PHIL SERCHUK
PHILOSOPHER IN TRAINING
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phil.serchuk@utoronto.ca
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Department of Philosophy
170 St. George Street
Toronto, ON, M5R2M8
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Research
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AOS: Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Logic
AOC: Formal Logic, Philosophy of Sex, Philosophy of Computer Science, Experimental Philosophy
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Education
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University of Toronto (2007 - present)
PhD in Philosophy (ABD)
University of Toronto (2006 - 2007)
MA in Philosophy
University of Calgary (2001 - 2006)
BSc (First Class Honours) in Computer Science
University of Calgary (2001 - 2006)
BA (First Class Honours) in Philosophy
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Publications
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Refereed Journal Articles
Phil Serchuk, Ian Hargreaves and Richard Zach. "Vagueness, Logic and Use: Some Experimental Results", Mind & Language, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 540-573 (2011).
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Phil Serchuk. "Elkan's 'Paradox' and the Correctness of Fuzzy Logic", Journal of Multiple-Valued Logic and Soft Computing, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 33-50 (2008). View Website
Book Chapters
Phil Serchuk. "Ninja Ethics and the Virtual Theft of Virtual Goods", in: Luke Cuddy and John Nordlinger, ed., World of Warcraft and Philosophy, Open Court, pp. 107-116 (2009). View Website
Refereed Papers in Conference Proceedings
Phil Serchuk. "The Alleged Limitations of Fuzzy Control", Proceedings of 35th International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic (ISMVL '05), IEEE Computer Society, pp. 154-159 (2005). View Website
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Talks
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Refereed
"Vagueness, Logic and Use: Some Experimental Results" (based on work done with Ian Hargreaves and Richard Zach). Vagueness and Language Use, Paris, France, April 7-9 2008.
"The Vagueness of Robot Emotions" (based on work done with Ehud Sharlin, Martin Lukac, and Marek Perkowski). Presentation given by Marek Perkowski. 36th International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic workshop on Post-Binary ULSI Systems, Singapore, May 17-20 2006.
"Emotion-mapped Robotic Facial Expressions based on Philosophical Theories of Vagueness" (based on work done with Ehud Sharlin, Martin Lukac, and Marek Perkowski). ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2006) workshop on HCI and the Face, Montréal, Canada, April 22-27 2006.
"The Alleged Limitations of Fuzzy Control" 35th International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic, Calgary, Canada, May 18-21 2005.
Unrefereed
"Ockham and Modern Logic". William of Ockham Mini-Conference. University of Toronto, April 26 2008.
"Vagueness, Logic and Use: Some Experimental Results" (based on work done with Ian Hargreaves and Richard Zach). University of Toronto Grad Forum, March 31 2008.
"Emotion-mapped Robotic Facial Expressions based on Philosophical Theories of Vagueness". University of Calgary Interactions Lab Forum, April 12 2006.
Guest lectures on vagueness and Greek sexuality in multiple courses at the University of Calgary and the University of Toronto, 2005-2007.
Media
"Robotten der smiler". Harddisken, March 1, 2007. My work on vagueness and robot emotions was featured on Harddisken, a program on Danmarks Radio, the state-owned Danish Broadcasting Corporation. View Website
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Teaching
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Sole Instructor
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PHL243 (Summer 2012)
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Philosophy of Sexuality
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University of Toronto
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PHL243 (Summer 2011)
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Philosophy of Sexuality
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University of Toronto
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PHL245 (Summer 2010)
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Modern Symbolic Logic
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University of Toronto
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Tutorial Leader & Grader
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PHL105
(Fall 2010 & Winter 2011)
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Introduction to Philosophy
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Prof: R. Bryant (Toronto)
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CSC300 (Fall 2010)
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Computers and Society
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Prof: J. Sills(Toronto)
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PHL105
(Fall 2009 & Winter 2010)
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Introduction to Philosophy
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Prof: J. Nagel (Toronto)
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CSC290 (Winter 2009)
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Communication Skills for Computer Scientists
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Prof: A. Rosenbloom (Toronto)
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PHL105
(Fall 2008 & Winter 2009)
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Introduction to Philosophy
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Prof: A. Mullin & J. Weisberg (Toronto)
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CSC300 (Fall 2007)
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Computers and Society
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Prof: J. Sills (Toronto)
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CSC300 (Winter 2007)
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Computers and Society
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Prof: J. Sills (Toronto)
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Grader
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PHL245 (Fall 2011)
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Modern Symbolic Logic
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Prof: J. Brunning (Toronto)
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PHL245 (Fall 2010)
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Modern Symbolic Logic
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Prof: N. Scharer (Toronto)
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PHL246 (Winter 2010)
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Probability & Inductive Logic
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Prof: B. Yi (Toronto)
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PHL345 (Winter 2010)
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Intermediate Logic
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Prof: J. Brunning (Toronto)
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PHLB50 (Fall 2009)
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Symbolic Logic I
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Prof: M. Shumelda (Toronto)
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PHL243 (Summer 2009)
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Philosophy of Sexuality
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Prof: L. Bialystok (Toronto)
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PHL245 (Winter 2009)
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Modern Symbolic Logic
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Prof: J. Brunning (Toronto)
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PHL345 (Fall 2008)
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Intermediate Logic
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Prof: C. Howson (Toronto)
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PHL243 (Summer 2008)
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Philosophy of Sexuality
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Prof: C. Horne (Toronto)
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PHL246 (Winter 2008)
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Probability & Inductive Logic
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Prof: J. Weisberg (Toronto)
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PHL345 (Winter 2008)
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Intermediate Logic
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Prof: J. Brown (Toronto)
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PHL345 (Winter 2008)
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Intermediate Logic
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Prof: B. Yi (Toronto)
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PHL342 (Fall 2007)
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Minds and Machines
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Prof: J. John (Toronto)
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PHL246 (Summer 2007)
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Philosophy of Sexuality
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Prof: R. de Sousa (Toronto)
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PHLB60 (Winter 2007)
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Metaphysics
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Prof: M. Lin (Toronto)
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PHL245 (Fall 2006)
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Modern Symbolic Logic
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Prof: J. Brunning (Toronto)
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Advisor
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PHL498 (Fall 2010)
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Honours Project
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Prof: D. Raffman (Toronto)
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Awards &
Scholarships
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SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral
Awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2007-2010
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Mary H. Beatty Fellowship
Awarded by the University of Toronto
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2007
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Ontario Graduate Scholarship (Declined)
Awarded by the Government of Ontario
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2007
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SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's
Awarded by the Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2006
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Sir James Lougheed Award of Distinction
Awarded by the Government of Alberta
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2006
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University of Toronto Arts & Science Fellowship
Awarded by the University of Toronto
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2006
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NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
Held under the supervision of Professor Richard Zach (Philosophy, Calgary)
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2004, 2006
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Challenge-Cup Award of the 35th Int'l Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic
Awarded by the Technical Committee on Multiple-Valued Logic of IEEE
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2005
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Outstanding Contribution by a Young Researcher in Multi-Valued Logic
Awarded by the Technical Committee on Multi-Valued Logic of IEEE
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2005
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University of Calgary Undergraduate Merit Award
Awarded by the University of Calgary
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2005
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Jason Lang Memorial Scholarship
Awarded by the Government of
Alberta
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2003-2005
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Rutherford Scholarship
Awarded by the Government of
Alberta
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2001
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Service
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Refereeing
Mind & Language, Review of Symbolic Logic, University of Toronto Philosophy Graduate Conference
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Booking Indexing (Paid)
Color Science and Color Ontology (ed. Mohan Matthen and Jonathan Cohen, The MIT Press 2010)
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Committee Member
CUPE 3902 Equity and Diversity Working Group (2008)
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New Student Orientation Leader
University of Calgary 101 Program (2002-2004)
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References
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Professor Diana Raffman
Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto Contact Information
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Professor Richard Zach
Department of Philosophy, University of Calgary Contact Information
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Jeremy Sills (Teaching Reference)
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto Contact Information
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Emeritus Professor Jacqueline Brunning (Teaching Reference)
Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto Contact Information
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