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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · Aug 26

📣 New publication! 📣

My article, ‘Schopenhauer’s Worst of All Possible Worlds’, is open access in BJHP 🔓

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Schopenhauer’s worst of all possible worlds

Few are persuaded by Schopenhauer’s argument that ours is the worst of all possible worlds. In this paper, I propose and defend an alternative reading of Schopenhauer’s argument. According to my re...

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Aug 19

'To celebrate the successful BSHP New Texts in the History of Philosophy series published by OUP, all BSHP members now receive a 30% discount on all OUP books. Here's the link to become a member: bshp.org.uk/members/

Become a Member | History of philosophy | British Society for the History of Philosophy

Anyone with an interest in the history of philosophy is encouraged to become a member of the BSHP. Our members come from all over the world and have interests across the whole range of history of phil...

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Jul 10

- Catherine Rowett (University of East Anglia), 'Living like pigs & gobbling like gully-birds: disgust as an ethical response in Plato' (www.youtube.com/watch?v=u44E...)

- Clare Mac Cumhaill (Durham University), "A Midgleyean Metaphysics for Mixed Communities" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGyH...)

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Jul 10

Videos of two keynote lectures from the BSHP Annual Conference 2025 are now available on our website!

The speakers are Catherine Rowett (University of East Anglia) and Clare Mac Cumhaill (Durham University). Titles in post below.

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Lassi Saario-Ramsay @saario.bsky.social · Jul 1

My paper “The two schools of formal consequence in the fourteenth century: redrawing the distinction” has now been published with open access in the British Journal for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social:

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The two schools of formal consequence in the fourteenth century: redrawing the distinction

The distinction between formal and material consequence was introduced into medieval logic in the fourteenth century. Authors widely adopted the new terms but disagreed on their definition. The so-...

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Jun 6

- Pre-doctoral Scholarly Awards: Roisin Gibbons; Clara Costa
- Scholarly Activity Grants: Jonathan Head; Michaela Manson; Elizabeth Thorson

Warmest congratulations to all the recipients of our prizes and scholarships!

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Jun 6

We are delighted to announce the BSHP's prizes and scholarships for 2024-2025

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- Graduate Essay Prize: Eric Sheng
- Beaney Prize: Aminah Hasan-Birdwell
- Rogers Prize: Jari Kaukua
- Post-doctoral Fellowship: I Xuan Chong
- Post-graduate Fellowship: Kassandra Dugi

BSHP Awards and Prizes, 2024-25 | British Society for the History of Philosophy

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Jun 6

📣 CfA - BSHP Annual Conference 2026
📍King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, 23-25 April 2026

Keynote Speakers:
• Monima Chadha (University of Oxford)
• Sara L. Uckelman (University of Durham)
• Raphael Woolf (King’s College London)

Submission deadline: 30 September

More details 👇

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · May 27

Bridges between Parallel Paths: Arabic-Islamic and Latin Christian Medieval Philosophies Conference June 13-14 King's College, London & online bridgesconference2025.wordpress.com
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Kenneth Novis @saditious.bsky.social · May 14

It looks like the final programme has now been released for this year's Oxford Spinoza Conference, organised by Olivier de France and James Read:

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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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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Apr 15

Warmest congratulations to this year's BSHP/BJHP prize-winners!

The Rogers Prize has been awarded to Jari Kaukua (University of Jyväskylä)

The Beaney Prize has been awarded to Aminah Hasan-Birdwell (Emory University)

British Society for the History of Philosophy Announces Recent Prizewinners - Daily Nous

The British Society for the History of Philosophy and its journal, The British Journal for the History of Philosophy, have announced the latest winners of its prizes. The British Journal for the Histo...

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Apr 10

Dr Saloni de Souza (Bath Spa) delivered a fantastic keynote lecture at our annual Conference in Cambridge last week: "Mixing Up the Medicine: Garcia de Orta on the Problems with Eurocentric Philosophy" 👇

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Saloni de Souza, 'Mixing Up the Medicine: Garcia de Orta on the Problems with Eurocentric Philosophy

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Apr 5

We wrapped up day 2 of the annual conference with a moving panel in memory of Bob Stern, with contributions by BSHP Chair Susan James, @jeremydunham.bsky.social, @joe-saunders.bsky.social & Béatrice Han-Pile
📍 @cambridgeuni.bsky.social

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Apr 4

Dr Mara van der Lugt (St Andrews) gave a fantastic keynote talk on 'The Cosmic and the Creaturely' yesterday at our annual conference at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Apr 3

We kick off the annual BSHP conference today! Looking forward to welcoming our speakers this afternoon at the Cambridge Faculty of Classics

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · Mar 27

One week to go until some much needed time with #TeamMidgley at the @thebshp.bsky.social annual conference at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social @inparenthesis.bsky.social
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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Mar 11

📣 The BSHP Antognazza Lecture 2025 will be delivered by Professor Sandrine Bergès on the topic "‘Enslaved’ Women and Monstrous Men – Mary Astell, The Mancini Marriage and the case of Katherine Auker"

📍11 Nov. 2025 (6pm), The Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Library

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BSHP Annual Lecture | Aberdeen | British Society for the History of Philosophy

The BSHP Annual Lecture features an accessible paper from a distinguished speaker in the history of philosophy. It is normally held in the autumn at a UK university. Attendance is free, and everyone i...

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Diversity Reading List in Philosophy @diversityread.bsky.social · Feb 27

There's still time to respond to our CFA for the DRL Anniversary Conference! Don't miss the chance to join us in Manchester from July 2 to 4 to celebrate 10 years of the DRL and look forward to new projects, ideas and challenges in diversifying philosophy!

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The Diversity Reading List Anniversary Conference

Call for Abstracts: The Diversity Reading List 10th Anniversary Conference The DRL is celebrating its 10th birthday in 2025 with a two-and-half-day conference! WHEN: 2-4th July 2025 WHERE: University...

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Feb 27

More information about the prize, past winners, and submisssion information for the 2025 competition👇

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Graduate Essay Prize | UK | British Society for the History of Philosophy

The BSHP Graduate Essay Prize of £1000 is awarded annually to the writer of an essay that makes a significant contribution to the history of philosophy.

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Feb 27

Eric's winning essay is called 'Locke’s Epistemic Individualism Revisited: Observation and the Domain of Testimony'.

Darcy's is 'Two Accounts of Intellectual Intuition in Schelling's Early Philosophy'.

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Feb 27

Warmest congratulations to Eric Sheng (University of Oxford) and Darcy Forster (University of Sydney), who are the winner and runner up in the BSHP Graduate Essay Prize competition for 2024

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BSHP 2024 Graduate Essay Prize competition winner | British Society for the History of Philosophy

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Feb 4

Prof. Pauline Kleingeld's (University of Groningen) BSHP 2024 Antognazza lecture, "Republican Themes in Kant's Moral Theory", is now available to watch!👇

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BSHP ANTOGNAZZA LECTURE 2024

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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Feb 3

📣 Registration is now open for the *BSHP Annual Conference 2025: Animals and the Environment in the History of Philosophy*

📍 Faculty of Classics, Cambridge
⏰ Thu 3 Apr 2025 1:00 PM - Sat 5 Apr 2025 4:30 PM

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Register – BSHP Annual Conference 2025: Animals and the Environment in the History of Philosophy – University of Cambridge, Faculty of Classics

The conference will explore animals and the environment in the history of philosophy. We are interested in exploring this theme...

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Kenneth Novis @saditious.bsky.social · Jan 29

I'm pleased to finally be able to share the Call for Papers for the upcoming conference 'Spinoza and Simone Weil: Influences and Interconnections,' taking place in Oxford on May 22nd-23rd. See the images below for the full details, and I look forward to receiving your abstracts!

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