Olivier Massin

Olivier Massin
07.03.1977
Département de Philosophie
2, rue de Candolle
1211 Genève
Suisse
H 0041+76 562 87 06
T 0041+22 379 70 56
B [email protected]
Current positions
2011-2014
Post-Doc Assistant, chair of Pr. K. Mulligan, Department of Philosophy, University of
Geneva.
2006-2011
Doctoral Assistant, chair of Pr. K. Mulligan, Department of Philosophy, University of
Geneva.
Research areas
area of
specialisation
metaphysics, philosophy of perception, philosophy of value, philosophy of emotions.
area of
competence
philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, moral philosophy, social and political
philosophy, philosophy of science.
Academic education
since 2006
Ph.D., On pleasures, University of Geneva, dir. K. Mulligan, to be defended on the 20
December 2011.
2002-june 2010
Ph.D., L’objectivité du toucher, Métaphysique et perception [The Objectivity of
Touch, Metaphysics and Perception], Aix-Marseille University, dir. J.-M. Monnoyer,
with distinction.
2001-2002
Master of Philosophy, University of Grenoble, with distinction.
French Agrégation of Philosophy, National Rank : 3.
Master of Political Sciences, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Grenoble, with distinction.
2000-2001
1999-2000
Publications
2012
L’objectivité du toucher, Métaphysique et Perception, Ithaque, to appear.
2012
"La volonté est-elle un état d’esprit ?", Recherche sur la Philosophie et le Langage,
Grenoble, to appear.
2012
"The mark of touch", with F. de Vignemont, Oxford Handbook on the Philosophy of
Perception, Oxford, Oxford University Press, to appear.
2011
"Joies amères et douces peines", Les ombres de l’âme, penser les émotions négatives,
dir. C. Tappolet, F. Teroni, A. Konzelmann Ziv, éditions Markus Haller, pp. 321-345.
2011
"Le mutisme des sens", J.L. Austin et la philosophie du langage ordinaire, ed. S. Laugier et Ch. Al-Saleh, Olms, pp. 321-345.
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2011
"Résistance et existence", Etudes de Philosophie, 9/10, Aix-En-Provence, pp. 275310.
2009
"The Metaphysics of Forces", Dialectica, 63, 4, pp. 555-589.
2009
"Touch" with F. de Vignemont, Oxford Companion to Consciousness, dir. T. Bayne, A.
Cleermans et P.Wilken, Oxford University Press, pp. 633-635.
2006
"Bohr’s complementarity cannot solve the Emergence-Reduction Debate : Reply
to Harré", Synthese, 151,3, pp. 511-517.
2004
Le corps et l’esprit, Cours de préparation à l’agrégation, CNED.
"Toucher et proprioception" (avec J-M. Monnoyer), Voir barré, n. 26-27, pp. 48-73.
2003
Teaching activities (2006-2010)
Introduction to Moral Philosophy : Norms and Values, BA, with K. Mulligan, 20062007, 2009-2010 (avec A. Pé-Curto), 2010-2011, 24h.
Cardiological Problems : Emotions and Values , MA seminar, with K. Mulligan, F.
Teroni et J. Deonna, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 24h.
Introduction to Metaphysics : Realism and Nominalism, BA, with K. Mulligan,
2007-2008, 2009-2010 (with G. Guigon),24h.
The Nature and Value of pleasure, BA, 2008-2009, 24h.
Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy : Individuals and Society , BA, with
K. Mulligan, 2007-2008, 24h.
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind, BA, with K. Mulligan, 2006-2007, 24h.
Introduction to Aesthetics, BA, with K. Mulligan, A. Pé-Curto, A. Garcia and F. Lauria,
2008-2009, 24h.
Reading Seminar, BA, séminaire, avec F. Correia, J. Dutant et A. Meylan, 2007-2011,
24h.
Services to the profession
since 2010
Co-director of the collection Science et métaphysique[Science and Metaphysics],
with S. Dunand et M. Mulcey, Ithaque, Paris.
since 2008
Member of the editorial committed of Dialectica.
since 2007
Member of Eidos (Center in Metaphysics of the University of Geneva) and Thumos (Genevan Research Group on Emotions, Values and Norms), Webmaster of
Thumos, http ://www.unige.ch/lettres/philo/thumos/Thumos/Home.html.
Promotion of philosophy
since 2010
website "Questions sur la Philosophie", Télévision Suisse Romande, launch of the
project and moderator of the forum, with A. Meylan and D. Furrer.
http ://www.questionsur.ch/philosophie
2009-2010
"Le philomaton mobile", philosophical videos aimed at the general public, launch and
monitoring of the project, with P. Keller, Department of Philosophy, Geneva.
http ://www.philosophie.ch/philomaton-mobile/
2009
"Découvrir la philosophie", course of lectures/worshops of introduction to philosophy aimed at the general public, launch and monitoring of the project, with P. Keller,
http ://www.philosophie.ch/decouvrir.html.
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2008-9
Open day for the College Students, Department of Philosophy, University of Geneva,
launch and organisation.
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