Christopher Peacocke (Columbia University &\; UCL)
Duncan Pritchard (Chair of Epistemology\, University of Edinburgh &\; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh)
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CAREERS DAY SPEAKERS
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Michael Brady (University of Glasgow)
Guy Fletcher (University of Edinburgh)
Katherine Hawley (University of St. Andrews)
Jesper Kallestrup (University of Edinburgh)
Mike Ridge (University of Edinburgh)
Alasdair Richmond (University of Edinburgh)
Komarine Romdenh-Romluc (University of Nottingham &\; SWIP)
Paul Snowdon (UCL) \;
Dave Ward (University of Edinburgh)
Plus more TBC.
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GRADUATE PAPERS &\; RESPONDENTS
A full list of the graduate student papers and respondents will be listed shortly on our website [http://www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/bppa2012/]
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THE CONFERENCE
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Now in its sixteenth successive year\, the annual conference of the British Postgraduate Philosophy Association (BPPA) is the largest\, most prestigious and longest running graduate philosophy conference in the United Kingdom. This year&rsquo\;s conference is to be held at the University of Edinburgh from 3 - 6 September. Speakers and respondents will have the option of having their papers published in a special issue of Philosophical Writings. Bursaries will be offered to speakers and respondents (in the form of a £\;20 fee reduction)\, thanks to the Analysis Trust (please see our registration website for more details).
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THE BPPA CAREERS DAY
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Following the success of last year's inaugural BPPA Careers Day\, the BPPA has decided to run it a second time. The Careers Day is a full day of talks and symposia given by leading academics on topics related to careers in philosophy\, ranging from preparing for job interviews and designing an academic C.V. to guidance on publishing\, the philosophy job-market and the hiring process.
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PROGRAMME
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A provisional programme will be available shortly on our website [http://www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/bppa2012/]
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REGISTRATION
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Registration is now open. To register\, please our website [http://www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/bppa2012/]. Thanks to a generous grant from the Analysis Trust\, we are able to offer bursaries (in the form of a £\;20 fee reduction) to the first sixty graduate students who register.
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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For all enquiries please email the Conference Committee Secretary\, Cameron Boult (Email: \;conference@bppa-online.org)
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SPONSORS
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\;We would like to acknowledge the kind and generous support from our sponsors:
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·\; \; \; \; The Analysis Trust
·\; \; \; \; The Aristotelian Society
·\; \; \; \; The British Logic Colloquium (BLC)
·\; \; \; \; The British Society for the Philosophy of Science (BSPS)
·\; \; \; \; The Mind Association
·\; \; \; \; Cambridge University Press
·\; \; \; \; The Scots Philosophical Association
·\; \; \; \; The Society for Applied Philosophy (SAP)
·\; \; \; \; The Society for Women in Philosophy (SWIP)
·\; \; \; \; The Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies (PRS)
·\; \; \; \; The University of Edinburgh Department of Philosophy
·\; \; \; \; The University of Edinburgh School of Philosophy\, Psychology and Language Sciences
·\; \; \; \; Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
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Cameron Boult (Secretary)
Hasse Hamalainen (Treasurer)
Sebastian Kohler (Funding Coordinator)
Robin McKenna (Event Coordinator)
Selina Sadat (Committee Chair &\; Funding Coordinator)
Richard Stoeckle-Schobel (Funding Coordinator)
Lauren Ware (Deputy Committee Chair &\; Event Coordinator)
Sam Wilkinson (Publicity &\; Advertising Coordinator)

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