British Undergraduate Philosophy Society
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The British Undergraduate Philosophy Society (BUPS) is a student run, non-profit organisation that exists as the primary connection between undergraduate philosophy students across Britain. Although the society is primarily aimed at undergraduate philosophy students from Britain it is also open to non-British members, and students either studying alternative subjects, or at alternative levels (non-undergraduates) of philosophical training.
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[edit] The Society Aims
The aims of the society are:[1]
- To get students discussing philosophy, visiting conferences and socialising with members of other universities
- To provide contacts and opportunities for students without an active local philosophy society
- To help students with common interests find one another and share information about upcoming events and publications
- To provide a contact point for A-level pupils or university students in other subjects thinking about studying philosophy at university
- To organise an annual undergraduate philosophy conference
[edit] BJUP
The British Undergraduate Philosophy Society has a related project in the British Journal of Undergraduate Philosophy. The BJUP is the English-speaking world's only national undergraduate philosophy journal, publishing the best papers from BUPS' conferences, as well as high-quality essays by direct submission.
The BJUP is published quarterly, and is available in both a print, and an electronic version (which is circulated free of charge to society members by email - the society itself being of free membership).
The journal is also published online, and is available here.
[edit] Previous Conferences
- Friday 23rd September to Sunday 25th September 2005 - St. John's College, University of Durham
- Wednesday 14th December 2005 - University of Nottingham
- Saturday 4th February 2006 - University of Sheffield
- Friday 7th April to Sunday 9th April 2006 - University of Nottingham
- Friday 8th September to Sunday 10th September 2006 - St. John's College, University of Durham
- Friday 15th December to Sunday 17th December 2006 - St. Catharine's College, University of Cambridge
- Friday 30th March to Sunday 1st April 2007 - St. John's College, Durham, University of Durham
- Saturday 23rd June – Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford
- Friday 14th September to Sunday 16th September 2007 - St. Catharine's College, University of Cambridge
- Friday 4th January to Sunday 6th January 2008 - University of Nottingham
[edit] Previous Keynote Speakers
- Professor Jonathan Lowe (Durham University)
- Professor Robert Hopkins (University of Sheffield)
- Professor Michael Clark (University of Nottingham)
- Professor A. C. Grayling (Birkbeck, University of London)
- Professor Simon Blackburn (University of Cambridge)
- Professor Bob Hale (University of Sheffield)
- Professor Timothy Williamson (University of Oxford)
- Professor Quassim Cassam (University of Cambridge)
- Professor Stephen Mumford (University of Nottingham)
[edit] BUPS Chairs, past and present
- 2005-6 Robert Charleston (founder)
- 2006-7 Edward Grefenstette
- 2007-8 Joe Cunningham
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ British Undergraduate Philosophy Society Homepage. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
