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Philosophy worker, Sheffield based, likes dogs, running and some other stuff too.
And here's a further reading rec: I reviewed Maitra &McWeeny's edited volume on Feminist Philosophy of Mind, which is awesome. So many provoking and exciting chapters, fruitful exchanges and disagreements! Check it out!
academic.oup.com/mind/advance...
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Feminist Philosophy of Mind, edited by Keya Maitra and Jennifer McWeeny
‘Would contemporary debates in philosophy of mind be furthered by taking note of feminist insights?’, the editors, Keya Maitra and Jennifer McWeeny ask, in
https://academic.oup.com/mind/advance-article/doi/10.1093/mind/fzaf071/8378175
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If you're looking for guidance on holiday reading... Jess Isserow has written a fab review of my book! As well as giving a good overview of the book itself, it is also a fun read. The critical points are fair and well taken! Thanks Jess!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
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https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/738307
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Reminding White Rose Philosophy folk (Sheff, Leeds, York): a week til deadline for submitting abstracts for the second network event, to be held in Sheffield, Dec 18! Funds available to support attendance. Details (how to submit, how to register) here:
engagedphilosophy.org/2025/09/19/c...
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CFA: White Rose Practical Philosophy Network, University of Sheffield, 18th December 2025.
Abstracts are solicited in particular from MA, PhD students, and Early Career Researchers in Philosophy. The University of Sheffield will host the next meeting of the White Rose Practical Philosoph…
https://engagedphilosophy.org/2025/09/19/cfa-white-rose-practical-philosophy-network-university-of-sheffield-18-december-2025/
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Today! Giving these thoughts a whirl at Milan Statale, where I've been enjoying being visiting fellow since September
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3 months ago
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Today! At Uni San Raffaele, I get to discuss the functions of oppressive praise with the fab Milanese philosophers!
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3 months ago
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Than to the connecting power of
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, I'm delighted to be zooming into a reading group session on my book Oppressive Praise tomorrow with
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3 months ago
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This is very exciting! I feel honoured to be alongside such other fantastic authors!
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3 months ago
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UK-based academic fed up of our sector's involvement in research and production of weapons that get used to kill innocent civilians? Here's a petition for you:
ded1.co/how-we-do-it...
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Demilitarise Education | dED
https://ded1.co/how-we-do-it/open-letter-2025
4 months ago
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Silkabelli (mutazione-piromane Edition)
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Incredible scenes in Genoa, Italy as 50,000 people join a procession to bid farewell to the boats joining the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza. Over 50 boats from 44 countries, loaded with 100s of tons of food aid, have set sail to Gaza to attempt to break the Israeli siege. (📸 Hidden Palestine)
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I'm happy to have our paper included in this cluster of papers in Hypatia about birth and inclusion!
@matthewjcull.bsky.social
@fionawoollard.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Hypatia: Volume 40 - Issue 3 | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - Hypatia - Volume 40 - Issue 3
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/hypatia/issue/93378F289F9F4EB19579F5D4FDAB1C26
4 months ago
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Job opp, tight deadline...
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Honoured and excited to have my book, Oppressive Praise, on this longlist!
royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/longlis...
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Longlist announced for the Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2025 - Royal Institute of Philosophy
The Royal Institute of Philosophy unveils the longlist for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Learn more.
https://royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/longlist-announced-for-the-nayef-al-rodhan-book-prize-2025/
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This was a fun thing to do: Marshal Zeringue's page 99 test. Does page 99 give a good sense of my book as a whole? Read here to find out!
page99test.blogspot.com/2025/07/jule...
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Jules Holroyd's "Oppressive Praise"
Jules Holroyd is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, with research interests in social and political philosophy, ...
https://page99test.blogspot.com/2025/07/jules-holroyds-oppressive-praise.html
6 months ago
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In London for the British Academy conference* on the Ethics of Health Communication, talking about our (Fiona Woollard, Matt Cull) project on inclusion in perinatal & postnatal care! *organised by my fab colleague Ben Davies!
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/briti...
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The Ethics of Health Communication
How should doctors and other health officials communicate effectively and ethically with the public? This conference brings together a variety of speakers working at the intersection of philosophical ...
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british-academy-conferences/the-ethics-of-health-communication/
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Registration for BSET is now live. And what a line up!
sites.google.com/view/british...
Thanks to the support of the Analysis Trust, BSET can offer bursaries for graduate and underwaged philosophers seeking to attend.
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British Society for Ethical Theory
2025 Annual Conference: Southampton
https://sites.google.com/view/britishsocietyforethicaltheory/home
7 months ago
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Update: now 6 books in Philosophy from Sheffield Philosophers to hear about (this is the first of two events - another in autumn about other colleagues' new books too!)
engagedphilosophy.org/2025/05/16/n...
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Philosophy job at Sheffield! 22 months at 0.5FTE.
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Teaching...
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Teaching Associate
Teaching Associate
https://jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Teaching-Associate/1050-en_GB
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New Books in Philosophy from Sheffield Philosophers! Books in epistemology, metaethics, philosophy of religion, moral and social philosophy! Date: 16th June, 4.30-5.30pm John Carr Library, Frederick Mappin Building.
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7 months ago
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Registration is open for this super BA conference on the Ethics of Health Communication, organised by my brilliant colleague Ben Davies.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/briti...
I'll be there speaking about our project on trans inclusive perinatal care.
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The Ethics of Health Communication
How should doctors and other health officials communicate effectively and ethically with the public? This conference brings together a variety of speakers working at the intersection of philosophical ...
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british-academy-conferences/the-ethics-of-health-communication/
8 months ago
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Robin McKenna
8 months ago
This is the first of two adverts for postdocs on a project I'm involved in with Laura Gow and Thomas Raleigh. This one will be based in Luxembourg; the other will be based in Liverpool and will be advertised soon. Please share with anyone who might be interested.
recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.h...
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Job Portal - University of Luxembourg
https://recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.html?id=QMUFK026203F3VBQB7V7VV4S8&nPostingID=107661&nPostingTargetID=153613&mask=karriereseiten&lg=UK
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Looking forward to this conference on Positive Moral Philosophy at the end of May. I will be zooming in, and others can too!
sites.google.com/georgetown.e...
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Positive moral philosophy - Draft Program
Draft Program Positive Moral Philosophy Conference Co-sponsored by the Ryan Family Chair in Metaphysics and Moral Philosophy at Georgetown University and the ASU School of Historical, Philosophical...
https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/positive-moral-philosophy/draft-program
8 months ago
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Dismal (and confused) news from the supreme court in the UK, so a good time to emphasise the trans-inclusive philosophy and learning environments we try to cultivate at Sheffield.
engagedphilosophy.org/2025/04/17/t...
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Trans-inclusive Philosophy
In light of the UK Supreme Court ruling about ‘gender’ in the Equality Act 2010 (reported on here and further discussed here), now is a good time to reiterate that Philosophy at Sheffie…
https://engagedphilosophy.org/2025/04/17/trans-inclusive-philosophy/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJtubBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHjrvAoWUxD5hq_wNDbRvYZqJKMuS_IVGdY62jnJKxs6Qm89oBuC745Dgw7Lg_aem_s6aJuBaG8T4T-zSSDjLkBw
9 months ago
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9 months ago
A fundraiser has been launched to help pay for the legal expenses of the philosophy major taken by ICE earlier this week, and the Columbia Department of Philosophy has issued a statement about the situation and calling for the university to help him.
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Columbia Philosophy Statement on Mahdawi / Fundraiser - Daily Nous
The Department of Philosophy at Columbia University has issued a statement about Mohsen Mahdawi, the philosophy major taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this past Monday. The statement...
https://dailynous.com/2025/04/16/columbia-philosophy-statement-on-mahdawi-fundraiser/
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Lucky to be at this great workshop on standing (to blame, to praise, to...?), and learning a lot. Today I'll be discussing my recent work on receiving praise, and also commenting on Hannah Tierney's work on meddlesome blame.
ps.au.dk/cepdisc/arra...
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Workshop: Standing, Moral Response and Discrimination
Organized by Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen and Kartik Upadhyaya (Warwick University)
https://ps.au.dk/cepdisc/arrangementer/vis/artikel/workshop-standing-moral-response-and-discrimination
10 months ago
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Komarine Romdenh-Romluc, who I have the great fortune to be colleagues with at Sheffield, on In Our Time this morning, on Maurice Merleau-Ponty.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Insights into the relationship between the body and the mind, habits, language and thought
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002974s
10 months ago
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The annual Women in the History of Philosophy lecture at Sheffield is this week! Julia Borcherding on ‘Towards a New History of Philosophy? Early Modern Women Philosophers and the Canon: A Case Study'. 28/03/2025, 2:30-4:30pm, Diamond LT2.
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Brilliant to see ex-Sheffield PhD (now Manchester-based post-doc!) Tareeq Jalloh at this BPA/IP event talking about his work on philosophy and drill!
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www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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"I didn't know philosophers did that!" | Institute of Philosophy | University of London
YouTube video by British Philosophical Association
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Nr37xFpFhIs
10 months ago
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I was having such an interesting time, I forgot to post about my fun time discussing using things to express praise with the QUB political theory group on friday!
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10 months ago
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Understanding Value XIII The annual Sheffield postgraduate conference has a live CFA here, including call for contributions to a MAP panel on healthcare injustices. More details here!
understandingvalue.weebly.com/cfa.html
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CFA
This conference is intended to provide the opportunity for speakers to share and develop their work in a welcoming and inclusive space, particularly those early in their academic careers. The...
https://understandingvalue.weebly.com/cfa.html
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Yesterday, we read
@julesholroyd.bsky.social
'Oppressive Praise' and today
@jeppsson.bsky.social
and Daphne Brandenburg's 'Patronising Praise', and praise will never be the same again
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My Name is Mahmoud Khalil and I Am a Political Prisoner
A letter dictated by Mahmoud Khalil over the phone from ICE detention in Louisiana.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/mahmoud-khalil-letter-from-a-palestinian-political-prisoner-in-louisiana?fbclid=IwY2xjawJHcnpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdK-ED4hf3C7ZXKK0N7wKwSyoGiDuMTaTOGcVWxkciuKSNVNgMvoN5dRKw_aem_mphDEPBB9RkyEGtMhwVShA
10 months ago
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3 year post in Philosophy at Sheffield!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMH928/l...
(post with added # for greater visibility...)
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https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMH928/l..
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3 year post in Philosophy at Sheffield!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMH928/l...
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Lecturer in Ethics at University of Sheffield
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Ethics on jobs.ac.uk!
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMH928/lecturer-in-ethics
10 months ago
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Woah, my book is published! Available online! Please read it! Or at least get your library to order it, or maybe download some PDF chapters with good intentions... :)
academic.oup.com/book/59557
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Oppressive Praise
Abstract. This is a book about praise: in particular, the expressions we use to elevate others, esteem them, celebrate the things they do. These expression
https://academic.oup.com/book/59557
10 months ago
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A Centre for Engaged Philosophy Workshop on Praise & Commemoration, 19th May, Sheffield. Details & registration here:
engagedphilosophy.org/2025/03/10/w...
Support with costs of attendance available thanks to support from Society for Applied Philosophy. Please share widely!
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10 months ago
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On way to Glasgow to the Philosophy senior research seminar, where I'll be presenting recent work on norms of receiving praise. Looking forward to discussion!
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/huma...
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University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Humanities | Sgoil nan Daonnachdan - Events - Philosophy eventsSearch iconClose menu iconMenu icon bar 1Menu icon bar 2Menu icon bar 3
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11 months ago
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Upcoming workshop w.
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on our 'toolbox' approach to inclusive language (focus on peri/postnatal care). 10th March. please share with your networks! Details on this basic flyer!
docs.google.com/presentation...
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Inclusive Language workshop 10th March 25
Keen to use language inclusively? Unsure how? These workshops facilitate conversations between experts in applied philosophy of language and practitioners in perinatal care, to troubleshoot how to for...
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J4ZRmx7vie9raETtHOWTUxUGQ1FOOJW0CElY8P1_t-Q/edit?usp=sharing
11 months ago
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LSE Political Theory
12 months ago
Submit a paper for the LSExSWIP 2025 Conference in Feminist and Gender Theory: ‘What’s Next for Feminism?’. Deadline for abstracts March 1, conference May 29-30. Organized by our great PhDs Julia Costet and Nadia Ma
@lsegovernment.bsky.social
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philevents.org/event/show/1...
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‘What’s Next for Feminism?’ LSExSWIP 2025 Conference in Feminist and Gender Theory
The LSE’s Department of Government in collaboration with the Society for Women in Philosophy (SWIP) is pleased to announce its first conference in Feminist, Gender and Queer theory. In a context...
https://philevents.org/event/show/130962
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11 months ago
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Here's the research paper with
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that takes applied philosophy of language to gender inclusion in pregnancy and birth and shows how it CAN be done well. You just need a toolbox of linguistic strategies!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Caring for Everyone: Effective and Inclusive Communication in Perinatal Care | Hypatia | Cambridge Core
Caring for Everyone: Effective and Inclusive Communication in Perinatal Care
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/hypatia/article/caring-for-everyone-effective-and-inclusive-communication-in-perinatal-care/E27E47F9C272713630FCBAB199A765F3
11 months ago
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Excited about this Chinese translation by 有靈 (Yo-Ling), for Taiwanese publication Queer Margins, of the article myself
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originally wrote for The Conversation about gender inclusive language in pregnancy &birth!
www.queermargins.tw/how-gender-i...
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包容性語言如何助於減少分㝃創傷 | 酷兒翻越 Queer Margins
https://www.queermargins.tw/how-gender-inclusive-language-can-help-to-reduce-birth-trauma?fbclid=IwY2xjawH-QtFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcAep915smY2FCgWbGkbpuGNCX827Fn28-TlQvAKTBhL1fEp_FzcvIarGA_aem_ke9rzTZuJbzZ46dbR_ZnLA
12 months ago
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Alfred Archer
12 months ago
In 2022, Cheshire Calhoun gave a fantastic lecture series in Tilburg on moral responsibility, with commentaries from
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and Heidi Maibom. This is now available as an open access book from Open Press TiU here
tiu.trialanderror.org/projects/69d...
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A social practice account of responsible persons | Open Press Tilburg University
### Edited by Miguel Egler and Alfred Archer “The Descartes Lectures” is a biennial event at Tilburg University that invites a distinguished philosopher to deliver a series of three lectures, each f...
https://tiu.trialanderror.org/projects/69defb80-1bd3-4e7e-a278-940a50489214
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I wrote a post for Open for Debate about Oppressive Praise - gives a taster of some of the things that I say in my book!
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/openfordebat...
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Oppressive Praise
Think about the last time you expressed praise. For me this is easy. As a parent of young children, I do it multiple times a day. ‘How kind you are, sharing your teddy!’ ‘Aw, it sounds like you wer…
https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/openfordebate/oppressive-praise/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHopvFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRjPTLHQutlnl4naGwcpUN90kszg-o1lX_g1aDHvykfBOfKnySKssPXbqQ_aem_rw0PXQCQ5JTM6cF5XSwKvg
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Two years ago I had the excellent experience of being a respondent to Cheshire Calhoun's Descartes Lectures. They are a fantastic contribution to the contemporary literature on moral responsibility, & ought to shape debates for years to come. The lectures & responses are here!
shorturl.at/OEZtN
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A social practice account of responsible persons | Open Press Tilburg University
### Edited by Miguel Egler and Alfred Archer “The Descartes Lectures” is a biennial event at Tilburg University that invites a distinguished philosopher to deliver a series of three lectures, each f...
https://tiu.trialanderror.org/projects/69defb80-1bd3-4e7e-a278-940a50489214
about 1 year ago
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A horrifying stocktake...
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about 1 year ago
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Having a wild time at this workshop, delighted to be here for so many rich conversations, in such a fun place.
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about 1 year ago
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Deadline approaching, for all bluesky philosophers interested in submitting...!
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about 1 year ago
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Readying for this workshop in BCN: Evidence, Democracy and Implicit Attitudes, with a super line-up. I'm going to learn a lot!
www.ub.edu/biap/calenda...
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BIAP workshop: Evidence, Democracy, and Implicit Attitudes - BIAP
In our modern democratic societies, evidence-based decision-making is heralded as a cornerstone of effective governance. However, the human mind is inherently susceptible to implicit bias, which can s...
https://www.ub.edu/biap/calendar/biap-workshop-evidence-democracy-and-implicit-attitudes/
about 1 year ago
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