Undergraduate Conference, The College of New Jersey

An Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will be held at The College of New
Jersey on February 27th, 2010. Papers in all areas of philosophy are
welcome, and should be suitable for presentation in twenty to twenty-five
minutes' reading time. Students who are interested in serving as paper
commentators should contact Professor Taylor at the email address below.

The Keynote Speaker will be Jesse Prinz, the John J. Rogers Distinguished
Professor, Department of Philosophy University of North Carolina Chapel
Hill.

Deadline for submissions: Friday, December 11, 2009. Please send submissions
by email attachment to Mrs. Joanne Cantor, Departmental Secretary, at
jcantor@tcnj.edu or in hard copy to Professor Taylor, Department of
Philosophy and Religion, The College of New Jersey, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ
08628-0718. Please address inquiries to Professor Taylor at jtaylor[at]tcnj.edu

On the APA, Jobs, and Bias

There has been a bit of a controversy in recent years about hiring
practices in philosophy and potential bias therein. The APA seems to
have taken a new stance on the issues:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/23/apa

Philosophy and Comedy

And now, indeed, for something completely different:
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/mclemee/mclemee264

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Spring 2010: Philosophy 490

Philosophy 490
Seminar in Philosophy

Dr. Craig Fox

Topic: Wittgenstein

TR 3:30-4:45

This course will consist in a close reading of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. We will engage significantly with the secondary literature and with current interpretive questions about Wittgenstein's philosophy.

Interested? Questions? Just email Dr. Fox.