Olivier Massin

Olivier Massin
07.03.1977
Département de Philosophie
2, rue de Candolle
1211 Genève
Suisse
H0041+76 562 87 06
T0041+22 379 70 56
Bolivier[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 emo-
tions.
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.
2000-2001 French Agrégation of Philosophy, National Rank : 3.
1999-2000 Master of Political Sciences,Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Grenoble, with distinction.
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. Lau-
gier 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. 275-
310.
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.
2003 "Toucher et proprioception" (avec J-M. Monnoyer),Voir barré, n. 26-27, pp. 48-73.
Teaching activities (2006-2010)
Introduction to Moral Philosophy : Norms and Values,BA, with K. Mulligan, 2006-
2007, 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 Thu-
mos (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 philoso-
phy 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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