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Philosophy Commencement and Alumni Gathering Party 2013

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Our dearest alumni,
In celebration of the upcoming commencement ceremony for the Class of 2013, the NUS Philosophy Department will be hosting a Commencement and Alumni Gathering party on Friday, 28 June 2013, at the Shaw Foundation Alumni House from 6pm to 9pm.

We would like to extend our warmest invitation to you.

Other than a sumptuous buffet dinner and an evening of fun, it will be an excellent opportunity to catch up with old friends (and make new ones as well)!

Please RSVP by 10 June 2013 on our Google Docs form: http://goo.gl/EOE6Z. Even if you are unable to join us, we hope that you will fill in the Google Docs form with your contact information so that we can keep in touch with you and notify you of future alumni events.

We look forward to meeting you soon!

PS: Please help us to spread the word by sharing this event with them. Thank you!

Philosophy Department Dialogue Session

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Philosophers!!!
The Philosophy Department will be holding a dialogue session between the professors and students (majors and minors). This will be a time where the department will update us on recent developments, and on the upcoming plans for the next academic year.

This will also be an opportunity for us to air our views and provide feedback about the curriculum and modules, and on any other issue that you think will be beneficial to yourself and to all majors/minors.

Do come and share your ideas and feedback! Or even if you have nothing to share, do come and learn more about what’s new, and meet more philosophers!

Dinner will be provided and this will be a great opportunity to make more philosopher friends and enjoy a good meal together with us!

All are invited!

Date: Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Time: 5pm
Venue: AS7 Seminar Room B (Level 1)

Please register your attendance either via Facebook (http://goo.gl/ouJZI) or by e-mail to Jonathan (jsim@nus.edu.sg / 81571575).

If you are unable to attend, but would like to contribute your feedback nonetheless, please e-mail them to Jonathan. If you’d like to contribute feedback or ideas (on anything related to the department), but you’d like to remain anonymous, you may also do so via the same e-mail address (above).

[Talk] Ethics and Morality: What’s in it for me?

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What’s the difference between ethics and morality? Why should we bother about it? What’s in it for me? How do we know what’s right and wrong? Is there only one right answer to moral problems?

In this session, Dr. Christopher Brown, will briefly discuss about the various schools of thoughts that are present in today’s culture, and reveal the subtle similarities and differences between them. Is there a right answer when it comes to issues of ethics and morality?

Come for the answers, and stay for the questions – as there will be a discussion immediately after the talk.

Date: Thursday, 2 Feb 2012
Time: 6-8pm
Venue: Philosophy Resource Room, AS3 Level 5

Light refreshments will be provided.

Dr Christopher Brown is an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy. His field of expertise include moral, social and political philosophy and ethics.

To indicate your attendance (and for more details), please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/341435642544273/

For more information, you may contact Jonathan Sim at 81571575 (HP) or jsim@nus.edu.sg.

[This event is brought to you by the Philosophy Interest Group – http://www.facebook.com/nusphilo ]

[Discussion Forum] The Relevance of Philosophy in the Corporate World (Fri, 13 Jan 2012, 5.30pm, AS7 Sem Rm A-C)

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The Philosophy Interest Group and the Philosophy Department will be organising a discussion forum on the Relevance of Philosophy in the Corporate World on Friday, 13 Jan 2012 (Week 1), from 5.30pm to 7.30pm at AS7 Seminar Room A-C. Two philosophy alumni, Ms Kris Teo and Mr Shaun Oon, have been invited to share their experiences in the corporate world.

Kris Teo first joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk. Deciding that politicking was not her cup of tea, she went on to SATS (then under the Singapore Airlines Group) to HR Learning and Development. She then made a move again in early 2010 to A*STAR, first handling scholars and scientific leadership development, then to HR Policy and Planning. Having trodden the corporate path earlier than the audience, Kris would be sharing candid experiences of making the transition from studies to work, expectations of “what is” versus “what ought to be”; from a philosophy graduate point of view. She would also be glad to offer career advice from a HR perspective.

Shaun Oon is currently working as a Policy Officer in the Arts and Heritage Division of the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts (MICA), under the Management Associate Programme. He is assigned to oversee policies involving our libraries, language campaigns, arts education pathways (including SOTA, NAFA and LASALLE), and arts infrastructure (including the Esplanade). He is also involved in the formulation of the new arts and culture Masterplan, the Arts and Cultural Strategic Review, which aims to lay the foundations for our arts and culture development until 2025. Between the time of his graduation and when he first startedwork in the civil service, he spent months unemployed. Shaun hopes to share with you how you might avoid that experience.

Dinner will be provided for attendees. To register, please mark your attendance on the Facebook event (please visit: http://goo.gl/SVawA) or by contacting Jonathan (e-mail: jsim@nus.edu.sg / handphone: 81571575).

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