Biography

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Nicholas McGinnis was born in Montreal, Canada and attended Concordia University where he completed both his B.A. (honours) and M.A. in philosophy. He is currently a fourth-year PhD student at the University of Western Ontario and a member of the Rotman Institute of Science and Values. Current research interests include philosophy of language, experimental philosophy, metaphysics, and non-classical logic. He is the organizer of the Metholodogy, Metaphilosophy & Metametaphysics Reading Group at Western.

1. Presentations

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1. The unreasonable Applicability of Paraconsistent Logics, presented at "Logic, Reasoning and Rationality 10," University of Ghent, Belgium, 2010.

2. The Experimental Challenge, presented at 'What is Philosophy?' graduate conference, Concordia University, 2010. PDF.

3. Three Obstacles to Intuitions of Reference, presented at 'De Philosophia' graduate conference, University of Ottawa, 2010.

4. Simplicity in the Poincaré-Russell Debate, presented at the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science, Montreal, 2010.

5. Cry Havoc! And Let Slip the Dogmas of Metaphor: A Commentary on Phelan's 'The Inadequacy of Paraphrase...', invited commentary at Buffalo Experimental Philosophy Weekend, SUNY Buffalo (Buffalo, NY), 2010.

6. Phenomenology, Interrogation and Biopower: Merleau-Ponty on 'Human Resources Exploitation', Presented at the 16th Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference, Kent State (Akron, Ohio), 2009. PDF.

7. Wittgenstein, Constructive Mathematics & his Return to Philosophy Presented at Canadian Philosophical Association's Annual Congress, Carleton (Ottawa, Ontario), 2009. PDF

8. Papineau Without Kripke in "Thinking About Consciousness", presented at 'Philosophy in the 21st Century', 1st annual PGSA conference, York University (Toronto, Ontario) 2008.

2. Publications and Works

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1. Phenomenology, Interrogation and Biopower: Merleau-Ponty on 'Human Resources Exploitation', in the Review Journal of Political Philosophy (ed. J. Jeremy Wisnewski) Vol. 8, No. 1 (2010) p. 125-137. Download full-text via Ebscohost / Cambridge Scholars Publishing. (Academic account required).

2. Wittgenstein's Influence on the Development of Virtue Ethics, M.A. Thesis, Concordia University, 2006. PDF

3. Contact Information

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Via Mail: Nicholas McGinnis
Department of Philosophy
Stevenson-Hall 2150
University of Western Ontario
N6A 5B8
E-Mail: n m c g i n n i (at) u w o . c a

Teaching and Work

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Fall/Winter 2010: Philosophy 2020—Basic Logic.
Previous classes: Philosophy and Death (as instructor) and Critical Thinking (as head TA). Non-academic work experience includes stints in real estate, finance, and (inevitably) food service.

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