UCD School of Philosophy
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The largest teaching and research centre for philosophy in Ireland. Ranked in the Top 100 QS World University Rankings and No. 1 in Ireland. Part of @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social at @ucddublin.bsky.social. #UCD #IrishResearch https://www.ucd.ie/philosophy
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Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
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We launched the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law’s first Annual Social Sciences Lecture this week, marking our 10-year anniversary and welcoming Professor Wayne Holmes for a thought-provoking talk on AI in education.
Read more: bit.ly/4rsEIfw
Read more: bit.ly/4rsEIfw
November 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We launched the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law’s first Annual Social Sciences Lecture this week, marking our 10-year anniversary and welcoming Professor Wayne Holmes for a thought-provoking talk on AI in education.
Read more: bit.ly/4rsEIfw
Read more: bit.ly/4rsEIfw
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Looking forward to being on today's panel on AI end Education with @wayne-holmes.bsky.social (UCL) and my UCD colleagues Rachel Farrell and Benjamin Cowan
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Looking forward to being on today's panel on AI end Education with @wayne-holmes.bsky.social (UCL) and my UCD colleagues Rachel Farrell and Benjamin Cowan
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Interested in women’s contributions to Scottish philosophy? Check out this paper on Catharine Trotter Cockburn and Anne Hepburn Arbuthnot, by Ruth Boeker and Evie Filea, published in Intellectual History Review:
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#ScottishPhilosophy #WomenPhilosophers #ERCResearch #PhilSky
doi.org/10.1080/1749...
#ScottishPhilosophy #WomenPhilosophers #ERCResearch #PhilSky
Catharine Trotter Cockburn’s and Anne Hepburn Arbuthnot’s contributions to Scottish philosophy
The aims of this paper are twofold. First, we draw attention to the contributions that Catharine Trotter Cockburn and her niece Anne Hepburn Arbuthnot made to Scottish Enlightenment philosophy and ...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Interested in women’s contributions to Scottish philosophy? Check out this paper on Catharine Trotter Cockburn and Anne Hepburn Arbuthnot, by Ruth Boeker and Evie Filea, published in Intellectual History Review:
doi.org/10.1080/1749...
#ScottishPhilosophy #WomenPhilosophers #ERCResearch #PhilSky
doi.org/10.1080/1749...
#ScottishPhilosophy #WomenPhilosophers #ERCResearch #PhilSky
Congratulations to Ruth Boeker and Evie Filea on the publication of their paper ‘Catharine Trotter Cockburn’s and Anne Hepburn Arbuthnot’s contributions to Scottish philosophy’, which has just appeared in Intellectual History Review! doi.org/10.1080/1749... philpapers.org/rec/BOECTC-3 #PhilSky
Catharine Trotter Cockburn’s and Anne Hepburn Arbuthnot’s contributions to Scottish philosophy
The aims of this paper are twofold. First, we draw attention to the contributions that Catharine Trotter Cockburn and her niece Anne Hepburn Arbuthnot made to Scottish Enlightenment philosophy and ...
doi.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Congratulations to Ruth Boeker and Evie Filea on the publication of their paper ‘Catharine Trotter Cockburn’s and Anne Hepburn Arbuthnot’s contributions to Scottish philosophy’, which has just appeared in Intellectual History Review! doi.org/10.1080/1749... philpapers.org/rec/BOECTC-3 #PhilSky
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Welcome to the Bluesky account of the ERC BMoral Project! We’ll share project updates, news, and events here. Thanks for following. #ERCResearch #UCD #HistoryofPhilosophy #PhilSky
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account of the ERC BMoral Project! We’ll share project updates, news, and events here. Thanks for following. #ERCResearch #UCD #HistoryofPhilosophy #PhilSky
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Bígí linn amárach ar champas UCD Belfield, beidh deis buaileadh le mjc léinn Theach na Gaeilge ó gach dámh de chuid na hollscoile.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Bígí linn amárach ar champas UCD Belfield, beidh deis buaileadh le mjc léinn Theach na Gaeilge ó gach dámh de chuid na hollscoile.
@ucdphilosophy.bsky.social @ucdlibrary.bsky.social @ucdglobal.bsky.social @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social @ucdschoolofmusic.bsky.social @ucdscoilglcb.bsky.social
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UCD Open Day is in full swing!
Meet the Social Sciences and Law team in the Newman Building and O’Reilly Hall, join talks and workshops, and chat with our students and staff.
Our ambassadors are here to help, take a campus tour and picture your future at UCD! 💬✨
Meet the Social Sciences and Law team in the Newman Building and O’Reilly Hall, join talks and workshops, and chat with our students and staff.
Our ambassadors are here to help, take a campus tour and picture your future at UCD! 💬✨
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
UCD Open Day is in full swing!
Meet the Social Sciences and Law team in the Newman Building and O’Reilly Hall, join talks and workshops, and chat with our students and staff.
Our ambassadors are here to help, take a campus tour and picture your future at UCD! 💬✨
Meet the Social Sciences and Law team in the Newman Building and O’Reilly Hall, join talks and workshops, and chat with our students and staff.
Our ambassadors are here to help, take a campus tour and picture your future at UCD! 💬✨
Congratulations to Dr Anh-Quân Nguyen (UCD School of Philosophy), named a winner of the Oxford University Press First Book Prize 2025 for It’s Okay to Despair about Climate Change.
His work explores “militant pessimism” as a radical response to climate crisis.
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His work explores “militant pessimism” as a radical response to climate crisis.
www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...
UCD researcher Anh-Quân Nguyen awarded First Book Prize by Oxford University Press
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October 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Congratulations to our PhD student, Philipp Wagenhals, on the publication of his review of Bart Nooteboom’s _Process Philosophy: A Synthesis_ in the International Journal for Philosophical Studies (@ijps.bsky.social). #PhilPublication #PhilReview #IJPS
October 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Congratulations to our PhD student, Philipp Wagenhals, on the publication of his review of Bart Nooteboom’s _Process Philosophy: A Synthesis_ in the International Journal for Philosophical Studies (@ijps.bsky.social). #PhilPublication #PhilReview #IJPS
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Our College Principal, Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social, shares what makes UCD College of Social Sciences and Law a unique and inspiring place to study and work, where world-class academics and diverse students explore human behaviour, society, and the systems that shape our world.
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Our College Principal, Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social, shares what makes UCD College of Social Sciences and Law a unique and inspiring place to study and work, where world-class academics and diverse students explore human behaviour, society, and the systems that shape our world.
Associate Professor Yann Allard-Tremblay of McGill University will give a talk on ‘A Great Ox Stands in Your Mind: Decolonial Caution about Epistemic Reparations and the Right to be Known’ on 9 October, 3:15–5:00pm in Newman Building Room D520. All welcome! www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...
Invited Speaker Series: Yann Allard-Tremblay
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October 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Associate Professor Yann Allard-Tremblay of McGill University will give a talk on ‘A Great Ox Stands in Your Mind: Decolonial Caution about Epistemic Reparations and the Right to be Known’ on 9 October, 3:15–5:00pm in Newman Building Room D520. All welcome! www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...
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✨ We’re pleased to welcome Professor Thomas Kroedel from @uni-hamburg.de to the Department later today for this week’s Philosophy Colloquium. He’ll be speaking on 'Causal Complications for Explainable AI'. #philosophy #philsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
✨ We’re pleased to welcome Professor Thomas Kroedel from @uni-hamburg.de to the Department later today for this week’s Philosophy Colloquium. He’ll be speaking on 'Causal Complications for Explainable AI'. #philosophy #philsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
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“[E]mpirical facts indicate that not error but truth is the exception, the thing to be accounted for, and that the attainment of truth is the outcome of the development of complex and elaborate methods of... (1/3)
October 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“[E]mpirical facts indicate that not error but truth is the exception, the thing to be accounted for, and that the attainment of truth is the outcome of the development of complex and elaborate methods of... (1/3)
Today at 4:30pm in Lecture Theatre O on the Ground Floor of the Newman Building, UCD Belfield!
If you're not outraged about #AI, you're not paying attention: #Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism. Book tickets for this free public lecture by Professor Alice Crary at University College Dublin:
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October 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Today at 4:30pm in Lecture Theatre O on the Ground Floor of the Newman Building, UCD Belfield!
Congratulations to our Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Christian Henkel on the publication of his article on ‘The Need for Reform of #Metaphysics in Early Modern Germany and the Impact of Scientific Societies’ in Perspectives on Science. #PhilPublication #EarlyModernPhilosophy direct.mit.edu/posc/article...
The Need for Reform of Metaphysics in Early Modern Germany and the Impact of the Scientific Societies
Abstract. In the preface to the second edition of the Critique of Pure Reason (1787), Immanuel Kant famously diagnoses the poor condition of metaphysics at the time. While other disciplines, such as l...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Congratulations to our Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Christian Henkel on the publication of his article on ‘The Need for Reform of #Metaphysics in Early Modern Germany and the Impact of Scientific Societies’ in Perspectives on Science. #PhilPublication #EarlyModernPhilosophy direct.mit.edu/posc/article...
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It is 80 years since Beauvoir and Sartre gave the word 'existentialism' a definition ...
... in a campaign of publications and events that Beauvoir later called 'the existentialist offensive'.
To celebrate, this feed will mark each key moment (including political events) for the next three months.
... in a campaign of publications and events that Beauvoir later called 'the existentialist offensive'.
To celebrate, this feed will mark each key moment (including political events) for the next three months.
September 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It is 80 years since Beauvoir and Sartre gave the word 'existentialism' a definition ...
... in a campaign of publications and events that Beauvoir later called 'the existentialist offensive'.
To celebrate, this feed will mark each key moment (including political events) for the next three months.
... in a campaign of publications and events that Beauvoir later called 'the existentialist offensive'.
To celebrate, this feed will mark each key moment (including political events) for the next three months.
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Help shape the future of UCD Digital Library by taking our 10-minute survey.
We are embarking on an important digital transformation programme to improve services & enhance the user experience, & this includes the replacement of the Digital Library. Have your say!🙏
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We are embarking on an important digital transformation programme to improve services & enhance the user experience, & this includes the replacement of the Digital Library. Have your say!🙏
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September 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Help shape the future of UCD Digital Library by taking our 10-minute survey.
We are embarking on an important digital transformation programme to improve services & enhance the user experience, & this includes the replacement of the Digital Library. Have your say!🙏
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We are embarking on an important digital transformation programme to improve services & enhance the user experience, & this includes the replacement of the Digital Library. Have your say!🙏
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We’re excited to host the Royal Institute of #Philosophy and UCD School of Philosophy Annual Public Lecture where Professor Alice Crary will give a talk entitled ‘If you’re not outraged about #AI, you’re not paying attention: Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism’. Further details below. #PhilSky
If you're not outraged about #AI, you're not paying attention: #Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism. Book tickets for this free public lecture by Professor Alice Crary at University College Dublin:
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September 30, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We’re excited to host the Royal Institute of #Philosophy and UCD School of Philosophy Annual Public Lecture where Professor Alice Crary will give a talk entitled ‘If you’re not outraged about #AI, you’re not paying attention: Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism’. Further details below. #PhilSky
A huge welcome to our newest colleague, Assistant Professor Elena Gordon! Dr Gordon works on early modern conceptions of social cognition and childhood development. Find out more about her teaching and research at elenakgordon.wixsite.com/elena-gordon.
September 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A huge welcome to our newest colleague, Assistant Professor Elena Gordon! Dr Gordon works on early modern conceptions of social cognition and childhood development. Find out more about her teaching and research at elenakgordon.wixsite.com/elena-gordon.
Many thanks to @thebusyowl.bsky.social for her wonderful Centre for Ethics in Public Life (CEPL) Annual Lecture yesterday, and to everyone who attended and participated in the discussion. A recording of the lecture will be posted online soon.
September 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Many thanks to @thebusyowl.bsky.social for her wonderful Centre for Ethics in Public Life (CEPL) Annual Lecture yesterday, and to everyone who attended and participated in the discussion. A recording of the lecture will be posted online soon.
Today, Professor Wouter Goris from the University of Bonn will deliver the second of this year’s #EriugenaLectures on ‘Unitive Containment: The Parisian Lectures of Duns Scotus’, 4–6pm at Maynooth University. Further details linked below. #MedievalPhilosophy #DunsScotus #PhilEvent #PhilSky
We have lots of #philosophy events coming up over the next few weeks, starting with the inaugural Eriugena Annual Lecture Series, where Professor Wouter Goris will give three lectures on Duns Scotus, Hegel and Avicenna on 23, 25 (Maynooth) & 26 September. Further details: www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...
Eriugena Lectures
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September 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Today, Professor Wouter Goris from the University of Bonn will deliver the second of this year’s #EriugenaLectures on ‘Unitive Containment: The Parisian Lectures of Duns Scotus’, 4–6pm at Maynooth University. Further details linked below. #MedievalPhilosophy #DunsScotus #PhilEvent #PhilSky
Today! #philosophy #PhilEvent
This is followed by the #UCD Centre for Ethics in Public Life (CEPL) Annual Public Lecture by Professor Şerife Tekin (SUNY) ‘Bridging Science and Testimony: The Multitudinous Self Model for a Humanist Psychiatry’ at 5pm, 24 September 2025. To register, go to: www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-multit...
The Multitudinous Self Model for a Humanist Psychiatry
This talk examines how first-person reports can be integrated into research and clinical treatment in psychiatry.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Today! #philosophy #PhilEvent
We have lots of #philosophy events coming up over the next few weeks, starting with the inaugural Eriugena Annual Lecture Series, where Professor Wouter Goris will give three lectures on Duns Scotus, Hegel and Avicenna on 23, 25 (Maynooth) & 26 September. Further details: www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...
Eriugena Lectures
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September 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We have lots of #philosophy events coming up over the next few weeks, starting with the inaugural Eriugena Annual Lecture Series, where Professor Wouter Goris will give three lectures on Duns Scotus, Hegel and Avicenna on 23, 25 (Maynooth) & 26 September. Further details: www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...
Applications are still open for an ERC-funded Research Associate position in the History of Philosophy at #UCD School of #Philosophy. Closing date: midday (Irish time), Monday 15 September. #PhilJobs #EarlyModernPhilosophy #MoralPhilosophy #BMoral
Applications are invited for the post of temporary 48-month Postdoctoral Research Associate within #UCD School of #Philosophy. Further details, along with a link to apply, may be found at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n.... #PhilJobs #PhilSky #MoralPhilosophy #HistoryOfPhilosophy #BMoral #IrishResearch
ERC Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Philosophy
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September 12, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Applications are still open for an ERC-funded Research Associate position in the History of Philosophy at #UCD School of #Philosophy. Closing date: midday (Irish time), Monday 15 September. #PhilJobs #EarlyModernPhilosophy #MoralPhilosophy #BMoral