Oisín N. Deery
University of British Columbia, Department of Philosophy
1866 Main Mall E370, Vancouver, BC
Canada V6T 1Z1
Email: oisin at oisindeery dot com
Education
Ph.D. in Philosophy (in progress), University of British Columbia.
Supervisor: Paul Russell.
M.A. in Philosophy, University College Cork.
First Class Honours.
B.A. in Philosophy and English, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Second Class Honours, Grade One.
Research Interests
Philosophy of Action (free will and moral responsibility).
Ethics, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Experimental Philosophy.
Publications
Peer Reviewed:
“Extending Compatibilism: Control, Responsibility, and Blame”, Res Publica: A Journal of Legal and Social Philosophy, 13/3 (2007): 209-230.
Forthcoming/ Under Contract:
The Philosophy of Free Will: Selected Contemporary Readings. Edited with Paul Russell. (Oxford University Press).
Presentations
"Our Experience as Agents, and Why It's Mistaken", Columbia College, Vancouver, 5th April, 2010.
Comment on Zachary J. Goldberg, “Van Inwagen’s Two Failed Arguments for the Belief in Freedom”, Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, San Francisco, 31st March, 2010.
“How Our Experience as Agents is Mistaken if Determinism is True”, 61st annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, Forest Grove, Oregon. 23rd-24th October, 2009.
Comment on Charles Vachapittack, “Negotiating Influences”, 61st annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, Forest Grove, Oregon. 23rd-24th October, 2009.
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant (Department of Philosophy, UBC):
- PHIL240 Knowledge & Reality I. Spring 2010.
2 x weekly tutorials, grading, and weekly office hours.
- PHIL230 Introduction to Moral Theory. Spring 2009.
2 x weekly tutorials, grading, and weekly office hours.
- PHIL435 Environmental Ethics. Spring 2008.
Grading and weekly office hours.
- PHIL375 Philosophy of Literature. Fall 2007.
Grading and weekly office hours.
Tutor (Department of Philosophy, UCC):
- PH1001 Introduction to Philosophy (Philosophy of Mind; Ethics). Spring 2007.
3 x weekly tutorials.
- PH1001 Introduction to Philosophy (Plato; Existentialism). Fall 2006.
3 x weekly tutorials.
Tutor (Department of History, UCC):
- PO1001 Introduction to Politics (International Relations). Spring 2007.
3 x weekly tutorials.
- PO1001 Introduction to Politics (Irish Politics; Political Philosophy). Fall 2006.
3 x weekly tutorials.
Awards and Fellowships
Doctoral Fellowship. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). 2010-11.
The Pacific Century Graduate Scholarship. UBC/Ministry of Advanced Education, Province of British Columbia. 2009-10.
Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (FYF). UBC. 2009-10.
Tina and Morris Wagner Foundation Fellowship. UBC. 2009.
University of BC Graduate Fellowship. UBC. 2008-09.
Graduate Entrance Scholarship. UBC. 2007-08.
Research Assistantships
Summer 2010, under Matt Bedke, Department of Philosophy, UBC.
Summer 2008, under Paul Russell, Department of Philosophy, UBC.
Service
2009-10, Graduate Colloquium Organizer, Department of Philosophy, UBC.
Professional Affiliations
American Philosophical Association.
Canadian Philosophical Association.
Other
"Aspects of Responsibility", Summer School Workshop, Central European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary.
- Participant, July 2010.
- Participant, July 2009.
- Participant, July 2008.
References
Paul Russell. Professor. University of British Columbia.
Murat Aydede. Professor. University of British Columbia.
Desmond Clarke. Professor (Retired, 2006). University College Cork.
Last updated: May 2010