Plato Reading Group Led by Phoenix Wang, Every Wednesday @ 4:00 PM (Zoom)

Dear Philosophers,

 

Hope you all enjoy your spring break. The UCSD Philosophy Club is going to run a Plato Reading Group. Phoenix Wang is the organizer of the reading group.

The first meeting will be on March 31 (this Wednesday), at 4:00 pm. We will chat about random things (presumably related to Plato) during the first meeting, deciding which work we read and discuss during the next meeting.

Here’s the zoom link:
https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/93449444921
Meeting ID: 934 4944 4921

See you soon at 4:00 pm on March 31!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Phoenix Wang (wew199@ucsd.edu).

For activities/events updates, please visit our FB group and website!
FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ucsdphilclub
Website: https://ucsdphilclub.wordpress.com/

 

Best regards,

Phoenix Wang, Phil Club President, wew199@ucsd.edu

Joyce Yue, Phil Club Vice President, ymyue@ucsd.edu

Sophie Leuchtner, Phil Club Secretary, sleuchtn@ucsd.edu

 

Philosophy of Political Science Reading Group led by Sarah Kang, Jan 29 @11:00 AM (Zoom)

Dear Philosophers,

 

Hope you all have a wonderful start to the winter quarter! This winter, the UCSD Philosophy Club is going to run a Philosophy of Political Science Reading Group. Sarah Kang (sgkang@ucsd.edu) is the organizer and leader of the reading group.

The first meeting will start next Friday (Jan 29), 11:00 am. The zoom link is the following:

https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/99122530587
Meeting ID: 991 2253 0587

 

For the reading group, we usually read a single short paper or an excerpt from a philosopher’s work each week. Each one is selected in advance by a participant. We rotate through each participant before starting again. Feel free to select any pieces of writing you find interesting within the field of philosophy of political science. The first meeting’s reading was selected by Sarah, and it’s Chapter 13from Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan. Here’s the pdf copy of chapter XIII: 

<http://www2.econ.iastate.edu/classes/econ362/hallam/Readings/LeviathanXiiiXv.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0M4J8Z4sY5NIqSDlgcZIPMMOxqg6uLBW-Qpd0fAdrrOc41GiB5OIkJIMA>

 

All are welcome. If you are interested in participating, we will be happy to have you!

Please feel free to contact Sarah (sgkang@ucsd.edu) if you have any questions. We are looking forward to seeing you next Friday!

 (Feel free to contact Phoenix wew199@ucsd.edu if you have any questions in general about the Phil club)

 

Best regards,

Joyce Yue, Phil Club Secretary, ymyue@ucsd.edu

Sophie Leuchtner, Phil Club Vice President, sleuchtn@ucsd.edu

Phoenix Wang, Phil Club President, wew199@ucsd.edu

 

(Also check out UCSD Philosophy Club | Facebook

 

Special Discussion Session w/ Prof. Matthew Fulkerson, Dec 7 @4:00 PM (Zoom)

The UCSD Philosophy Club wants to invite you to our third special discussion session on Dec 7 (Monday) at 4:00 pm.

For this session, we have invited Prof. Matthew Fulkerson, and the tentative topic is Philosophy of Cognitive Science. This involves any related topics in this field, including face perception, emotions, pain, motivations, etc. (depends on your interests!). Prof. Fulkerson is one of the most well-known experts in this area of study and has done intense research on philosophy of psychology, cognitive science, and philosophy of perception. Please feel free to bring any questions or thoughts to discuss during this session.

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/98349358618
Meeting ID: 983 4935 8618

If you have any questions in regards to Philosophy of Cognitive Science, or if you are curious about this topic, it’s a great opportunity for you to talk with a philosopher who is specialized in this field! We look forward to seeing you during the session next Monday!

Please feel free to contact Phoenix wew199@ucsd.edu if you have any questions.

 

Special Discussion Session w/ Prof. Blythe Greene, Nov 20 @4:00 PM (Zoom)

The UCSD Philosophy Club is delighted to invite you to our special discussion section on Nov 20 (Friday) at 4:00 pm.

For this session, we have invited Dr. Greene to talk to us about ancient Greek and Roman physics and time. Dr. Greene specializes in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy here at UCSD and has done focused research on the Stoic theory of time. Feel free to bring any questions or thoughts to discuss during this session.

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/98010883593
Meeting ID: 980 1088 3593

If you have any questions in regards to ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, or if you are curious about this topic, please join this great conversation with us! 

 

Special Discussion Session w/ Prof. Saba Bazargan-Forward, Nov 12 @4:00 PM (Zoom)

Dear Philosophers,

We are excited to invite you to our special discussion session on Nov 12 (Thursday) @4:00 pm.

The topic of this discussion section is any topic in the area of Ethics Theory, and we invited Prof. Bazargan to join us! His focus of research is on normative ethics, with a specialty in “the morality of defensive violence, the morality of war, and complicity”.

If you have any questions with regards to normative ethics, or maybe curious about this topic, please join this great conversation with us! Here is the Zoom link.

https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/99942103785

Please see the flyer attached. (And Prof. Barzagan’s Website: https://philosophy.ucsd.edu/people/faculty-sites/sbazargan.html)

If you have any questions about this special discussion session, feel free to email Phoenix <wew199@ucsd.edu>.

 

Best regards,

UCSD Philosophy Club

 

Coffee with Prof. Carr — March 3rd @2:00PM

Dear Philosophers,

 We are glad to invite you to our last event for the year, Coffee with Prof. Jennifer Carr.  Link to Prof. Carr’s website:  http://philosophyfaculty.ucsd.edu/~j2carr/  Please join us for coffee and an informal conversation with Prof. Carr.

 

Coffee with Prof. Jennifer Carr

Tuesday, March 3rd

@2:00 PM  @The Art of Espresso

**Free Coffee provided **

 The Art of Espresso is located in the Mandeville Center area.  There is no membership for the Philosophy Dept’s Phil Club.  The events are sponsored by the department and are open to all UC San Diego students, so feel free to invite a friend to come with you. 

 

For more information, please see the attached flyer or contact Tremaine, tharvey@ucsd.edu   

 

See you all there! 🙂

 

Best wishes,

UCSD Philosophy Club 

Special Discussion Session w/ Prof. Manuel Vargas, Feb 14 @2:00 PM (HSS 7076)

Dear Philosophers,

We are excited to invite you to our special discussion session on Feb 14 (Friday) @2:00 pm. (Pizzas are provided!)

During this session, we invited an awesome philosopher — Prof. Vargas, and he is going to talk about Free will & Agency (probably a bit of Mexican Philosophy) with us! There are many kinds of interesting topics in the field of Free will & Agency, and Prof. Vargas is the most well-known expert on it! 

 

If you have any questions with regards to Free will & Agency, or maybe curious about this topic, please join this great conversation with us! The location is in the Philosophy Department Lounge Room (HSS 7076), and we will provide pizzas & drinks there. We are looking forward to seeing you during the discussion session! Please see the flyer attached.

(Prof. Vargas’s Website: http://vargasphilosophy.com/ )

If you have any questions about this special discussion session, feel free to email Phoenix <wew199@ucsd.edu>.

 

Best regards,

UCSD Philosophy Club

Special Discussion w/ Prof. Cartwright @Feb 6, 4:00 pm @H@SS 7077(Seminar Room)— Philosophy of Social Science

Dear Philosophy-lovers,

We are excited to invite you to our special discussion session on Feb 6 (Thursday) @4:00 pm.

During this session, we invited an extraordinary philosopher — Prof. Nancy Cartwright, and she is going to talk about Philosophy of Social Science with us! There are many kinds of interesting topics in Philosophy of Social Science, and Prof. Nancy Cartwright is definitely an expert in this field (Yes, she is the “Lady Hampshire” and an extraordinary woman philosopher O-hooo!)

If you have any questions with regards to Philosophy of Social Science, or simply curious about this topic, please join this great conversation with us! The location is @H&SS 7077 (Philosophy Department Seminar Room), and we are looking forward to seeing you during the discussion session! Please see the flyer attached.

Special Notice: Prof. Cartwright will only be on campus during the winter quarter, so this is a great opportunity to meet & talk with her! 

(Prof. Cartwright’s Website: https://www.profnancycartwright.com/)

If you have any questions about this special discussion session, feel free to email Phoenix <wew199@ucsd.edu>.

 

Best regards,

UCSD Philosophy Club

Movie Night Jan 31 @4:00 pm HSS 8025

You are invited to the UCSD Philosophy Club’s Movie Night!

Jan 31, 4:00 pm–7:00 pm  HSS 8025

Movie title:  Synecdoche New York

 

Coffee with Prof. Eddy Chen Next Tuesday @1:30pm @ART OF ESPRESSO

We are glad to invite you to the upcoming  Coffee with a Philosopher event! 

This time Prof. Chen will be our guest, and he’s going to discuss any topics you want to center on.

Coffee with Prof. Eddy Chen

Tuesday, Nov 5

1:30 PM at The Art of Espresso

 

 We’ll be meeting at The Art of Espresso– the coffee cart near Mandeville Center. Please join the conversation and grab a free cup of coffee- compliments of the philosophy department!

 

The link below is to Prof. Chen’s website.  If you’d like, take a look so that you can discuss with Prof. Chen, and ask questions with respect to his specializations and interests:

https://www.eddykemingchen.net/

Come join us for what promises to be a fantastic discussion. Remember, there is no membership in Philosophy Club and the events are open to all UC San Diego students, so feel free to invite a friend to come with you.