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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thrilled to see several of our SEP grad students presenting at the 'La Philosophie en effet' online seminar. Those interested in French and German thought, hold on to your hats!

Contact [email protected] for more information.

Cameron Etherton @cameronetherton.bsky.social · Aug 5

Very excited for the upcoming sessions of the 'La Philosophie en effet' seminar!

Programme for the upcoming sessions of the 'La Philosophie en effet' seminar

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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · Jul 17

Two permanent Lecturer posts at Birkbeck (equivalent of Assistant Professor). Area of specialisation is open but with teaching needs in ethics & phil of AI, ethics and poli phil, ancient, gender, continental, engaged. Closing date August 28th, start in Jan 2026 'a significant advantage' #philsky

Lecturer in Philosophy (2216) - Birkbeck, University of London

Birkbeck

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Jul 14

Applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowships are open. The scheme provides exceptional UK-based early-career researchers with the chance to enhance their research and teaching experience within an academic setting. Learn more and apply: buff.ly/McS8lRk

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 18

CFP International Simondon Conference... in Mexico!

Deadline August 15.

Francisco Barrón @yierva.bsky.social · Apr 21

¿Han usado o aplicado el pensamiento de Simondon a alguna práctica o proyecto? Congreso Internacional Simondoniano organizado por el #SeminarioTF en la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras UNAM. Revisen la convocatoria: stf.filos.unam.mx/2024/12/cong...

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 18

Delighted to be featured by the King's News Centre! Thanks @kingsartshums.bsky.social

King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · Jul 18

💡 Professor Patrick ffrench @pffr.bsky.social and Dr Cillian Ó’Fathaigh from @kingsdllc.bsky.social organised the @sephilo.bsky.social Annual Conference at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social between 7-9 July, featuring contributions from 21 countries.

🔗 Read more ⤵️ #SEP2025

International conference champions research on continental philosophy

King’s hosted the Society for European Philosophy Annual Conference from 7-9 July, the largest annual gathering of academics working on continental philosophy.

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thank you #SEP2025, it's been a ball. See you all next year at Manchester Metropolitan University!

A massive shout out to our organisers, Cillian Ó Fathaigh and Patrick ffrench @pffr.bsky.social, and to King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for hosting.

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 10

Cameron Etherton is a PhD student at Oxford, working on Derrida and testimony.

Thanks for your fantastic paper '“La date est un témoin”: Derrida and the (im)possible testimony of dates'.

That concludes our spotlight series on Early Career Researchers! Stay tuned for more ECR events and info.

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Caribbean Philosophical Association @caribphil.bsky.social · Jul 8

CFP: Haitian Feminism(s): Theoretical & Practical Contours | Global Black Thought | Guest Editors: Drs. Sabine Lamour, Célia Romulus, and Grace Sanders Johnson | Extended Deadline: August 30, 2025

Call for Papers–Haitian Feminism(s): Theoretical & Practical Contours - AAIHS

Call for Papers: Haitian Feminism(s): Theoretical and Practical Contours Guest Editors: Drs. Sabine Lamour, Célia Romulus, and Grace Sanders Johnson Deadline Extended to August 30, 2025 Global Black T...

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uonphilosophy.bsky.social @uonphilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 9

EVENT!

Midgley, Stebbing, and the History of Philosophy

17 July 2025
@UoNHumanities

Details: ianjameskidd.weebly.com/midgley-steb...

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#philosophy #history #stebbing #midgley

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 10

Dr Juliana de Albuquerque finished her PhD at University College Cork and is now working on a book on Arendt and Jewish thought @ajuliana.bsky.social

Thanks for your ~ quite heavenly ~ paper '“It is not in Heaven!” Arendt’s notion of world and the Talmudic tale of Achnai’s
Oven in Bava Metzia 59b'

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 10

Dr Hannah Wallenfels just completed her PhD at Folkwang Universistät der Künste, on the self-image of academic philosophy. She is also a founding member of the theory collective diffrakt.

Thanks for your illuminating paper ‘Rethinking the Images of Philosophy: Towards an Ethics of Inclination’.

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George Webster @georgewebster.bsky.social · Jul 10

Had an amazing time at the #SEP2025 conference - many thanks to the organisers for a seamless and engaging event, and to @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for hosting!

@sephilo.bsky.social #philsky

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 9

Ewa Winiarczyk is an MA student in Anthropology at the Uni. of Warsaw studying neurodiversity as site of political critique. She is the MA Scholar for 'Recognising Injustice in the Digital Public Sphere' at the Jagiellonian.

Thanks for your excellent paper 'Political Philosophy of Neurodiversity'.

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thank you UK Simone Veil Research Network and Friends!

UK Simone Weil Research Network @simoneweiluk.bsky.social · Jul 9

lots of interesting papers at @sephilo.bsky.social , including several on Weil!

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Patrick ffrench @pffr.bsky.social · Jul 9

Day 3 of SEP 2025. The temperature is rising.

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 8

Erik Brownrigg is a PhD student at York University, Toronto. He currently works on metaphysics, social theory, and utopianism in literature and philosophy.

Thanks for your brilliant paper, 'The Ethics of Flight: Nietzsche, Bachelard, and the Poetics of Care', at King's College London. #philsky

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 8

Dr Giovanni Menegalle is a Teaching Fellow in French Studies and International Politics at the University of London in Paris. He specialises in cybernetics, phenomenology and modern French thought.

Thanks for your fantastic paper 'The Transindividual in Ruyer and Simondon' at King's College London.

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 8

Martina Barnaba is a postdoctoral researcher at La Sapienza, working on #Hegel and #feminism.

Bianca Monteleone is a PhD student at La Sapienza working on #Wollstonecraft and #Hume.

Thanks for your excellent joint paper 'Feminine Virtues and Moral Imagination in Wollstonecraft and
#deBeauvoir'.

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 8

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 8

Reginald Nagaiya is a PhD student at Western Sydney University, working on sovereignty and democracy in Arendt, Negri and Mouffe.

Thanks for your great paper, “Rethinking the relation between Sovereignty and Democracy in Hannah Arendt,
Antonio Negri and Chantal Mouffe”, and a spirited discussion!

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Society For European Philosophy @sephilo.bsky.social · Jul 8

Mariana Almeida Pereira is a PhD student at the University of Coimbra, where she works on Jacques Derrida and the animal question, as well as sacrifice, subjectivity and responsibility... 🐈

Thanks for your brilliant paper, ‘Vivre (bien) ensemble avec les animaux”: Derrida and the subject-to-come’

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