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Tabitha Taylor receives Outstanding Academic Achievement Award

June 20, 2016
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We are very proud to announce that Tabitha Taylor received the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for this academic year.

The Outstanding Academic Achievement Award is given to graduating Master's students from each department who have achieved the highest GPA (grade point average) based on their coursework performance.

Congratulations Tabitha!

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Successful defense of Damir Čičić

June 2, 2016
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The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the successful defense of the PhD Dissertation by
Damir Čičić
on
FREE WILL AND RATIONALITY
A DEFENSE OF THE VIEW THAT FREE AND RESPONSIBLE AGENTS CAN PERFORM ONLY THE RIGHT ACTIONS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS

Supervisor: Ferenc Huoranszki
Members of the Defense Committee:
Paul Russell (University of British Columbia & University of Gothenburg)
Howard Robinson (CEU)
Chair: Hanoch Ben-Yami

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Successful defense of Anton Markoč

May 31, 2016
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The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the successful defense of the PhD Dissertation by
Anton Markoč
on
It's Not the Thought that Counts: An Essay on the Irrelevance of Intentions to the Moral Permissibility of Actions

Supervisor: János Kis
Members of the Defense Committee:
Victor Tadros (University of Warwick)
Simon Rippon (CEU)
Chair: Hanoch Ben-Yami

The defense was held on 12 May.
Congratulations Dr. Markoč!

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Tim Crane Joins the Department of Philosophy

May 27, 2016
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The Department of Philosophy is delighted to announce a new appointment: starting with the academic year 2017-18, Tim Crane will join the department, in the rank of full professor.

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Summary of the Workshop, The Values of Liberal Democracy: Themes from Joseph Raz's Political Philosophy

April 21, 2016
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On 15–16 April, the Departments of Philosophy and of Political Science hosted a workshop on ‘The Values of Liberal Democracy: Themes from Joseph Raz’s Political Philosophy’. Although the workshop celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of The Morality of Freedom, the scope of the conference was broader, honoring Raz’s contributions to political philosophy more generally.

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