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Podcast: Ian Hacking ‘Making up Autism’

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

A podcast of Professor Ian Hacking’s ‘Making Up Autism’ – Inaugural C. L. Oakley Lecture in Medicine and the Arts, University of Leeds, 13 May 2013 – is now available here.

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Illness, Narrative and Phenomenology (CfP & Workshop Announcement, University of Bristol, 9 July 2013)

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Illness, Narrative and Phenomenology Tuesday 9 July 2013 Verdon-Smith Room, Institute for Advanced Studies Royal Fort House, University of Bristol BS8 1UJ Keynote speaker: Prof Brian Hurwitz (King’s College London) This one-day workshop will inaugurate the Medical Humanities research cluster … Continue reading →

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Machine Medical Ethics (Call for Chapters, Edited Collection, 2014)

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Call for Chapters: Machine Medical Ethics, Edited Collection, 2014 You are warmly invited to submit your research chapter for possible inclusion in an edited collection entitled Machine Medical Ethics. The collection editors are Dr. Matthijs Pontier and Simon van Rysewyk. … Continue reading →

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Evidence in Healthcare Reform (Symposium, Geneva, 4-5 July 2013)

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CALL FOR REGISTRATION: Evidence in Healthcare Reform Symposium at the Brocher Foundation, Geneva, 4-5 July 2013 Speakers: Alex Broadbent, Nancy Cartwright, Michael Marmot, Alfredo Morabia, Justin Parkhurst, Anya Plutinski, Jacob Stegenga, and Sridhar Venkatapuram. Organised by Alex Broadbent and Sridhar … Continue reading →

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Is Life Worth Living? William James, Psychology and the Religious Imagination – Prof Jeremy Carrette (Seminar, Durham, 15 May 2013)

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Spirituality, Theology and Health Seminar: Is Life Worth Living? William James, Psychology and the Religious Imagination Prof Jeremy Carrette 15th May 2013, 4.30-6pm Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green, Durham University This lecture will examine the life and work … Continue reading →

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Centre for Humanities Engaging Science and Society (CHESS) Seminar Series

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

The Centre for Humanities Engaging Science and Society (CHESS) is new research centre headed by Professor Nancy Cartwright and Professor Julian Reiss. Based in the Durham Philosophy Department, CHESS is broadly concerned with “Knowledge, Culture and the Public Good”. All … Continue reading →

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Unconceived Alternatives and Scientific Realism (CfP, Conference, Durham University, 1-2 July 2013)

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Unconceived Alternatives and Scientific Realism 1st-2nd July 2013, St John’s College, Durham University Generously funded by the British Society for the Philosophy of Science, the Mind Association, and the Department of Philosophy, Durham University. Keynote speakers: Kyle Stanford (UC Irvine), … Continue reading →

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Deliberating Policy: Where Morals and Methods Mix – and Not Always for the Best – Prof Nancy Cartwright Inaugural Lecture (Durham, 16 May 2013)

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Deliberating Policy: Where Morals and Methods Mix – and Not Always for the Best Prof Nancy Cartwright Inaugural Lecture Kenworthy Hall, St Mary’s College, Durham University Thursday, 16 May 2013, 6-7pm Abstract: A good policy decision requires a mix of … Continue reading →

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“Quest of the Heart”: International Conference on Affective Knowledge with Philosophers, Artists & Social Scientists (Conference, London, 2–3 June 2013)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

An interdisciplinary conference on affective knowledge called “Quest of the Heart” will be held at Birkbeck College London on the 2nd-3rd June 2013. As speakers, we have scholars on history of philosophy, social scientists and artists discussing emotions, imagination, spirituality and … Continue reading →

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Compassion in healthcare: Exploring and sustaining compassionate practice in healthcare (Conference,

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Compassion in healthcare: Exploring and sustaining compassionate practice in healthcare A multidisciplinary conference organised by the RSM regional programme in association with the Human Values in Healthcare Forum Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool Wednesday 8 May 2013 Programme 9.00 am … Continue reading →

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