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Laura D'Olimpio @lauradol4.bsky.social · 4d

Exciting news! Our textbook, Philosophy of Education, has been published with Palgrave!!

This is a contemporary, up-to-date, not old, male & stale introduction to our field.

Please spread the word & order the book for your library!
#philsky #academicsky

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Philosophy of Education

This textbook provides an introductory account of the philosophy of education, focussing on the questions raised by educational policy and practice.

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 6d

Very happy day! Ellie Palafox-Harris passed her viva with no corrections! She wrote a great thesis on #epistemicinjustice and delusions #philsky Proud supervisors @emas-b.bsky.social and I are delighted 😀 Here is an open access paper by Ellie: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Resisting Perceptions of Patient Untrustworthiness

A beneficial therapeutic relationship between a patient and their clinician requires mutual trust. In order to effectively treat someone, a clinician has to trust the patient’s reports of their symptoms, relevant experiences, medical history, and so on. Many...

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · 7d

🚨Flash Sale! 📚

From now through October 3, you can buy select Palgrave books at a 50% discount, using code 50FLSH at checkout.

link.springer.com/shop/flashsa...

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · 8d

Very please to announce the publication of "The Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion," edited by Melissa M. Wilcox

Check it out here:
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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · 9d

Just Published!

“Peter G. Kirchschlaeger...examines the disruptive impact of ‘artificial intelligence’ on human labour and offers a thought-provoking framework for society on how to embrace the opportunities of innovation while addressing its ethical challenges."
More here: bit.ly/4nof9tp
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The Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · Sep 5

What's the moral difference between eating meat and eating people? In this paper from 1978, Cora Diamond explores the issues. As one of the 100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking, we've made it available to download for free (click Save PDF): www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#philosophy #ethics

100 papers that shaped our thinking: Eating meat and eating people. The Royal Institute of Philosophy: celebrating 100 years, 1925-2025. royalinstitutephilosophy.org

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Aug 15

Just published!

This book engages with AI-driven digitalisation to examine the transformation of human nature, society, the state, and governance through philosophical perspectives.

More here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Aug 13

Penny is assisting me with emails today, everyone tell her she is doing a great job (or else!! 👊)

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Aug 11

Ted Chiang is one of the most insightful science fiction writers of our time.

This volume, which includes a foreword by Chiang and twenty-one short essays by philosophers, analyzes the philosophical significance of Chiang’s popular science fiction.

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Aug 6

We're having a book sale!

From now through August 21, get 25% off sitewide (on Palgrave and Springer books) using code SNB2S25 at checkout.

link.springer.com/shop/back2sc...

#PhilSky #AcademicSky

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Iris Murdoch @irismurdoch.bsky.social · Aug 5

The new book has arrived! Very pleased to add this to the 'Iris Murdoch Today' collection from @springernature.com, all eight of which were published in the past three years.

Full details here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Marsh Naylor @marshnaylor.net · Jul 29

#academicsky #philsky #edusky

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨Just published! 📚

This volume, by Brian Besong, explores the major moral theories and their distinctive approaches and controversial implications regarding sex.

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Jul 29

Now available! This Handbook, edited by B. Kyle Keltz, brings together experts from across philosophy, theology, and ethics to expand the conversation on animal suffering.

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Springer Nature @springernature.com · Jul 23

With the EU Accessibility Act, accessibility requirements are becoming more clearly defined. In this #BooksInspired chapter, we spotlight reads exploring disability, inclusion, and accessible design. These books offer powerful insights into building a more inclusive world.
#Accessibility #BookSky 📚💙

A collage of six images, each featuring a smartphone displaying different book covers related to accessibility and inclusion. The topics shown on the phones are:

"Practical Web Accessibility" over an ocean background.

"The Role That Assistance Dogs Play in Supporting People with Disabilities " with a guide dog in the background.

"The Future of Inclusive Education" with colorful wooden figures.

"Inclusion and Belonging in Cities of Tomorrow" over a futuristic cityscape.

"Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Crises” with rubble from a disaster site.

" The Government of Disability in Dystopian Children’s Texts " with a person holding the wheel of a wheelchair.

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Jul 16

Now available! This new book, by Danny Forde, provides a phenomenological examination of the psychedelic experience.

Read more here:

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#PhilSky #PalgraveMacmillan

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Jul 15

Walter Benjamin was born on this day in 1892!

Perhaps to celebrate, you'd be interested in checking out the Palgrave Walter Benjamin Handbook? 😉

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The Palgrave Walter Benjamin Handbook

This Handbook provides students and scholars with a comprehensive guide to Walter Benjamin’s work, life, and thought.

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Jul 1

🚨Flash Sale alert!🚨

Get 50% off Palgrave/Springer Nature books and e-books sitewide using code FLSH50, today through July 4 📚
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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Jul 1

Penny is a very good assistant with many opinions about your philosophy proposals 😉

Springer Nature @springernature.com · Jul 1

From Chief Editor of Nature Cuteness to Nap Quality Control Officer.
To give our colleagues a break to celebrate #SpringerNature10, we put the #PetsOfSN to work across our teams. All dogs, cats & bunnies were of course generously paid in tasty treats, belly rubs & cuddles.
#PetsOfSN10 🐶 🐱 🐰

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Jun 26

"This book breaks new philosophical and practical ground, exploring the relationship between conservation biology and wildlife rehabilitation...DeVaney points toward a more holistic and forward-looking conservation paradigm."

More here: bit.ly/3G07oJY

#PhilSky

Animal Conservation Ethics and the Population Problem

In this book, Leif DeVaney brings the traditional philosophical branches of metaphysics and ethics to bear on conservation biology

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Jun 24

"A worthwhile volume for devoted fans of Chiang’s work... 'The Philosophy of Ted Chiang' does some justice to the wonderful stories of one of our greatest living explorers of the human condition."

Thank you @sfiscience.bsky.social for this review!
Read the full review here: bit.ly/45WcfGH
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Book review: The Philosophy of Ted Chiang

A new edited volume published this past April explores SFI Miller Scholar Ted Chiang’s science fiction through a philosophical lens. The book is a rare addition to the subgenre, writes SFI ...

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Jun 23

Just published!

This book, by Edward H. Spence, offers an innovative approach to evaluating information and knowledge and its relation to the good life, in the Age of Autonomous Intelligent Machines, through the concept of Wisdom.

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#PhilSky #PalgraveMacmillan

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Jun 17

Very happy to announce the publication of a new Palgrave #OpenAccess book!

"Yoga and Animal Ethics" offers a comprehensive understanding of yoga theory and practice as it bears on several dimensions of animal-related ethical reflection and action.

Download a FREE ebook:
bit.ly/3HYUcW1

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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Jun 13

Professor Lovering also recently edited our "Palgrave Handbook of Philosophy and Psychoactive Drug Use," which you can check out here:
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Amy @amyinvernizzi.bsky.social · Jun 13

“Rob Lovering provides an extraordinarily comprehensive and detailed defense of the claim that recreational drug use is morally permissible. After reading this book, few will be able to disagree.” -Peter de Marneffe, Arizona State University

Moreh here:
bit.ly/45RqFYj

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