Jess L
@jessicaleech.bsky.social
Philosopher at King's College London.
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Come write some weird and philosophical fiction with me at the @yorklitfest.bsky.social in March! You know you want to!
Tickets: www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/lets-ge...
@uoyenglishrl.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social @yorkstjohn.bsky.social
Tickets: www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/lets-ge...
@uoyenglishrl.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social @yorkstjohn.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Come write some weird and philosophical fiction with me at the @yorklitfest.bsky.social in March! You know you want to!
Tickets: www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/lets-ge...
@uoyenglishrl.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social @yorkstjohn.bsky.social
Tickets: www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/lets-ge...
@uoyenglishrl.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social @yorkstjohn.bsky.social
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very happy to share my review of Naomi Fisher's excellent book "Schelling's Mystical Platonism," in European Journal of Philosophy
*A must-read for anyone interested in Schelling*
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
*A must-read for anyone interested in Schelling*
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Schelling's Mystical Platonism: 1792–1802. By Naomi Fisher Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 248 pp., ISBN: 9780197752883
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
very happy to share my review of Naomi Fisher's excellent book "Schelling's Mystical Platonism," in European Journal of Philosophy
*A must-read for anyone interested in Schelling*
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
*A must-read for anyone interested in Schelling*
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The International Fellowships 2026 scheme, run with the @royalsociety.org, supports international early career researchers to undertake a two-year research career with UK partner organisations. Find out more and apply ahead of 11 March deadline: https://bit.ly/3LaMIBC
February 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The International Fellowships 2026 scheme, run with the @royalsociety.org, supports international early career researchers to undertake a two-year research career with UK partner organisations. Find out more and apply ahead of 11 March deadline: https://bit.ly/3LaMIBC
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy at our Philosophy Department, University of Bergen. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy (294595) | University of Bergen
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy (294595), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
February 3, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy at our Philosophy Department, University of Bergen. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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🩺 How does #philosophy inform practice and research in #medicine?
Free TRIP-funded workshop, run by the Philosophy Department at Sussex. With @davidpapineau.bsky.social Sarah Sawyer, @robynrwaller.bsky.social @drjastockdale.bsky.social and more.
Book here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/philosophy-d...
Free TRIP-funded workshop, run by the Philosophy Department at Sussex. With @davidpapineau.bsky.social Sarah Sawyer, @robynrwaller.bsky.social @drjastockdale.bsky.social and more.
Book here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/philosophy-d...
February 3, 2026 at 8:15 AM
🩺 How does #philosophy inform practice and research in #medicine?
Free TRIP-funded workshop, run by the Philosophy Department at Sussex. With @davidpapineau.bsky.social Sarah Sawyer, @robynrwaller.bsky.social @drjastockdale.bsky.social and more.
Book here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/philosophy-d...
Free TRIP-funded workshop, run by the Philosophy Department at Sussex. With @davidpapineau.bsky.social Sarah Sawyer, @robynrwaller.bsky.social @drjastockdale.bsky.social and more.
Book here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/philosophy-d...
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The British Philosophical Association has launch a new annual prize competition to celebrate the best of British Philosophy: bpa.ac.uk/prizes/. #philosophymatters
BPA Annual Prizes - British Philosophical Association
Welcome to the BPA Annual Prizes, launched in 2026 to recognize and celebrate the best of philosophy in the UK. All the details are below. Applications are welcomed from a nominator for each award. Ca...
bpa.ac.uk
February 2, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The British Philosophical Association has launch a new annual prize competition to celebrate the best of British Philosophy: bpa.ac.uk/prizes/. #philosophymatters
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The University of Sheffield has stopped paying staff.
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
Union condemns continued docking of staff pay following strike action at University of Sheffield
The University and College Union (UCU) has today condemned the lockout and withholding of staff pay at the University of Sheffield following lawful industrial action
www.ucu.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The University of Sheffield has stopped paying staff.
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
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This looks great!
January 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
This looks great!
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🚨 Three week alert! 🚨
On February 19th, Richard Pettigrew will deliver the Daniel C. Dennett Lecture in Culture & Technology at Northeastern University London
Lecture title:'Lifelong Learning and the Many Aims of Higher Education'
Register online/in-person here: tinyurl.com/yc6uax8s
#philosophy
On February 19th, Richard Pettigrew will deliver the Daniel C. Dennett Lecture in Culture & Technology at Northeastern University London
Lecture title:'Lifelong Learning and the Many Aims of Higher Education'
Register online/in-person here: tinyurl.com/yc6uax8s
#philosophy
The Daniel C. Dennett Lecture in Culture and Technology 2026
Join us in Room 136, Devon House.
tinyurl.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:45 PM
🚨 Three week alert! 🚨
On February 19th, Richard Pettigrew will deliver the Daniel C. Dennett Lecture in Culture & Technology at Northeastern University London
Lecture title:'Lifelong Learning and the Many Aims of Higher Education'
Register online/in-person here: tinyurl.com/yc6uax8s
#philosophy
On February 19th, Richard Pettigrew will deliver the Daniel C. Dennett Lecture in Culture & Technology at Northeastern University London
Lecture title:'Lifelong Learning and the Many Aims of Higher Education'
Register online/in-person here: tinyurl.com/yc6uax8s
#philosophy
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📣 CFP Extended Deadline (Feb 15, 2026)
🔷 SMS 2026 will take place May 25–27 at the University of Toronto.
💠Keynote: Heather Demarest
💠Presidential Address: Giuliano Torrengo
➡️Submissions welcome on all areas of metaphysics of science.
More info: socmetsci.org
🔷 SMS 2026 will take place May 25–27 at the University of Toronto.
💠Keynote: Heather Demarest
💠Presidential Address: Giuliano Torrengo
➡️Submissions welcome on all areas of metaphysics of science.
More info: socmetsci.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:12 PM
📣 CFP Extended Deadline (Feb 15, 2026)
🔷 SMS 2026 will take place May 25–27 at the University of Toronto.
💠Keynote: Heather Demarest
💠Presidential Address: Giuliano Torrengo
➡️Submissions welcome on all areas of metaphysics of science.
More info: socmetsci.org
🔷 SMS 2026 will take place May 25–27 at the University of Toronto.
💠Keynote: Heather Demarest
💠Presidential Address: Giuliano Torrengo
➡️Submissions welcome on all areas of metaphysics of science.
More info: socmetsci.org
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A reminder! Tonight we've got Lewis Ross from
@lsephilosophy.bsky.social: 'Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour'
📍18.15, Woburn Suite, Senate House.
Please note: our website is temporarily down and we hope to have it up and running again soon! Apologies.
#philosophy
@lsephilosophy.bsky.social: 'Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour'
📍18.15, Woburn Suite, Senate House.
Please note: our website is temporarily down and we hope to have it up and running again soon! Apologies.
#philosophy
January 19, 2026 at 11:38 AM
A reminder! Tonight we've got Lewis Ross from
@lsephilosophy.bsky.social: 'Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour'
📍18.15, Woburn Suite, Senate House.
Please note: our website is temporarily down and we hope to have it up and running again soon! Apologies.
#philosophy
@lsephilosophy.bsky.social: 'Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour'
📍18.15, Woburn Suite, Senate House.
Please note: our website is temporarily down and we hope to have it up and running again soon! Apologies.
#philosophy
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🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨
Women in Logic workshop
July 24-25, 2026
Abstracts should be written in English (max 2 pages excluding references), and prepared using the Easychair style (easychair.org/publications...), and uploaded here: submissions.floc26.org/wil/paper/new
by May 5, 2026.
Women in Logic workshop
July 24-25, 2026
Abstracts should be written in English (max 2 pages excluding references), and prepared using the Easychair style (easychair.org/publications...), and uploaded here: submissions.floc26.org/wil/paper/new
by May 5, 2026.
Instructions For Authors
easychair.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM
🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨
Women in Logic workshop
July 24-25, 2026
Abstracts should be written in English (max 2 pages excluding references), and prepared using the Easychair style (easychair.org/publications...), and uploaded here: submissions.floc26.org/wil/paper/new
by May 5, 2026.
Women in Logic workshop
July 24-25, 2026
Abstracts should be written in English (max 2 pages excluding references), and prepared using the Easychair style (easychair.org/publications...), and uploaded here: submissions.floc26.org/wil/paper/new
by May 5, 2026.
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Lewis Ross's abstract is available on our website - follow the link! #philosophy #philsky
Come along on Monday for the first Proceedings of 2026! We've got Lewis Ross from LSE 'Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour'
📍Woburn Suite, Senate House
⏰ 18.15 19 January
🔗https://www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedings/the-2025-26-programme/lewis-ross/
📍Woburn Suite, Senate House
⏰ 18.15 19 January
🔗https://www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedings/the-2025-26-programme/lewis-ross/
January 14, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Lewis Ross's abstract is available on our website - follow the link! #philosophy #philsky
Happy World Logic Day! 🥳
🧠 Ever been puzzled by a paradox? Or persuaded by the powerful mastery of logic? 🧩
Today, on UNESCO World Logic Day, we celebrate the role of logical reasoning in philosophy.
How has logic influenced your thinking?
#WorldLogicDay #LogicDay #philosophy #LogicPuzzle #paradox #logic
Today, on UNESCO World Logic Day, we celebrate the role of logical reasoning in philosophy.
How has logic influenced your thinking?
#WorldLogicDay #LogicDay #philosophy #LogicPuzzle #paradox #logic
January 14, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Happy World Logic Day! 🥳
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Deadline Jan 16th for abstracts for a conference on late modern philosophy (roughly Hegel to Stebbing) in Durham, UK latemodernphilosophy.weebly.com
NSLMP
Keynote Speakers Maria Dimova Cookson (Durham) Mark Textor (KCL)
latemodernphilosophy.weebly.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Deadline Jan 16th for abstracts for a conference on late modern philosophy (roughly Hegel to Stebbing) in Durham, UK latemodernphilosophy.weebly.com
The superlative Naomi Thompson, Sam Kimpton-Nye, and Sonia Roca Royes were kind enough to comment on my book. Here are my responses: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... And here are their papers too: doi.org/10.1080/0020... / doi.org/10.1080/0020... / doi.org/10.1080/0020...
Thinking of Necessity: responses to Sam Kimpton-Nye, Sònia Roca Royes, and Naomi Thompson
I offer a brief introduction to my book, Thinking of Necessity, and respond to discussions by Sam Kimpton-Nye, Sònia Roca Royes, and Naomi Thompson. I engage with Thompson on questions concerning t...
www.tandfonline.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The superlative Naomi Thompson, Sam Kimpton-Nye, and Sonia Roca Royes were kind enough to comment on my book. Here are my responses: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... And here are their papers too: doi.org/10.1080/0020... / doi.org/10.1080/0020... / doi.org/10.1080/0020...
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📣JOB ALERT📣
Lectureship in Liberal Arts and Philosophy/Religion at University of Leeds.
We are looking for an academic at Philosophy/Religion interface to run our Liberal Arts BA programme. Closing date: 01 February 2026. More info at: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
#Philosophy #PhilosophyJobs
Lectureship in Liberal Arts and Philosophy/Religion at University of Leeds.
We are looking for an academic at Philosophy/Religion interface to run our Liberal Arts BA programme. Closing date: 01 February 2026. More info at: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
#Philosophy #PhilosophyJobs
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lectureship in Liberal Arts and Religion/Philosophy (Teaching and Research)
Are you an academic with the ambition and proven abilities to carry out research and teaching in Liberal Arts, at the interface of Religion and/or Philosophy? Are you an enthusiastic and innovative ed...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:45 AM
📣JOB ALERT📣
Lectureship in Liberal Arts and Philosophy/Religion at University of Leeds.
We are looking for an academic at Philosophy/Religion interface to run our Liberal Arts BA programme. Closing date: 01 February 2026. More info at: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
#Philosophy #PhilosophyJobs
Lectureship in Liberal Arts and Philosophy/Religion at University of Leeds.
We are looking for an academic at Philosophy/Religion interface to run our Liberal Arts BA programme. Closing date: 01 February 2026. More info at: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
#Philosophy #PhilosophyJobs
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And another job! A 6 year postdoc in Philosophy of Enlightenment and Modernity at Uni Wien with (newly arrived) Prof. Katharina Kraus.
philjobs.org/job/show/30622
philjobs.org/job/show/30622
University Assistant Postdoc (full-time, 3 + 3 years, m/f/d), in the research area of Philosophy of Enlightenment and Modernity, University of Vienna
- PhilJobs:JFP
University Assistant Postdoc (f...
An international database of jobs for philosophers
philjobs.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:38 AM
And another job! A 6 year postdoc in Philosophy of Enlightenment and Modernity at Uni Wien with (newly arrived) Prof. Katharina Kraus.
philjobs.org/job/show/30622
philjobs.org/job/show/30622
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Come along on Monday for the first Proceedings of 2026! We've got Lewis Ross from LSE 'Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour'
📍Woburn Suite, Senate House
⏰ 18.15 19 January
🔗https://www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedings/the-2025-26-programme/lewis-ross/
📍Woburn Suite, Senate House
⏰ 18.15 19 January
🔗https://www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedings/the-2025-26-programme/lewis-ross/
January 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Come along on Monday for the first Proceedings of 2026! We've got Lewis Ross from LSE 'Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour'
📍Woburn Suite, Senate House
⏰ 18.15 19 January
🔗https://www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedings/the-2025-26-programme/lewis-ross/
📍Woburn Suite, Senate House
⏰ 18.15 19 January
🔗https://www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedings/the-2025-26-programme/lewis-ross/
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💡 What is the role of imagination in political communities as democracies?
⚠️ There are just a few tickets left for the London Lecture by Michele Moody-Adams on Imagining Democracy.
🎟️ Get tickets here: buff.ly/XTeAU04
#politicalphilosophy #lecture #philosophy
⚠️ There are just a few tickets left for the London Lecture by Michele Moody-Adams on Imagining Democracy.
🎟️ Get tickets here: buff.ly/XTeAU04
#politicalphilosophy #lecture #philosophy
January 12, 2026 at 8:15 AM
💡 What is the role of imagination in political communities as democracies?
⚠️ There are just a few tickets left for the London Lecture by Michele Moody-Adams on Imagining Democracy.
🎟️ Get tickets here: buff.ly/XTeAU04
#politicalphilosophy #lecture #philosophy
⚠️ There are just a few tickets left for the London Lecture by Michele Moody-Adams on Imagining Democracy.
🎟️ Get tickets here: buff.ly/XTeAU04
#politicalphilosophy #lecture #philosophy
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📌 A reminder that the Department of Philosophy currently has two tenure-track Assistant Professor posts open. Closing dates: 19 & 30 Jan 2026.
Details below 👇
Details below 👇
Two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions are now open in the Department of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin, in Value Theory and in the Philosophy, History and Ethics of Science. Closing dates: 19 & 30 Jan 2026.
Further details here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/2s3n2wnk
Further details here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/2s3n2wnk
January 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
📌 A reminder that the Department of Philosophy currently has two tenure-track Assistant Professor posts open. Closing dates: 19 & 30 Jan 2026.
Details below 👇
Details below 👇
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Advances in Modal Logic
Amsterdam, June 29 - July 3
events.illc.uva.nl/aiml2026/
Invited Speakers: Aybüke Özgün, Sara L. Uckelman, et al.
Abstracts due: 20 Feb 2026
Amsterdam, June 29 - July 3
events.illc.uva.nl/aiml2026/
Invited Speakers: Aybüke Özgün, Sara L. Uckelman, et al.
Abstracts due: 20 Feb 2026
January 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Advances in Modal Logic
Amsterdam, June 29 - July 3
events.illc.uva.nl/aiml2026/
Invited Speakers: Aybüke Özgün, Sara L. Uckelman, et al.
Abstracts due: 20 Feb 2026
Amsterdam, June 29 - July 3
events.illc.uva.nl/aiml2026/
Invited Speakers: Aybüke Özgün, Sara L. Uckelman, et al.
Abstracts due: 20 Feb 2026
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We are delighted to announce that the BSPS will be running a doctoral scholarship competition in 2026! The competition will open in February, and the deadline will be 27 March.
www.thebsps.org/funding/doct...
www.thebsps.org/funding/doct...
British Society for the Philosophy of Science Doctoral Scholarships
Doctoral scholarships awarded by the BSPS for doctoral work in the philosophy of science undertaken at any UK university
www.thebsps.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:24 PM
We are delighted to announce that the BSPS will be running a doctoral scholarship competition in 2026! The competition will open in February, and the deadline will be 27 March.
www.thebsps.org/funding/doct...
www.thebsps.org/funding/doct...
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✨ There's lots to look forward to in 2026. Why not come along to one of our #London #Lectures? 🏛️🎤
🎟️ Book tickets for these and other #philosophy events at buff.ly/8xNGjEm
🎟️ Book tickets for these and other #philosophy events at buff.ly/8xNGjEm
January 4, 2026 at 9:45 AM
✨ There's lots to look forward to in 2026. Why not come along to one of our #London #Lectures? 🏛️🎤
🎟️ Book tickets for these and other #philosophy events at buff.ly/8xNGjEm
🎟️ Book tickets for these and other #philosophy events at buff.ly/8xNGjEm