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Great advice, much appreciated. *Cracks knuckles, opens first book* v83, I believe that IC will give you the most sincere advice, others will just try to heap on abuse or LUTZ. What is your passion, that is where you will find the most incentive to do something good. Remember "publish or peris...

Immanuel Can wrote:

v83 wrote: *Cracks knuckles, opens first book*

'Atta boy.

It's "Atta girl" actually! Thanks again

So from my understanding, the idea is to narrow it down to one particular theory or argument relating to consciousness and scrutinise and analyse that, as opposed to focusing on various aspects? It's a shame as the latter would be more interesting. I'd say that the first thing you need is a "h...

do I need to come up with something startlingly original i.e. my own take on the nature of consciousness etc.?! No. The originality will come for you, if you just do a good review of the state of the field at the start. Right now, you want to be locating everything important that is relevant to you...

uwot wrote:One way to narrow it down is to look at the bodies that are offering bursaries or funding; they will sometimes say exactly what they are looking for. It's generally something dry, but with a bit of imagination, it can usually be tweaked into some interesting shape.

Thanks, will take a look.

Also - do I need to come up with something startlingly original i.e. my own take on the nature of consciousness etc.?! Or is it just providing an original take on a specific argument / philosopher?

Hi, Where's your mind already working most of the time? What are you already finding yourself passionate about? Why did you choose philosophy? What kind of questions do you ask in your more reflective private moments? What do you argue about with friends and fellow students? What differences do you...

. And I say, do your thesis upon something that involves the study of consciousness. Then apply your own interests, like metaphysics, in relationship to the study of consciousness. . Thanks Bill - I have been considering consciousness as an interesting topic for quite a while. I'm also really inter...

Hi, Good to meet some other philosophers. I've just finished studying my MA in Philosophy and am hoping to go on to study the subject at PhD level. Obviously this requires a research proposal - two areas of interest are metaphysics and philosophy of mind, but I'm really not sure how to go about rese...