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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 9h

✨ 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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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 2d

Delighted to see a packed JM Synge Theatre last Thursday for Dr Will Ratoff’s @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Autumn Series talk on “Machines Like Us? The Ethics of Artificial General Intelligence”. Thanks to Will for a fascinating evening and to Dr Ashley Shaw for hosting. 👏🤖

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 6d

Looking forward to welcoming a full house this evening for Dr Will Ratoff’s “Machines Like Us? The Ethics of Artificial General Intelligence” - part of the @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Autumn Series. #AI #Ethics #Philosophy

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 14d

A warm welcome to Dr Chris Cowie from @durham-university.bsky.social who joins us later today for the first talk of our Michaelmas Term #Philosophy Colloquium Series. He’ll be speaking on 'The Epistemology of the Search for Alien Life'.

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 15d

🔎 New research from the Department.

"Ideology, Red in Tooth and Claw: Realist Ideology Critique and Animals" by Dr Pablo Magaña, published in the Journal of Social Philosophy, September 2025.

Read it here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/4nyvuz69

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 16d

Should AI have the same moral rights as humans? 🤔🤖 Ahead of his Oct 2 talk in the @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Public Autumn Series, Dr Will Ratoff discusses this question with Joe Humphreys in today's @irishtimes.com
▶️ tinyurl.com/364zdxk8

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 20d

Professor @adinapreda.bsky.social has contributed a chapter on Human Rights and Equality to the new @routledgebooks.bsky.social Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights.

Read the pre-print via Trinity’s repository 🔽
tinyurl.com/3ucx338y
Book details 🔽
tinyurl.com/3z856vy4

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 21d

✨ New research from the Department.

"Intergenerational Subjection" by Dr Pablo Magaña and Dr Iñigo González-Ricoyn, published in Legal Theory, June 2025.

Read it here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/3xs6jrwn

#philsky #philosophy #academicsky

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 21d

Thinking about studying philosophy? We’re at #HigherOptions in the RDS for the next three days on the @tcddublin.bsky.social Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences stand- come by for a chat and learn more! @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 22d

A warm welcome to Dr Ashley Shaw, who has joined the department as Assistant Professor in Philosophy.

TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 22d

Welcome to our new staff starting this teaching term! 🥳

We wish the best of luck in all your teaching and research endeavours! 📣

@tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · Sep 2

Should we create minds more powerful than our own? Join Dr Will Ratoff on 2 Oct for a free public lecture on the ethics of Artificial General Intelligence. Part of @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Autumn Series on AI.

Free tickets & details here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/95ckuskb

Machines Like Us? The Ethics of Artificial General Intelligence

Join Prof Will Ratoff from Trinity College Dublin as he considers the ethical & existential risks posed by artificial general intelligence.

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TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · Aug 12

Is it wrong for someone to stop you from making a major life choice?🧐

Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social explains the moral complexity of transformative choices in our latest Meet the Expert video!🎯

📎Read his research paper:
tinyurl.com/3jhszh4b

@tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 13

Arendt, Kant, and the political potential of reflective judgment - explored in depth by our colleague Dr Sam Fazekas. 📚 'Hannah Arendt’s Unwritten Chapter on Judging' is 40% off in the @degruyterbrill.bsky.social summer sale until 31 August. Order here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/mrx8uwde

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Farbod Akhlaghi @farbod-a.bsky.social · Jul 29

The Department of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin are calling for expressions of interest in two great funding schemes - one for full PhD funding, and one for postdoctoral positions, both through Research Ireland (our main state research council). 1/2

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Our @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Alumni Newsletter 2025 is now available to read! 📖

It looks back on the School's achievements over the past academic year. 👏

🔗Read the newsletter here:
www.tcd.ie/ssp/alumni/n...

@tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 17

Why does Plato continue to inspire philosophers across centuries? The Platonic Mind, co-edited by our colleague Vasilis Politis and Peter D Larsen offers a fresh look at his influence on philosophy.

A great pick from the ‪School's Summer Reads series! @routledgebooks.bsky.social

TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · Jul 16

Who is Plato and why is he important to philosophy? 🧐

This week on Summer Reads, we recommend The Platonic Mind edited by Professor Vasilis Politis (@tcdphilosophy.bsky.social) 🔍

@tcddublin.bsky.social@tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thanks to Anil Gomes from @ox.ac.uk who visited the department this week for a 2-day workshop & excellent chapter-by-chapter discussion of 'The Practical Self' (OUP) exploring self-consciousness & our place in the world.
More here 🔗 tinyurl.com/5hxnk2ej

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TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · Jun 12

So, why should we care about central bank independence? 🧐

Professor @davideromelli.bsky.social (@tcdeconomics.bsky.social) tells us why it matters in the first video of our new Meet the Expert Summer Series 💫

@tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · May 29

A warm congratulations to Professor David Berman, Fellow Emeritus (Philosophy) on the publication of his latest book “Whately's Historic Doubts about Napoleon's Existence and the Preliminary Question”, published by Palgrave Macmillan 👏

More here 🔗 tinyurl.com/3k4ahuvx

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · May 26

A big congratulations to PhD student Enda Russell, who has been awarded a 2025 Dermot McAleese Teaching Assistant Award ⭐️ Enda’s thoughtful and engaging approach to teaching has made a real impact- well done from all of us in the department! 👏

Read more here 🔗 tinyurl.com/7uf8tpyb

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Farbod Akhlaghi @farbod-a.bsky.social · May 15

Delighted to be able to share this new forthcoming paper: my part of a book symposium on Amir Saemi's excellent 'Morality and Revelation in Islamic Thought and Beyond', edited by Mohammad Saleh Zarepour for Agatheos: European Journal for Philosophy of Religion. philpapers.org/rec/AKHDPE

Farbod Akhlaghi, Divinely Prescribed Evil and Moral Knowledge in Islam and Beyond - PhilPapers

Can one who takes Scripture to be the word of God, and who takes their independent moral judgements to be reliable, reconcile such beliefs with Scriptural injunctions that appear to permit ...

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · Apr 28

Interested in starting an MPhil in Philosophy this September? Join Course Director, Professor Lilian Alweiss, at our upcoming webinar to discuss any questions you may have.

📅 Date: Tuesday 13 May 2025

🕒 Time: 10 am (Irish Time)

📍 Venue: Zoom (register here: tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...)

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: MPhil in Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Dr. Lilian Alweiss - Course Director

tcd-ie.zoom.us

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · Apr 22

That’s a wrap on #Philosophy Today 2025! 🥳 Six evenings of big questions, generous speakers & packed-out discussions. Thanks to everyone joined us & brought such curiosity & energy each week. 👏

Sign up for updates on future events here 🔽
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · Apr 17

What does it mean to truly care for oneself? 🤔 Looking forward to tonight’s final talk in the #Philosophy Today series, with Professor Vasilis Politis, exploring Socrates' teachings on self-examination and their relevance today.

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · Apr 15

✨ The Department is pleased to welcome Dr Ashley Shaw, who joins us as Assistant Professor in #Philosophy this August. His research centres on mind & action, with current work on desire & rational agency & further interests in need, habit & self-control.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4fdrhhun

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