Curriculum Vitae

 
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).
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Ethics, Philosophy of Law.
 

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
“How Our Experience as Agents is Mistaken if Determinism is True”
61st annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, October 23-24, 2009

Comment on “Negotiating Influences” by Charles Vachapittack
61st annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, October 23-24, 2009

 
Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant (Department of Philosophy, UBC):
    PHIL240 Knowledge & Reality I. Spring 2010.
      2 x weekly tutorials.
    PHIL230 Introduction to Moral Theory. Spring 2009.
      2 x weekly tutorials.
    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

The Pacific Century Graduate Scholarship. UBC. 2009.
Four Year Fellowship (FYF) For Ph.D. Students. UBC. 2009-11.
Tina and Morris Wagner Foundation Fellowship. UBC. 2009.
University of BC Graduate Fellowship. UBC. 2008-09.
Graduate Entrance Scholarship. UBC. 2007-08.

 
Service

2009    Graduate Colloquium Organizer, Department of Philosophy, UBC.
2008    Research Assistant, Department of Philosophy, UBC (under Paul Russell).

 
Professional Affiliations

American Philosophical Association.
Canadian Philosophical Association.

 
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: January 2010