Kate Kirkpatrick
@philosofemme.bsky.social
Philosopher, Oxford | Post-Kantian European Philosophy, Feminism, and Religion | katekirkpatrick.co.uk
Also enjoy photography 📸
Also enjoy photography 📸
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CfP: Women’s Contributions to Political Economy During the 19th Century Vol. 5 Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists
Editors: Karen Green (University of Melbourne) & Ruth Edith Hagengruber (Paderborn University) By the beginning of the nineteenth century, political thought…
Editors: Karen Green (University of Melbourne) & Ruth Edith Hagengruber (Paderborn University) By the beginning of the nineteenth century, political thought…
CfP: Women’s Contributions to Political Economy During the 19th Century Vol. 5 Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists
Editors: Karen Green (University of Melbourne) & Ruth Edith Hagengruber (Paderborn University) By the beginning of the nineteenth century, political thought had shifted away from Enlightenment ideals of moral progress and toward a more scientific conception of political and economic developments grounded in economic theory. Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations inspired widespread interest in political economy. Women such as Jane Marcet and Harriet Martineau emerged as early popularisers and interpreters of this new science.
feministhistoryofphilosophy.wordpress.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:12 AM
CfP: Women’s Contributions to Political Economy During the 19th Century Vol. 5 Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists
Editors: Karen Green (University of Melbourne) & Ruth Edith Hagengruber (Paderborn University) By the beginning of the nineteenth century, political thought…
Editors: Karen Green (University of Melbourne) & Ruth Edith Hagengruber (Paderborn University) By the beginning of the nineteenth century, political thought…
“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they're the ones who are alone.“
Thank you @adamserwer.bsky.social for writing this and to all the Minnesotans—visible and invisible— whose “neighborism” inspired it.
Thank you @adamserwer.bsky.social for writing this and to all the Minnesotans—visible and invisible— whose “neighborism” inspired it.
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 6:51 PM
“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they're the ones who are alone.“
Thank you @adamserwer.bsky.social for writing this and to all the Minnesotans—visible and invisible— whose “neighborism” inspired it.
Thank you @adamserwer.bsky.social for writing this and to all the Minnesotans—visible and invisible— whose “neighborism” inspired it.
For those in or near Oxford on 14 February, there are just a few spaces left for the
#philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
#philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOOKSHOP with Manon Garcia
Guest host Kate Kirkpatrick discusses 'Living with Men' with French Philosopher, Manon Garcia.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 7:32 PM
For those in or near Oxford on 14 February, there are just a few spaces left for the
#philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
#philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
Very saddened by the death of Deborah Cameron this week—a brilliant linguist, feminist, and colleague, who shone bright light on language and gender in society.
Here she is talking about why people are interested in linguistic differences between men and women:
englishandmedia.co.uk/videos/colle...
Here she is talking about why people are interested in linguistic differences between men and women:
englishandmedia.co.uk/videos/colle...
Professor Deborah Cameron on Language and Gender
Professor Deborah Cameron discusses Language and Gender.
englishandmedia.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Very saddened by the death of Deborah Cameron this week—a brilliant linguist, feminist, and colleague, who shone bright light on language and gender in society.
Here she is talking about why people are interested in linguistic differences between men and women:
englishandmedia.co.uk/videos/colle...
Here she is talking about why people are interested in linguistic differences between men and women:
englishandmedia.co.uk/videos/colle...
It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the USA, so here's his handwritten index card on existentialism and a little thread on why Dr. King thought Jean-Paul Sartre was wrong about freedom. 1/ ⬇️
January 19, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the USA, so here's his handwritten index card on existentialism and a little thread on why Dr. King thought Jean-Paul Sartre was wrong about freedom. 1/ ⬇️
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Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
Just got this still from a documentary shoot yesterday and my first thought was: #philosophyhands
January 15, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Just got this still from a documentary shoot yesterday and my first thought was: #philosophyhands
CFA for work on Beauvoir, Fanon, Sartre
UK Sartre Society conference 2026
Maison Française d'Oxford :: 1 – 2 July
Keynote Speakers ––
Jane Hiddleston (Oxford)
Marguerite La Caze (Queensland)
Mark Wrathall (Oxford)
:: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ::
:: deadline: 31 January ::
Full details:
mailchi.mp/3907c01fb30b...
Maison Française d'Oxford :: 1 – 2 July
Keynote Speakers ––
Jane Hiddleston (Oxford)
Marguerite La Caze (Queensland)
Mark Wrathall (Oxford)
:: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ::
:: deadline: 31 January ::
Full details:
mailchi.mp/3907c01fb30b...
January 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
CFA for work on Beauvoir, Fanon, Sartre
“Embodied liberated female sexuality”?
This mentions Beauvoir’s “analysis” of Bardot, but not its claim that she
was “an export product as important as Renault automobiles”, “a resolutely modern version of ‘the eternal feminine’”—the old myth of Woman that keeps growing new heads, like the Hydra.
This mentions Beauvoir’s “analysis” of Bardot, but not its claim that she
was “an export product as important as Renault automobiles”, “a resolutely modern version of ‘the eternal feminine’”—the old myth of Woman that keeps growing new heads, like the Hydra.
Brigitte Bardot, actor, muse and prototype of liberated female sexuality, dies at 91
Brigitte Bardot, France's prototype of liberated female sexuality, dies
Brigitte Bardot, known for her reckless love affairs with men and women, quit acting at 39, devoted herself to animal rights activism and lived out her life in near seclusion. She died at 91.
www.latimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“Embodied liberated female sexuality”?
This mentions Beauvoir’s “analysis” of Bardot, but not its claim that she
was “an export product as important as Renault automobiles”, “a resolutely modern version of ‘the eternal feminine’”—the old myth of Woman that keeps growing new heads, like the Hydra.
This mentions Beauvoir’s “analysis” of Bardot, but not its claim that she
was “an export product as important as Renault automobiles”, “a resolutely modern version of ‘the eternal feminine’”—the old myth of Woman that keeps growing new heads, like the Hydra.
Merry Christmas to all who are looking forward to sitting down with new books (and to everyone else too)!
December 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Merry Christmas to all who are looking forward to sitting down with new books (and to everyone else too)!
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Save the date (25 March 2026) for a workshop at Warwick on 'When knowledge isn't power', with an amazing line of speakers: Heather Widdows, Fiona MacCallum @fimaccallum.bsky.social, Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social, and Quassim Cassam.
WMA Workshop: 'When knowledge isn't power'.
This is a warm invitation to a mini-workshop on 'When knowledge isn't power' in Philosophy Fortnight.
Hosted by The Warwick Mind and Action Research Centre (WMA) and Funded by Leverhulme Trust.
Organi...
philevents.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Save the date (25 March 2026) for a workshop at Warwick on 'When knowledge isn't power', with an amazing line of speakers: Heather Widdows, Fiona MacCallum @fimaccallum.bsky.social, Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social, and Quassim Cassam.
“Tell all the truth but tell it slant —
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise”
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise”
December 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“Tell all the truth but tell it slant —
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise”
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise”
Cyclist in streetlight, Saint Sulpice
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Cyclist in streetlight, Saint Sulpice
This week I hosted some wonderful scholars for an interdisciplinary workshop on r*pe in law and culture. Thanks to @manongarcia.bsky.social @veragraf.bsky.social @claremcglynn.bsky.social and all the participants for making it such an enriching and encouraging exchange.
November 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This week I hosted some wonderful scholars for an interdisciplinary workshop on r*pe in law and culture. Thanks to @manongarcia.bsky.social @veragraf.bsky.social @claremcglynn.bsky.social and all the participants for making it such an enriching and encouraging exchange.
Last leaves in first light
November 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Last leaves in first light
“When faced with greed, envy, calumny, perfidy, or lies, people […] say indulgently, ‘That's human!’ With an excuse like that, they clearly show that they are renouncing any expectations of generosity or greatness from man.”
—Simone de Beauvoir
In this new 🐧 📕 ed. @jonathanwebber.bsky.social 👏 👇
—Simone de Beauvoir
In this new 🐧 📕 ed. @jonathanwebber.bsky.social 👏 👇
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“When faced with greed, envy, calumny, perfidy, or lies, people […] say indulgently, ‘That's human!’ With an excuse like that, they clearly show that they are renouncing any expectations of generosity or greatness from man.”
—Simone de Beauvoir
In this new 🐧 📕 ed. @jonathanwebber.bsky.social 👏 👇
—Simone de Beauvoir
In this new 🐧 📕 ed. @jonathanwebber.bsky.social 👏 👇
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Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
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Disturbing analysis from SkyNews on how X is strongly biased in favour of rightwing content, and also in favour of posts with extremist statements. Musk bought X to have political influence - the obvious explanation, but now we get some of the data to support it.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
The X Effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right
For nine months, Sky News' Data and Forensics team has been investigating whether X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content. It does.
news.sky.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Disturbing analysis from SkyNews on how X is strongly biased in favour of rightwing content, and also in favour of posts with extremist statements. Musk bought X to have political influence - the obvious explanation, but now we get some of the data to support it.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Just one of those emails would bring down any politician in any democratic country.
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Just one of those emails would bring down any politician in any democratic country.
“The real conspiracy theory around Trump and Epstein is that multiple apparently unconnected women lied, and continue to lie, about Trump’s behavior. This with nothing to gain, and much to lose, by speaking out about his misdeeds.”
I love seeing a shred of accountability for Trump as much as anyone, but it's pretty striking that most people are prepared to believe a man who's a convicted serial rapist-sex trafficker and NOT ALL THESE WOMEN katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein
It’s not what you think it is.
katemanne.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
“The real conspiracy theory around Trump and Epstein is that multiple apparently unconnected women lied, and continue to lie, about Trump’s behavior. This with nothing to gain, and much to lose, by speaking out about his misdeeds.”
Luminous limestone
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Luminous limestone
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Upcoming Philosophy in the Bookshop dates with @philosophybites.bsky.social (and guest chaired by Mette Hoeg and @philosofemme.bsky.social )
Featuring @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social Clare Carlisle @manongarcia.bsky.social and @anthonygottlieb.bsky.social
Book now @blackwells.bsky.social
Featuring @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social Clare Carlisle @manongarcia.bsky.social and @anthonygottlieb.bsky.social
Book now @blackwells.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Upcoming Philosophy in the Bookshop dates with @philosophybites.bsky.social (and guest chaired by Mette Hoeg and @philosofemme.bsky.social )
Featuring @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social Clare Carlisle @manongarcia.bsky.social and @anthonygottlieb.bsky.social
Book now @blackwells.bsky.social
Featuring @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social Clare Carlisle @manongarcia.bsky.social and @anthonygottlieb.bsky.social
Book now @blackwells.bsky.social
Out this month (for those of you interested in Kierkegaard and French philosophy)
TOC below 👇
TOC below 👇
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Out this month (for those of you interested in Kierkegaard and French philosophy)
TOC below 👇
TOC below 👇
“France joins a number of countries that had updated their rape laws in light of the #MeToo movement in 2016, according to a 2024 study of rape laws in Europe. Since 2016, at least a dozen OECD member countries […] adopted consent-based rape laws.”
time.com/7330026/gise...
time.com/7330026/gise...
France Just Updated Its Rape Law to Center Consent
France is the latest country to change its criminal code to a consent-based definition of rape, but other developed countries still haven’t.
time.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
“France joins a number of countries that had updated their rape laws in light of the #MeToo movement in 2016, according to a 2024 study of rape laws in Europe. Since 2016, at least a dozen OECD member countries […] adopted consent-based rape laws.”
time.com/7330026/gise...
time.com/7330026/gise...