Michael Raven, University of Victoria

Research

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Latest funding

Re-evaluating Social Essences
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$15,640
The essence of anti-essentialism
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$152,589
The state of the Art on metaphysical ground
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$15,965

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Re-evaluating Social Essences

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Raven, Michael

Keywords: social philosophy; metaphysics; social metaphysics; essence

$15,640

The essence of anti-essentialism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Raven, Michael

Keywords: essence; accident; anti-essentialism; meaning; kinds; definition; interest-relativity; existence; identity; change; necessity; possibility; explanation; metaphysics; realism; social ontology; artifacts; nations

$152,589

The state of the Art on metaphysical ground

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Raven, Michael

Keywords: metaphysical explanation; metaphysics; explanation; ground; in virtue of; determination

$15,965

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Raven, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Re-evaluating Social Essences" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]