Posted by alexandra_k on March 17, 2005, at 18:46:07
In reply to Re: Oh Alex, it's their loss for sure...., posted by zeugma on March 17, 2005, at 17:10:20
Thanks everyone. I still have one other US application in, so I haven't written off the US just yet. Just didn't get in to my first choice is all.
Zeugma - Nah, I'm not working with Frank. I got a summer research scholarship to study over there last year. Had to pick which project to work on and chose 'delusions' (Martin Davies - who has done work on 'theory theory vs stimulation theory of folk-psychology)over 'naturalising consciousness' (Frank Jackson). It was a hard decision to make. But I thought I wanted to get into phil of psych more than just focusing on traditional phil of mind and it was a great opportunity to find that out for sure.
Got to have a couple of discussions with him though. Showed him an honours level essay critiquing the direct reference theory of ch 2 'Philosophy of Mind and Cognition'. I was terrified of meeting him - but he was really nice and friendly. Said that ch 2 was problematic and they were revising that for the next edition :-)
If I don't get in to the US then I hope to get back there... But I think the next funding round is in October to start round January of next year. 3 year program instead of 5 and no course work - so I'd have to get straight into another thesis...
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