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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 16d

Just had a great start to our fortnightly pol-philosophy talk-and-bake sessions, with excellent @alixdietzel.bsky.social kicking us off talking about the right (& wrong) kinds of love in teaching. Packed room, lots of questions, and lots of love. @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social @wiglet1981.bsky.social

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 21d

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???

This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 20d

since I'm doing more stuff, i recently started a weekly(ish) newsletter with whatever articles, podcasts, appearances & some further thoughts on them

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates

Email Updates

Sign up to get my weekly email newsletter

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com

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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · 20d

The first week of term

a cartoon character without a face is floating in the water .

ALT: a cartoon character without a face is floating in the water .

media.tenor.com

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 21d

the UK's new anti-trans rules are indefensible & will make global fascism stronger

my latest with @liberalcurrents.com

www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...

Britain’s Bathroom Ban

The UK has gone from a bathroom ban being unthinkable to a Labour government implementing one without a vote

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · 20d

and she's gone

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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · 21d

If this is a real person, then it's also very funny to say that someone's work on women in philosophy is superficial over and over again and then just quote your favourite man

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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · 21d

... I think an Orod Bozorg bot has a problem with my work

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A Critique of Rebecca Buxton’s Work — From the Perspective of Orodism

A Critique of Rebecca Buxtons Work From the Perspective of Orodism Author: Liam Murphy From the forum The Philosophical School of Orodism I appreciate Rebe

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 27d

🥳 Congratulations to Dr @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social (Philosophy) & Dr @helenfewlass.bsky.social (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) who have received highly prestigious ERC Starting Grants!

Read more about Project LEAD led by Rebecca & Project ARRIVAL led by Helen 👇

www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

September: erc-grants | News and features | University of Bristol

www.bristol.ac.uk

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Journal of Applied Philosophy @the-joap.bsky.social · 27d

Welcome to @chongminglim.bsky.social JOAP's new Book Reviews Editor. CM is interested in submissions up to 3,000 words that advance a substantial argument through critical engagement with a book.

Details: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
#Philsky #philosophy #BookReviews #PhilosophyBooks

Journal of Applied Philosophy Book Reviews Guidelines

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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · 27d

Already attempted! I've claimed the panel and suggested the change, so who knows when it might kick in

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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · 27d

EXACTLY

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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · 27d

This is specifically a "problem" when I send mass emails to a large group of new students (as I've just done) and I know that some of them are googling me and seeing this picture...

Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · Sep 7

I still don't know how to change the fact that when you Google me, you get this picture that we took for The Philosopher Queens publicity as a joke.

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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · 27d

thank you!

Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · 27d

www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/se... Bristol academics land prestigious European Research Council grants totalling €10 million 👀

September: erc-grants | News and features | University of Bristol

www.bristol.ac.uk

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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 27d

It might not make you all quite as jubilant, but this news made my heart jump this week: in April 2026 Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex will be published in the prestigious Bibliothèque de la Pléiade collection—a significant recognition of the work & of feminist philosophy in the cultural canon!

Black and white 1930s photo of three women in joyful motion: one cartwheeling and two jumping with their arms uplifted, all in flowing skirts.

(Hannes Kilian, ‘Springende Mädchen auf einer Frühlingswiese’, 1938)

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Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social · 29d

Two-year postdoc position at Bristol on the Leverhulme-funded Foundations of Longtermism project.

If there’s someone you know working in moral philosophy, decision theory, or formal epistemology more broadly who might be interested, please do encourage them to apply.

Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol

www.bristol.ac.uk

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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · Sep 4

Some news that I can finally share! From February 2026 I'll be on an ERC Starting Grant focused on refugee-inclusive/refugee-led methods in political philosophy and debates on displacement justice. You can read about other funded projects here: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

The ERC awards €761m to the next generation of scientists in Europe

The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 478 early-career researchers across Europe to receive this year’s Starting Grants. With a total funding of €761 million, these grants support excellent...

erc.europa.eu

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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · 29d

COME WORK AT BRISTOL

Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social · 29d

Two-year postdoc position at Bristol on the Leverhulme-funded Foundations of Longtermism project.

If there’s someone you know working in moral philosophy, decision theory, or formal epistemology more broadly who might be interested, please do encourage them to apply.

Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol

www.bristol.ac.uk

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 29d

Delighted to see this excellent article on teaching philosophy in prisons by Jay Miller which originally appeared in @aeon.co republished in @theguardian.com today www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...