It’s out! My essay on #altright #memes & #microspectropolitics was published in an exquisite edited volume on #queerdeathstudies. Thanks to the fantastic editorial team! Go check it out here (or DM me for a copy): shorturl.at/7FNfd @uccphilosophy.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social

Here's an interview with Dr. Danny Forde, about his recent book "Phenomenology of Psychedelic Experiences" www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGih...

The next Boole Lecture in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Joshua Nichols (McGill University) "Reconciliation and the Spectre of Legal Skepticism: A Pragmatist Reading of Rule-Following and Legal Authority from Hart to Brandom" CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27) | Tuesday, November 4th, 1400-1600

We're looking forward to meeting the philosophers of the future today at UCC! Come and chat to a philosopher at our stand in the Main Restaurant, or hear our subject talks at 11:30 and 1pm in the Electrical Engineering building. See you soon!

The next Boole Lecture in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Rob Wilson (University of Western Australia) "Norming Human Individuality. The Significance of Eugenification" Venue and time: CACSSS Seminar Room (O’Rahilly Building G27) | Tuesday, October 7th, 1400-1600 .../

How should philosophers contribute to public policy? Dr Kian Mintz-Woo wrote a blog post for Justice Everywhere on this: justice-everywhere.org/.../choose-y... (based on his recent work in the Journal of Applied Philosophy: doi.org/10.1111/japp... )

In this "choose-your-own-adventure" post, Kian Mintz-Woo encourages us to think about the potential roles of philosophers in public policy discussions. Based on his article published with @the-joap.bsky.social @uccphilosophy.bsky.social justice-everywhere.org/general/choo...

The opening talk of this year’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Roberta Sala (University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy) Title: Unreasonable Agents in the Digital Era Venue and time: CACSSS Seminar Room | Wednesday, September 17th, 1600-1800 Everybody is welcome!

New paper from Dr Kian Mintz-Woo discussing what philosophers can contribute to the policy process. doi.org/10.1111/japp...

Welcome back philosophers: we're looking forward to getting started next week! Canvas pages will become available soon, with timetables, handbooks, and contact details here: www.ucc.ie/en/philosoph... .../

Interesting reading: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Here are five out-standing 🙂 philosophers; one of them is especially important. Congratulations to David Walsh who passed his PhD viva voce exam today! Here he is pictured with examiners Prof. Joel Krueger and Dr. Alessandro Salice, together with supervisors Dr. Adam Loughnane and Dr. Joel Walmsley.

Here's a new book forthcoming from the inimitable Dr. Danny Forde: link.springer.com/book/9783031...

"a brisk, entertaining, and highly engaged reading of a figure who, one suspects, would have approved of Bufacchi’s reaching out beyond the ivory tower to advocate for the continuing relevance of Cicero homo philosophicus in our own troubled age" ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/why-...

Here's a new paper from our PhD student, David Walsh, entitled "The Work of Art for Nishida Kitarō and Alva Noë." Forthcoming in _Philosophy East and West_: dx.doi.org/10.1353/pew....

That’s a wrap! We finished our #feministphilosophy & #environmentalposthumanities modules with some creative & critical pedagogical meme-making - and the #philosophy #memes that were created by the students were absolutely fabulous! @uccphilosophy.bsky.social

Here's a a 30-minute Pagecast interview on themes from Prof. Don Ross's new book _The Gambling Animal_: Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/1MKyRj7.... Apple Podcast – podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/p... Youtube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-xB...

The last talk in this term’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy is from Prof. Lukas Meyer (Karl-Franzens Universität Graz) Title: Intergenerational Justice. Needs-based Sufficientarianism in the Context of Climate and Historical Justice Weds March 26, 15:00 - 17:00, CACSSS Seminar Room All are welcome!

On MS Teams and free for anyone to tune in, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Dr Mintz-Woo will be commenting in a UCC Law series on disaster ethics on a seminar by Dr Lauren Traczykowski ! Here's the Teams link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi... .

The second talk in this term’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Cian Dorr (NYU) next Wednesday, February 26th, from 15:00 to 17:00 in the CACSSS Seminar Room. Title: The Multiplicity of Meaning Everybody is welcome! /🧵...

Here's a new piece from Dr. Vittorio Bufacchi in The Conversation: theconversation.com/a-short-hist...

The first talk in this term’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Kenneth Shockley (Colorado State), January 21st, from 13:00 to 15:00 in SHTEPPS (The Hub). Title: Environmental Harm, What Could it Be? Everybody is welcome! 🧵

UCC Philosopher Dr Kian Mintz-Woo will be speaking at Penn State on Tuesday and it's open to anyone to register on Zoom! The talk is a version of his piece in Nature Climate Change doi.org/10.1038/s415... The Penn State event info is here events.la.psu.edu/.../justice-... .

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