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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 16d

This just in

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Athene Donald @athenedonald.bsky.social · 23d

Looking forward to participating in this conversation about the role of women in science and philosophy, past and present, on October 27th with @cescapeacock.bsky.social and @jennmpark.bsky.social #womeninSTEM www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/on-th...

On the Marginalisation of Women in Philosophy and Science

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 23d

Sign up for an event I'm chairing with The Philosopher, On the Marginalisation of Women in Philosophy and Science, here:

www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/on-th...

Speakers include Dame Athene Donald, Francesca Peacock, and Jennifer Park.

On the Marginalisation of Women in Philosophy and Science

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Sep 8

Some thoughts on how women in philosophy are institutionally memorialised

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No blue plaque for Stebbing — some thoughts on legacies and memorials

I recently had a proposal for a blue plaque for Susan Stebbing turned down. I suggested it should be placed on the house in Belsize Park…

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Ellie Robson @philosophellie.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy to have had ✨final acceptance ✨ at the Journal of the History of Philosophy (JHP) for the first paper on Susan Stebbing’s Ethics! 😃

Co-authored with @peterwest23.bsky.social

We worked so hard on this & I can’t wait to see Stebbing on the pages of JHP

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Ellie Robson & Peter West, Susan Stebbing on Moral Philosophy and Ways of Living - PhilPapers

The aim of this paper is to provide an exposition of Susan Stebbing’s moral philosophy. Stebbing is increasingly recognized as a key figure in early analytic philosophy. However, there is no ...

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Sep 1

The findings of my first foray into digital humanities are available here:

www.wwp.northeastern.edu/lab/sciences...

These visualisations represent the findings of analysis of Margaret Cavendish's intellectual network and connection to founding members of the Royal Society

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Network Analysis and Simulations: Six Degrees of Francis Bacon

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Aug 18

Call for papers for a conference I'm hosting in London in May 2026 - Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy:

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Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy

Call for Papers: Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy   Dates: May 28-29th 2026 Location: Northeastern University London (Devon House, 58 St Katherine’s Way, London) Organiser: Pe...

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Jun 2

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Jun 2

Upcoming workshop on Susan Stebbing and Mary Midgley: ianjameskidd.weebly.com/midgley-steb...

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Midgley, Stebbing, and the History of Philosophy

A workshop devoted to the work of Susan Stebbing (1885-1943) and Mary Midgley (1919-2018) and their place in and relation to the history of philosophy. When : 17th July 2025 Where : Monica...

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · May 22

...and we're running a workshop on 20th Century Women Philosophers and Aristotelianism next week

maritain.nd.edu/events/2025/...

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · May 19

The view from the Hesburgh Library at the University of Notre Dame, where @philosophellie.bsky.social and I are spending the next few weeks as Summer Fellows at the History of Philosophy Forum

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · May 9

My paper 'The philosopher versus the physicist: Eddington's rejoinder' has just been published with the BJHP (@thebshp.bsky.social):

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The philosopher versus the physicist: Eddington’s rejoinder to Stebbing

A number of recent papers or monographs have examined Susan Stebbing's criticisms of Arthur Eddington's scientific-philosophical writing. These papers focus on Stebbing's critique of Eddington's at...

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Apr 16

love this Beth!

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Ellie Robson @philosophellie.bsky.social · Apr 16

Reaching the final weeks of editing a 10 chapter collected volume for Palgrave MacMillan - ‘Midgley on Moral Philosophy and Ethics’ 🤯

Which means rereading 10 amazing chapters featuring Midgley on: wickedness, naturalism, Gaia, myopia, environments, the self

Authors below!

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · Apr 10

Kurt Vonnegut man

Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope:
"Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man.
You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet?
And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope.
I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by.
And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is — we're here on Earth to fart around
And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around.
And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Mar 20

I’m afraid I know nothing! But a quick google suggests she’s very interesting! @schuringa.bsky.social have you heard of Clarke?

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Mar 14

Matyas Moravec on the profound influence of psychical research on 20th Century British philosophy: aeon.co/essays/when-...

When psychical research and analytic philosophy shared Cambridge | Aeon Essays

Cambridge, home of analytic philosophy, was also a hotbed of psychical research. How did this spooky subject take root?

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Mar 11

Our first Annual Lecture in Culture and Technology will take place on Friday, with our inaugural speaker Mazviita Chirimuuta speaking on 'Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism'.

Please sign up to attend on Friday:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-annual...

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The Annual Lectures in Culture and Technology

Explore philosophical topics at the intersection of humanities, natural and social sciences, technology and social discourse at NU London.

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Feb 24

Mazviita’s lecture is titled ‘Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism’ and will no doubt be excellent

Register here! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-annual...

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Ellie Robson @philosophellie.bsky.social · Feb 21

Our ‘Mary Midgley Masterclass’ with the next generation of (women) in parenthesis students at Durham University 🔥

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Feb 19

Can't wait @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social

Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · Feb 19

On behalf of APT (Association of Philosophy Teachers)
On Monday March 10th 6-7pm we will be welcoming Dr Peter West from Northeastern University & Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh from the University of Winchester talking to the APT.
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Feb 19

I'm going up to Durham this week to give a Midgley 'masterclass' with @philosophellie.bsky.social - we will be discussing Rings and Books, Philosophical Plumbing, and all the other Midgley content we can squeeze into an hour

Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Feb 11

Mary Midgley and @philosophellie.bsky.social in Aeon!

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For Mary Midgley, philosophy must be entangled in daily life | Aeon Essays

For Mary Midgley, the Western philosophical tradition is shaped by the fact that its greatest practitioners were bachelors

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Feb 19

Midgley!

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Feb 3

Really pleased to announce that the inaugural Annual Lecture in Culture and Technology at Northeastern University London will be delivered by Mazviita Chirimuuta (Edinburgh).

More info & register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-annual...

@schoolofppls.bsky.social
#philosophy #philsky

The Annual Lectures in Culture and Technology

Explore philosophical topics at the intersection of humanities, natural and social sciences, technology and social discourse at NU London.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · Feb 11

Mary Midgley and @philosophellie.bsky.social in Aeon!

aeon.co/essays/for-m...

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#philosophy #philsky

For Mary Midgley, philosophy must be entangled in daily life | Aeon Essays

For Mary Midgley, the Western philosophical tradition is shaped by the fact that its greatest practitioners were bachelors

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