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Alastair Wilson

Alastair Wilson

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Welcome to Dr Alastair Wilson, the new Birmingham Fellow in the Philosophy Department. Alastair works on the philosophy of quantum mechanics and comes to us from a postdoc at Monash. We are delighted to have Alastair with us!
Date:
25/01/2012
Festschrift in honour of Professor John Hick

Festschrift in honour of Professor John Hick

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A Festschrift in honour of the great philosopher and theologian Professor John Hick, former H.G. Wood Professor of Theology at Birmingham, was launched in the School on 18th January 2012 to mark the occasion of his ninetieth birthday
Date:
25/01/2012

Alex Miller to visit Iran

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Professor Alex Miller will be visiting Iran in May 2012 as a guest of the School of Analytic Philosophy at the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, Tehran.
Date:
22/11/2011
Manipulation and Freedom of the Will in the Real World

Manipulation and Freedom of the Will in the Real World

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An Undergraduate research scholarship project
Date:
16/11/2011
Global Ethics: An Introduction

Global Ethics: An Introduction

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Professor Heather Widdows' new book, Global Ethics: An Introduction is now available.
Date:
10/10/2011
Helen Beebee on In Our Time

Helen Beebee on In Our Time

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Helen Beebee discusses the philosophy of David Hume on Radio 4's In Our Time
Date:
10/10/2011
Yujin Nagasawa wins the Excellence in Philosophy of Religion prize

Yujin Nagasawa wins the Excellence in Philosophy of Religion prize

Description
Yujin Nagasawa has been awarded the Excellence in Philosophy of Religion Prize for his paper "The Ontological Argument and the Devil"
Date:
19/09/2011
Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion

Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion

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Yujin Nagasawa launches a new book series Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion
Date:
06/09/2011
Lisa Bortolotti wins American Philosophical Association's Book Prize

Lisa Bortolotti wins American Philosophical Association's Book Prize

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Lisa Bortolotti has won the American Philosophical Association's prestigious biennial Book Prize
Date:
22/08/2011

Library of Congress

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LIbrary of Congress Scholarship awarded to Birmingham postgraduate student.
Date:
12/08/2011
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