The Contemporary Philosophy Workshop is a bi-weekly forum for graduate students and members of the philosophical community to present original work to their peers, and is unique among philosophy workshops in two respects:
- The Workshop is devoted almost exclusively to graduate student presentations, and serves as an important resource for graduate students to present dissertation work and mock job talks.
- The Workshop is not tailored to any particular area of philosophy, but instead invites presentations from any and all areas of philosophical interest.
The Contemporary Philosophy Workshop meets on alternate Mondays from 6:15-8:15 pm in Cobb 112. Presenters’ papers are posted here on the blog and circulated via e-mail in advance of each session. These will normally not be read during the meetings, and so the workshop proceeds on the assumption that those in attendance have read the paper so as to allow for a more fruitful discussion.
Presentations generally consist of opening remarks from a designated commentator, a response from the presenter, and an open question and answer period. The primary purpose of each presentation is to provide presenters with constructive comments and criticisms of their papers, both by exploring the philosophical ideas contained in the paper and by discussing how the paper could be improved as a piece of philosophical writing.
Please contact Ben Laurence (benlaurence@uchicago.edu) or Alex Langlinais (langlinais@uchicago.edu) for more information on the Contemporary Philosophy Workshop.
