Call for applications for the JHP Summer Seminar 2026 (for recent PhDs working on early modern philosophy). Please share widely! jhp.wisc.edu/summersemina... #philsky #slavery #earlymodern #philosophy

For students interested in Émilie du Châtelet and/or early modern philosophy and science: please consider participating in the 2025 Libori Summer School (a hybrid event)! historyofwomenphilosophers.org/libori-summe... #philsky #earlymodern #academicsky

The first volume of my anthology of early modern texts about slavery should come out later this year (paperback, hardcover, and e-book)! The cover image is by the amazing NYC artist Ivan Forde. Here's the table of contents: global.oup.com/academic/pro... #philsky #academicsky #slavery

Only a few days left to apply for the NEH Summer Institute "Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy" 😲 The deadline is March 5. If you're a faculty member or graduate student in the US, please consider applying, and please tell others who might be interested! #philsky #academicsky @nehgov.bsky.social

Just signed contracts with OUP for a 2-volume anthology of early modern primary texts about #slavery! They will be titled “Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy 1500–1765: Essential Readings” and “Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy 1765–1800: Essential Readings.” #philsky #academicsky #earlymodern

I wrote an essay about 18th-century arguments for slavery-reparations, which is now available in Philosophers' Magazine. It focuses on arguments by Black antislavery activists in Massachusetts, so I'm glad it came out during Black History Month! #philsky #academicsky #blackhistory

Reminder for faculty and advanced grad students in the US: the deadline for the NEH Summer Institute #Slavery and Early Modern #Philosophy is March 5th! It’s a 3-week seminar at Georgetown University in DC; participants will get a stipend. Please share! #academicsky #philsky @nehgov.bsky.social

UMass Amherst is hiring an Associate Professor of public #history who works on #slavery! Please share, since this was posted a bit later than the typical job cycle. Fellowships for academics & artists are also available through the Slavery North Initiative. slaverynorth.com/news-events/ #academicsky

If you're a researcher or artist who engages with northern #slavery in your work, please consider applying for a fellowship at Slavery North, a new research initiative at UMass Amherst! They are also looking for an associate prof of public history and a director of outreach/curriculum #academicsky

For grad students in the history of #philosophy: I'm organizing a virtual reading group on #slavery in early modern philosophy. We'll meet once a week on Zoom for an hour to discuss about 20 pages of primary source material. Grad students only. Email [email protected] for info. #philsky #academicsky

I’m excited that my article “The Effects of Slavery on Enslaved People and Eighteenth-Century Antislavery Arguments” is now available, open access, in an excellent JMPhil special issue: Imperialism, Racism, and #Slavery in the Modern Period (ed. John Harfouch and Julie Walsh). #philsky #academicsky

Another review of my book on slavery in eighteenth-century philosophy just came out (as far as I know, the third one). So far the reception has been encouraging, which is such a relief. It's always nerve-wracking to read reviews of one's work. #philsky #earlymodernphilosophy #slavery #academicsky

Call for applications: NEH Summer Institute for US academics & advanced grad students. Topic: slavery & early modern philosophy. Location: Georgetown University, DC. Goal: equip participants to incorporate texts about slavery into their research & teaching. #academicsky #philsky @nehgov.bsky.social

For faculty and advanced grad students in the US: if you’re curious about philosophical discussions of slavery in early modern Europe & America, consider applying for this NEH Summer Institute, which I'm co-directing! #philosophy #philsky #earlymodernphilosophy #slavery #NEHgrant @nehgov.bsky.social

I was on the program committee and, if I may say so myself, there are lots of fantastic sessions (not just the ones that I organized). Register this week to get the early-bird rate!

What a tremendous loss for the field of history of philosophy! I only met Martha a few times but have learned a lot from her work.

Here's another fellowship opportunity at Slavery North--this time for an artist in residence! #art #slavery #academicsky

If you're a professor working on slavery in Canada or the US North, please consider applying for this fellowship at UMass Amherst! I'm currently a fellow at this initiative and it's been wonderful. #slavery #academicsky

Hey #philsky, I'm organizing an APA Live event on how to chair inclusive and constructive conference sessions. It will be held virtually on January 31, 1pm ET. You have to be an APA member to attend (but if you're in philosophy, you should be a member anyway!) @apaphilosophy.bsky.social #philosophy

The Sanders Prize in Early Modern Philosophy goes to…

The winner of the Journal of the History of Philosophy's Book Prize is...

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For scholars of early modern philosophy: the Leibniz Society of North America just posted its call for abstracts for the next LSNA conference, which will be held in California in October 2025! Please share widely. #philosophy #Leibniz #earlymodernphilosophy #philsky

I keep hearing people say that in the digital age, it’s no longer important for books to have an index. I don’t get that at all—there are so many things you can easily find in a good index, but not in a searchable ebook or PDF! Examples are in the comments below (feel free to add more). #AcademicSky

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Anyone interested in 18th century #philosophy or science or art should read this excellent article about the scientist and polymath Francis Williams (unfairly ridiculed by David Hume and Edward Long). Contains lots of very surprising discoveries about his portrait. You won’t regret reading this.

This was my last in-person APA board meeting because my term ends next summer. The experience has given me much more hope for the future of philosophy and lots of appreciation for the APA. If you aren’t currently a member, please consider joining and/or donating!

For academics in the U.S. interested in 17th and 18th century debates about slavery: Huaping Lu-Adler and I will direct an NEH Summer Institute titled "Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy" at Georgetown next summer! I'll post more details here in mid-December. #NEHgrant @nehgov.bsky.social

If you're interested in philosophical debates about slavery in the 17th and 18th centuries, please check out my recent books! You can get 30% off by using promotion code AAFLYG6 on global.oup.com/academic/pro...