Curriculum Vitae

 

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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

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    Education

  • Ph.D. in Philosophy (in progress; due 2013), University of British Columbia.
    Committee: Paul Russell (UBC), Murat Aydede (UBC), Matt Bedke (UBC), Derk Pereboom (Cornell)
  • Short-term scholar (January-May, 2012), Philosophy Department, The University of Arizona
    Academic Hosts: Shaun Nichols, Terry Horgan, Micheal McKenna.
  • Visiting graduate fellow (August-December, 2011), The Sage School of Philosophy, Cornell University.
    Academic Host: Derk Pereboom.
  • 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.

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    Research Interests

  • Philosophy of Agency.
  • Metaphysics, Value Theory, Philosophy of Mind, Experimental Philosophy.

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    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).

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    Recent & Forthcoming Presentations

  • “Aesthetic Judgments: The Agency View”, co-authored paper with Joshua J. Johnston, Pacific Division Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetics, Pacific Grove, California, April 11-13, 2012 (refereed).
  • “Phenomenal Abilities: Incompatibilism and the Experience of Agency”, co-authored paper with Matthew Bedke (British Columbia) & Shaun Nichols (Arizona), New Orleans Workshop on Agency and Responsibility (NOWAR), New Orleans, November 5, 2011 (refereed).
  • “Phenomenal Abilities: Incompatibilism and the Experience of Agency”, co-authored paper with Matthew Bedke (British Columbia) & Shaun Nichols (Arizona), Department Workshop, Cornell University, September 15, 2011.
  • Comment on Eric L. Chwang, “Freedom from Autonomy”, Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, San Diego, April 23, 2011 (invited)
  • “Why the Revised Manipulation Argument Fails”, 47th Western Canadian Philosophical Association Meeting, University of Calgary, October 29, 2010 (refereed)
  • “Our Experience as Agents, and Why It’s Mistaken”, Columbia College, Vancouver, April 5, 2010 (invited)
  • 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, March 31, 2010 (invited)
  • “How Our Experience as Agents is Mistaken if Determinism is True”, 61st annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, Forest Grove, Oregon, October 23, 2009 (refereed)
  • Comment on Charles Vachapittack, “Negotiating Influences”, 61st annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, Forest Grove, Oregon, October 24, 2009

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    Teaching Experience

  • Graduate Instructor (Department of Philosophy, UBC):
  • Teaching Assistant (Department of Philosophy, UBC):
    • PHIL240 Knowledge & Reality I. Spring 2011.
    • PHIL240 Knowledge & Reality I. Spring 2010.
    • PHIL230 Introduction to Moral Theory. Spring 2009.
    • PHIL435 Environmental Ethics. Spring 2008.
    • PHIL375 Philosophy of Literature. Fall 2007.
  • Tutor (Department of Philosophy, UCC):
    • PH1001 Introduction to Philosophy (Philosophy of Mind; Ethics). Spring 2007.
    • PH1001 Introduction to Philosophy (Plato; Existentialism). Fall 2006.
  • Tutor (Department of History, UCC):
    • PO1001 Introduction to Politics (International Relations). Spring 2007.
    • PO1001 Introduction to Politics (Irish Politics; Political Philosophy). Fall 2006.

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    Awards & Fellowships

  • Visiting Graduate Fellowship. Cornell University. 2011.
  • 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.

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    Research Assistantships

  • Summer 2010, under Matthew Bedke, Department of Philosophy, UBC.
  • Summer 2008, under Paul Russell, Department of Philosophy, UBC.

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    Departmental Service

  • 2009-11, UBC Graduate Colloquium Organizer & Chair, Department of Philosophy, UBC.

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    Professional Service

  • Member of the Organizing Committee for the Society for Philosophy of Agency.
  • Reviewer for MIT Press.
  • Reviewer for Florida Philosophical Review.
  • Reviewer for Ethics and Information Technology.

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    Professional Affiliations

  • American Philosophical Association.
  • Canadian Philosophical Association.
  • Society for Philosophy and Psychology.
  • American Society for Aesthetics.
  • Society for Philosophy of Agency.

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    Workshops Attended

  • Experimental Philosophy of Free Will Workshop & Bootcamp, Yale University, August 12-13, 2011.
  • Aspects of Responsibility, Summer School Workshop, Central European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary.
    • Participant, July 2010.
    • Participant, July 2009.
    • Participant, July 2008.

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    References

  • Paul Russell. Professor. University of British Columbia.
  • Derk Pereboom. Professor. Cornell University.
  • Shaun Nichols. Professor. University of Arizona.
  • Murat Aydede. Professor. University of British Columbia.
  • Matthew Bedke. Assistant Professor. University of British Columbia.
     
     

    Last updated: February 2012