Huge congratulations to Rachel Russell on passing her viva voce examination for her PhD thesis entitled ‘Timelessness: The Metaphysics of Timeless Worlds’. The examination committee consisted of Prof. Emily Thomas (Durham), Prof. Ruth Boeker, and chaired by Dr Lisa Foran. 🍾 🥳

Huge congratulations to Alessandro Guardascione on passing the viva voce examination for his PhD thesis entitled ‘Values and Selfhood in Psychopathology: A Phenomenological Account’! The examination committee were Prof. Shaun Gallagher (Memphis), @ka-od.bsky.social, and @keithwilson.eu (Chair). 🍾 🥳

Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky

We launched the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law’s first Annual Social Sciences Lecture this week, marking our 10-year anniversary and welcoming Professor Wayne Holmes for a thought-provoking talk on AI in education. Read more: bit.ly/4rsEIfw

Looking forward to being on today's panel on AI end Education with @wayne-holmes.bsky.social (UCL) and my UCD colleagues Rachel Farrell and Benjamin Cowan

Interested in women’s contributions to Scottish philosophy? Check out this paper on Catharine Trotter Cockburn and Anne Hepburn Arbuthnot, by Ruth Boeker and Evie Filea, published in Intellectual History Review: doi.org/10.1080/1749... #ScottishPhilosophy #WomenPhilosophers #ERCResearch #PhilSky

Congratulations to Ruth Boeker and Evie Filea on the publication of their paper ‘Catharine Trotter Cockburn’s and Anne Hepburn Arbuthnot’s contributions to Scottish philosophy’, which has just appeared in Intellectual History Review! doi.org/10.1080/1749... philpapers.org/rec/BOECTC-3 #PhilSky

Welcome to the Bluesky account of the ERC BMoral Project! We’ll share project updates, news, and events here. Thanks for following. #ERCResearch #UCD #HistoryofPhilosophy #PhilSky

Bígí linn amárach ar champas UCD Belfield, beidh deis buaileadh le mjc léinn Theach na Gaeilge ó gach dámh de chuid na hollscoile. @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social @ucdlibrary.bsky.social @ucdglobal.bsky.social @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social @ucdschoolofmusic.bsky.social @ucdscoilglcb.bsky.social

UCD Open Day is in full swing! Meet the Social Sciences and Law team in the Newman Building and O’Reilly Hall, join talks and workshops, and chat with our students and staff. Our ambassadors are here to help, take a campus tour and picture your future at UCD! 💬✨

Congratulations, Quân, on this terrific achievement! #PhilSky #PhilBook #ClimateChange #Despair

Congratulations to our PhD student, Philipp Wagenhals, on the publication of his review of Bart Nooteboom’s _Process Philosophy: A Synthesis_ in the International Journal for Philosophical Studies (@ijps.bsky.social). #PhilPublication #PhilReview #IJPS

Our College Principal, Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social, shares what makes UCD College of Social Sciences and Law a unique and inspiring place to study and work, where world-class academics and diverse students explore human behaviour, society, and the systems that shape our world.

Associate Professor Yann Allard-Tremblay of McGill University will give a talk on ‘A Great Ox Stands in Your Mind: Decolonial Caution about Epistemic Reparations and the Right to be Known’ on 9 October, 3:15–5:00pm in Newman Building Room D520. All welcome! www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...

✨ We’re pleased to welcome Professor Thomas Kroedel from @uni-hamburg.de to the Department later today for this week’s Philosophy Colloquium. He’ll be speaking on 'Causal Complications for Explainable AI'. #philosophy #philsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

“[E]mpirical facts indicate that not error but truth is the exception, the thing to be accounted for, and that the attainment of truth is the outcome of the development of complex and elaborate methods of... (1/3)

Today at 4:30pm in Lecture Theatre O on the Ground Floor of the Newman Building, UCD Belfield!

Congratulations to our Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Christian Henkel on the publication of his article on ‘The Need for Reform of #Metaphysics in Early Modern Germany and the Impact of Scientific Societies’ in Perspectives on Science. #PhilPublication #EarlyModernPhilosophy direct.mit.edu/posc/article...

It is 80 years since Beauvoir and Sartre gave the word 'existentialism' a definition ... ... in a campaign of publications and events that Beauvoir later called 'the existentialist offensive'. To celebrate, this feed will mark each key moment (including political events) for the next three months.

Help shape the future of UCD Digital Library by taking our 10-minute survey. We are embarking on an important digital transformation programme to improve services & enhance the user experience, & this includes the replacement of the Digital Library. Have your say!🙏 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We’re excited to host the Royal Institute of #Philosophy and UCD School of Philosophy Annual Public Lecture where Professor Alice Crary will give a talk entitled ‘If you’re not outraged about #AI, you’re not paying attention: Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism’. Further details below. #PhilSky

A huge welcome to our newest colleague, Assistant Professor Elena Gordon! Dr Gordon works on early modern conceptions of social cognition and childhood development. Find out more about her teaching and research at elenakgordon.wixsite.com/elena-gordon.

Many thanks to @thebusyowl.bsky.social for her wonderful Centre for Ethics in Public Life (CEPL) Annual Lecture yesterday, and to everyone who attended and participated in the discussion. A recording of the lecture will be posted online soon.

Today, Professor Wouter Goris from the University of Bonn will deliver the second of this year’s #EriugenaLectures on ‘Unitive Containment: The Parisian Lectures of Duns Scotus’, 4–6pm at Maynooth University. Further details linked below. #MedievalPhilosophy #DunsScotus #PhilEvent #PhilSky

Today! #philosophy #PhilEvent

We have lots of #philosophy events coming up over the next few weeks, starting with the inaugural Eriugena Annual Lecture Series, where Professor Wouter Goris will give three lectures on Duns Scotus, Hegel and Avicenna on 23, 25 (Maynooth) & 26 September. Further details: www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...

Applications are still open for an ERC-funded Research Associate position in the History of Philosophy at #UCD School of #Philosophy. Closing date: midday (Irish time), Monday 15 September. #PhilJobs #EarlyModernPhilosophy #MoralPhilosophy #BMoral

'Introduction to Critical Phenomenology' with Natalija Cera (UCD School of Philosophy, Ireland) BSP Online Course - Registration Open 4 weekly sessions during October 2025 www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/09/06/i... #phenomenology

There will be a welcome meeting for all new philosophy graduate students TODAY at 1pm in the Agnes Cuming seminar room D520, Newman Building. Look forward to seeing some of you there! 🎓

Last week’s British Society for Phenomenology Conference featured a keynote from Prof @aislingswaine.bsky.social, Assoc Prof Danielle Petherbridge & Dr Charlotte Knowles: "Phenomenological Explorations of Coercive Control and Complicity" - discussion on our phenomenological research and methodology!

Welcome to all our new students! We look forward to meeting you soon. In the meantime, you can find useful information to help get you started on our website at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/ by choosing ‘Current Undergraduates’ or ‘Current Postgraduates’, and at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/a... #UCDPhilosophy

A massive welcome to our newest students. Nearly 1,000 first-years are starting their journey with the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law at Orientation this week. We are so excited for you to explore campus, meet new friends, and begin your studies. Have an incredible week, everyone.

Welcome to our newest faculty member, Dr Leda Berio, who is joining us as an Ad Astra Fellow in #Ethics and #Philosophy of #Technology. Dr Berio’s research lies at the intersection between social cognition, norm psychology, and philosophy of technology. Find out more at ledaberio.com.

As the university year starts, lecturers are changing how they teach in response to the student accommodation crisis and long commutes. Some are turning to longer, less frequent, classes – but there’s a pedagogical trade-off, says UCD lecturer Keith Wilson.

Applications are invited for the post of temporary 48-month Postdoctoral Research Associate within #UCD School of #Philosophy. Further details, along with a link to apply, may be found at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n.... #PhilJobs #PhilSky #MoralPhilosophy #HistoryOfPhilosophy #BMoral #IrishResearch

I think my cat has realised I’m going away to Dublin next week for the @thebsp.org.uk and @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social conference. She’s not happy. Maybe this use of her to demonstrate the size of my atlas tipped her off.

Lifeworlds in Crisis: Applying #Phenomenology, 27–29 August 2025 at the #UCD Sutherland School of Law. Organised by @thebsp.org.uk, UCD Centre for Ethics in Public Life, and ERC Coercive In/Justice project. sites.google.com/view/licdubl... #PhilSky #PhilConference #CEPL #GENCOERCTRL

Professor Fabrice Teroni opens the Passion in Action conference on the #philosophy of #emotion and motivation at UCD’s Newman House.

🍁UCD #PostdocsSpotlight is back! This time we look into research dissemination and public engagement (22nd Sept, MOLI, Dublin). 🙋🏼‍♀️@ucddublin.bsky.social postdocs, want to give a 5 minute talk on your research? ➡️Sign up here before Sep 4th: shorturl.at/1dfDE

Are you an academic looking to relocate? Consider the Global Talent Ireland Scheme (expression of interest needed soon) - bonus: you get to find out whether you are a "Rising Star" or a "Research Leader" www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob... #philjobs

Passion in Action, a conference on the philosophy of emotion and motivation, including the launch of a new book by Professor Rowland Stout, will take place at the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), 85 Stephen’s Green, Dublin on 25–26th August. #PhilEmotion #PhilSky www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...

BSP Online Course - 'Introduction to Critical Phenomenology' - Registration Open With Natalija Cera (UCD School of Philosophy, Ireland) 4 weekly sessions during October 2025 www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/08/16/b... #phenomenology

New paper from Dr Leda Berio and co-authors on ‘Folk Concepts of Race, Cross-culturally’. We’re delighted that Dr Berio, who specialises in #SocialCognition and #CognitiveScience, will shortly be joining #UCD School of #Philosophy as an #AdAstraFellow! #PhilAnnouncement

📢 Good news for UCD postgrads: The Postgraduate Research Centre (PRC) will return to its original location on Level 2 of the James Joyce Library from 12pm, next Monday 18 August. 📆 Booking is via SISWeb 🤫 The temp location on Level 3 will revert to a Silent Study Room 🙏Thank you for your patience!

🚨Reminder! EBSCO will migrate to a NEW user interface next Tues, 5th August. Before this date, if you have a personal EBSCO account you must move your saved searches from custom folders to saved searches in MyFolder on the current interface. Migration guidance is at bit.ly/ebscomigration

Please note that the closing date for this position has been extended to midday, Thursday 31st July (Irish Summer Time). #philosophy #research #IrishResearch

🎓 UCD student Luca Comerford was named Valedictorian at Tec de Monterrey after a semester abroad in Mexico. He called it “the best decision of my life” and says it shaped his future direction. Read more: bit.ly/3Us2kl0

29th Lesbian* Lives Conference will take place in University College Cork, Ireland from 15-17 May 2026. CfP & more info available here: (Spread the word—) #LGBTQ #Lesbian #Queer #Feminist #Speirgorm www.ucc.ie/en/lesbianli...

Includes a talk from #UCD School of Philosophy’s Professor Brian O’Connor on ‘Autonomy as Competitive Capital’. #philosophy #autonomy #IrishResearch @cpkp.bsky.social

Please note that the closing date for this position has been extended to midday, Thursday 31st July (Irish Summer Time). #philosophy #research #IrishResearch