Warwick | Philosophy | Postgraduate WIP Seminar

TBC FOR 2026/27 Postgraduate Work-In-Progress Seminar A weekly seminar for Philosophy postgraduates to present their in-progress work, followed by a well-spirited trip to the pub. Overview The WIP provides a risk-free and supportive space for postgraduates to present their work and receive feedback from other graduates and faculty. When: Every Thursday (5pm to 6:15pm) Where: TBC What: Presentation + Q&A Attendance optional but highly recommended. All postgraduates are welcome to present or attend -- whether MA, MPhil, PhD, Visitors, etc. Useful Info The WIP is a unique opportunity for graduates to develop their presenting and writing skills, take risks, test out ideas, and receive constructive feedback from peers. Presentation: 30 minutes Open Discussion / Q&A: 40 minutes Material: Work in progress (essay drafts, thesis sections, a substantial set of notes, ... ). Style: Flexible. Slides, handouts, or neither. Audience: No prior reading or background knowledge expected. All are encouraged to attend and present (including visiting postgraduates). Presentations need not be watertight or polished pieces at all. You are encouraged to present work at all stages of the writing process. "Should I present?" 1. If you are a postgraduate, then you should present. 2. You are a postgraduate. 3. Therefore, you should present. Term 1: TBC Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 NO WIP DUE TO READING WEEK Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Term 2 Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 NO WIP DUE TO READING WEEK Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Term 3 Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 NO WIP DUE TO READING WEEK Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Guidance for Presenters What can I present? Any kind of in-progress work (within reason). E.g. Drafts of assessed essays, thesis sections, writing samples, conference papers, project outline, ... Recommended Length Aim for 3,000 to 4,000 words. Anything closer to the 5,000-word mark will be hard to fit in the 30-minute presentation time. Presentation Structure Presenters have complete liberty with regards to how to structure their presentation: handout, slideshow, etc. Worth noting a common pitfall: spending too much time on background/exposition and not having enough time to present your main thesis and argument. A good rule of thumb: aim for 10 minutes of exposition, and 20 minutes for whatever parts you actually want feedback on. Submission Deadline Presenters should email title and abstract to the organisers by the Sunday before their presentation. E.g. If presenting Thursday Week 5, email us by the end of Sunday Week 4.		NEXT TALK TBC TBC ORGANISERS Tiago Rodrigues Lucas Menezes


12pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Summer Seminar 2026: Thomas Nagel, The View from Nowhere C1.11/15 Week 2: Thursday 7^th May 12noon–2pm – Introduction + Chapter 1 Mind Week 3: Thursday 14^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 2 Mind and Body Week 4: Thursday 21^st May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 3 The Objective Self Week 5: Thursday 28^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 4 Knowledge Week 6: Thursday 4^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 5 Thought and Reality Week 7: Thursday 11^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 6 Freedom Week 8: Thursday 18^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 7 Value Week 9: Thursday 25^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 8 Ethics Week 10: Thursday 2^nd July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 9 Living Right and Living Well Week 11: Thursday 9^th July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 10 Birth, Death, and the Meaning of Life More information \| Tags: Seminar \|
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10am - 1pm Export as iCalendar	WMA & PKEP Collab - "Problems from Eckhart鈥� A1.11 Including papers from: Ian Alexander Moore (Loyola Marymount University) Christoph Hoerl (Warwick) Tobias Keiling (Warwick) More information \| Tags: Warwick Mind & Action WMA Research Centre Workshop Postgraduate Undergraduate Post-Kantian European Philosophy \|
12pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Summer Seminar 2026: Thomas Nagel, The View from Nowhere C1.11/15 Week 2: Thursday 7^th May 12noon–2pm – Introduction + Chapter 1 Mind Week 3: Thursday 14^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 2 Mind and Body Week 4: Thursday 21^st May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 3 The Objective Self Week 5: Thursday 28^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 4 Knowledge Week 6: Thursday 4^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 5 Thought and Reality Week 7: Thursday 11^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 6 Freedom Week 8: Thursday 18^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 7 Value Week 9: Thursday 25^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 8 Ethics Week 10: Thursday 2^nd July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 9 Living Right and Living Well Week 11: Thursday 9^th July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 10 Birth, Death, and the Meaning of Life More information \| Tags: Seminar \|
4pm - 7pm Export as iCalendar	WMA Talk: Dorit Bar-On (University of Connecticut): 'Four Milestones in the Evolution of Human Pragmatic Communication鈥�. S0.20 Dorit Bar-On (University of Connecticut): 'Four Milestones in the Evolution of Human Pragmatic Communication鈥�. Abstract: So-called Protolanguage is a theoretical construct designed to help explain the phylogenetic emergence of human language from animal communication systems. In Expression, Communication, and Origins of Meaning (forthcoming, OUP), I argue that Protolanguage ought to be conceived as pragmatically (and therefore psychologically) intermediate, and this places certain substantive constraints on the psychological capacities with which we can credit our nonlinguistic ancestors. In particular, we should not credit them with a capacity for Gricean mindreading and the ability to entertain language-like thoughts. In this talk, I describe four proposed hypothetical milestones on our ancestors鈥� path toward a pragmatically intermediate Protolanguage (鈥淧IP鈥�), relying on a combination of empirical and theoretical considerations. These milestones can be used to describe a phylogenetic trajectory leading from an ancestral communication system that resembled existing forms of animal communication to PIP. Clarifying the character of – the fourth milestone – and of the preceding three milestones, should, I believe, also shed some light on our ancestor鈥檚 progression from PIP to human linguistic pragmatic communication. More information \| Tags: Warwick Mind & Action WMA Research Centre \|
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12pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Summer Seminar 2026: Thomas Nagel, The View from Nowhere C1.11/15 Week 2: Thursday 7^th May 12noon–2pm – Introduction + Chapter 1 Mind Week 3: Thursday 14^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 2 Mind and Body Week 4: Thursday 21^st May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 3 The Objective Self Week 5: Thursday 28^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 4 Knowledge Week 6: Thursday 4^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 5 Thought and Reality Week 7: Thursday 11^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 6 Freedom Week 8: Thursday 18^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 7 Value Week 9: Thursday 25^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 8 Ethics Week 10: Thursday 2^nd July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 9 Living Right and Living Well Week 11: Thursday 9^th July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 10 Birth, Death, and the Meaning of Life More information \| Tags: Seminar \|
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All-day, Thu 18 Jun - Fri 19 Jun Export as iCalendar	Hold the date - Andrew Cooper memorial event @ Warwick Runs from Thursday, June 18 to Friday, June 19. The Life and Work of Andrew Cooper: Reflections and Conversations On 18-19 June 2026, the Philosophy Department at Warwick will be hosting a commemorative event for Andrew. The event will run for 1 陆 days and will involve a special guest presentation about Andrew鈥檚 most recent work in Tasmania, three roundtable sessions (each devoted to a broad theme in Andrew鈥檚 research), and time for personal reminiscences by students and staff. All are welcome. If you're able to join us, it would be very helpful for planning if you could please register for the event. We will share more details as the planning develops. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the organisers: Curie Vir谩g curie.virag@warwick.ac.uk. Karen Simecek k.d.simecek@warwick.ac.uk More information \|
12pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Summer Seminar 2026: Thomas Nagel, The View from Nowhere C1.11/15 Week 2: Thursday 7^th May 12noon–2pm – Introduction + Chapter 1 Mind Week 3: Thursday 14^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 2 Mind and Body Week 4: Thursday 21^st May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 3 The Objective Self Week 5: Thursday 28^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 4 Knowledge Week 6: Thursday 4^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 5 Thought and Reality Week 7: Thursday 11^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 6 Freedom Week 8: Thursday 18^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 7 Value Week 9: Thursday 25^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 8 Ethics Week 10: Thursday 2^nd July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 9 Living Right and Living Well Week 11: Thursday 9^th July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 10 Birth, Death, and the Meaning of Life More information \| Tags: Seminar \|
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1pm - 4pm Export as iCalendar	End-of-Year Celebration BBQ Social Sciences Courtyard More information \| Tags: Postgraduate Undergraduate \|
12pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Summer Seminar 2026: Thomas Nagel, The View from Nowhere C1.11/15 Week 2: Thursday 7^th May 12noon–2pm – Introduction + Chapter 1 Mind Week 3: Thursday 14^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 2 Mind and Body Week 4: Thursday 21^st May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 3 The Objective Self Week 5: Thursday 28^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 4 Knowledge Week 6: Thursday 4^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 5 Thought and Reality Week 7: Thursday 11^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 6 Freedom Week 8: Thursday 18^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 7 Value Week 9: Thursday 25^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 8 Ethics Week 10: Thursday 2^nd July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 9 Living Right and Living Well Week 11: Thursday 9^th July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 10 Birth, Death, and the Meaning of Life More information \| Tags: Seminar \|
All-day, Mon 29 Jun - Tue 30 Jun Export as iCalendar	WCPC Conference Runs from Monday, June 29 to Tuesday, June 30. The WCPC is an annual event within The Centre for Research in Post-Kantian European Philosophy (天美传媒). For further information and detailed instructions, please visit our website: /fac/soc/philosophy/research/activities/postkantian/events/wcpc/. More information \| Tags: Conference Post-Kantian European Philosophy \|
All-day, Thu 2 Jul - Fri 3 Jul Export as iCalendar	Hold the date - Andrew Cooper memorial event @ London Runs from Thursday, July 02 to Friday, July 03. More information \|
12pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Summer Seminar 2026: Thomas Nagel, The View from Nowhere C1.11/15 Week 2: Thursday 7^th May 12noon–2pm – Introduction + Chapter 1 Mind Week 3: Thursday 14^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 2 Mind and Body Week 4: Thursday 21^st May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 3 The Objective Self Week 5: Thursday 28^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 4 Knowledge Week 6: Thursday 4^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 5 Thought and Reality Week 7: Thursday 11^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 6 Freedom Week 8: Thursday 18^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 7 Value Week 9: Thursday 25^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 8 Ethics Week 10: Thursday 2^nd July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 9 Living Right and Living Well Week 11: Thursday 9^th July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 10 Birth, Death, and the Meaning of Life More information \| Tags: Seminar \|
12pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Summer Seminar 2026: Thomas Nagel, The View from Nowhere C1.11/15 Week 2: Thursday 7^th May 12noon–2pm – Introduction + Chapter 1 Mind Week 3: Thursday 14^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 2 Mind and Body Week 4: Thursday 21^st May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 3 The Objective Self Week 5: Thursday 28^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 4 Knowledge Week 6: Thursday 4^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 5 Thought and Reality Week 7: Thursday 11^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 6 Freedom Week 8: Thursday 18^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 7 Value Week 9: Thursday 25^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 8 Ethics Week 10: Thursday 2^nd July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 9 Living Right and Living Well Week 11: Thursday 9^th July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 10 Birth, Death, and the Meaning of Life More information \| Tags: Seminar \|
12pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Summer Seminar 2026: Thomas Nagel, The View from Nowhere C1.11/15 Week 2: Thursday 7^th May 12noon–2pm – Introduction + Chapter 1 Mind Week 3: Thursday 14^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 2 Mind and Body Week 4: Thursday 21^st May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 3 The Objective Self Week 5: Thursday 28^th May 12noon–2pm – Chapter 4 Knowledge Week 6: Thursday 4^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 5 Thought and Reality Week 7: Thursday 11^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 6 Freedom Week 8: Thursday 18^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 7 Value Week 9: Thursday 25^th June 12noon–2pm – Chapter 8 Ethics Week 10: Thursday 2^nd July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 9 Living Right and Living Well Week 11: Thursday 9^th July 12noon–2pm – Chapter 10 Birth, Death, and the Meaning of Life More information \| Tags: Seminar \|
12:30pm - 2:30pm Export as iCalendar	Philosophy Graduation Celebration Social Sciences Courtyard Join us in the Social Sciences courtyard for drinks and a buffet to celebrate your graduation! More information to follow, please feel free to get in touch with any queries: Gemma.Basterfield@warwick.ac.uk More information \| Tags: Undergraduate Social Event \|

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