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Est. 1981 - Quarterly, #openaccess academic book review journal - we accept reviews spanning all facets of #philosophy. We do not monitor our DMs. Instead, reach us at pir@uvic.ca 📧 #PhilSky

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Philosophy in Review @philosophyinreview.bsky.social · 22d
Our titles for review list is quietly curated and always growing.
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From medieval monsters to modern taste, Theories of Ugliness maps an aesthetic counter-history. If your work spans philosophy, literature, or visual culture, we’d love to have you review this title. Sound like you? Email us: pir@uvic.ca #PhilSky #Aesthetics
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November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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What if warnings are the most urgent form of philosophy? 'Signs from the Future' invites review. If this resonates with your research/interests, we’d love to add your voice to a future issue. Contact pir@uvic.ca to claim this title! #PhilSky
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November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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From philosophy to anthropology, UVic ePublishing supports a vibrant ecosystem of scholarly journals. We can't wait to check out the latest from @anthropologica.bsky.social!
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🚨 New issue alert! Anthropologica Vol. 67 No. 1 (2025) is out now.

#Infrastructure is no longer invisible. This issue traces the stories, timelines, and tensions embedded in #Canada’s roads, grids, and extractive projects. 🔗 buff.ly/pPmrwX6

#Anthropology #ClimateJustice
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November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Working in African philosophy or hermeneutics? 'Interpretation for Liberation' might be a perfect fit for your next review. Want to pitch a different title? Reach out: pir@uvic.ca. #PhilSky #Africa
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November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Final call: submissions for our last issue of 2025 close this Friday! If you’ve got a review ready for Philosophy in Review, we’d love to include it. Submit via our site: buff.ly/IVdhS54 #PhilSky
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Brains, models, and minds—oh my! If 'The Idealized Mind' speaks to your research, we’d love a review. Got another title in mind? Drop us a line: pir@uvic.ca. #PhilSky
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November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Tall grass, city trails, and the choreography of thought—Susan Leigh Foster’s Knowing as Moving is now available for review. If it speaks to your practice or scholarship, we’d love to hear from you: pir@uvic.ca. #BookReview #PhilSky
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November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Our titles for review list is quietly curated and always growing.
If something catches your eye, we’d love to hear from you: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #PhilSky #BookReviews
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Borders in the 21st century—Vol. 2025 of The BIG_Review explores policy, poetry, and resistance. From EU–Ukraine relations to the US–Mexico wall, this issue is packed with critical insight.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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'Inherent Human Dignity' by Glenn Hughes offers a philosophical reflection on what grounds our worth. If you’re interested in reviewing for Philosophy in Review, we’d be glad to connect: pir@uvic.ca. #PhilSky #BookReview #Dignity
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November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Drawing on critical race and postcolonial feminist scholarship, Vol. 7 of Migration, Mobility, & Displacement offers urgent analysis of anti-Asian racism. Guest edited by Xiaobei Chen & Jiyoung Lee-An.
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#UVicResearch #OpenAccess #CriticalRaceTheory
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November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Ever wondered what it means to live in motion? 'Thinking in Transit' by Megan Craig & Edward S. Casey is ready for review—and we’d love your take. Drop us a line at pir@uvic.ca if you're interested. #PhilSky #BookReview
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November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Want to think about the future of being human? 'The End of Ageing' by Thomas Ramge is open for review. Take the plunge. Write the thing. Email pir@uvic.ca to grab this title. #Philosophy #Bioethics #BookReview
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October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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If 'A Philosopher Looks at Clothes' by Kate Moran is on your radar, why not review it? Don’t be shy! Drop us a line at pir@uvic.ca to claim this title. #Philosophy #Aesthetics #BookReview
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October 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Philosophy in Review is seeking a reviewer for 'Kant and Literary Studies', edited by Claudia Brodsky. If this sounds like your area, email pir@uvic.ca #Philosophy #LiteraryStudies #BookReview
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October 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Popper, Philosophy, and Faith explores how reason and belief meet on uneasy terms. We’re looking for a reviewer for an upcoming issue of Philosophy in Review. The book’s waiting. So are we. Email pir@uvic.ca! #PhilSky #Theology #BookReview
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October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Interested in how divine purpose intersects with human reason? We’re seeking a reviewer for 'Divine Motivation and Humanity' in an upcoming issue of Philosophy in Review. Request this title or pitch another at pir@uvic.ca. #PhilSky #Theology #BookReview
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October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Another reminder to folks who are hoping to submit a review before the end of the year! #PhilSky #BookReview
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Reviewers with outstanding commissioned reviews or approaching their 4-month deadline—this is your gentle nudge. ⏲️
We’re four weeks out from the November issue deadline (Nov 14), and we’d love to include your review if the timing aligns. Questions? Reach out to pir@uvic.ca.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Curious about how design shapes the way we think about science (and vice versa)? Leslie Atzmon’s Design & Science dives straight into it. Want to review it for Philosophy in Review? We’ll assign it. Just email pir@uvic.ca. #Science #PhilSky #BookReview
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October 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Reviewers with outstanding commissioned reviews or approaching their 4-month deadline—this is your gentle nudge. ⏲️
We’re four weeks out from the November issue deadline (Nov 14), and we’d love to include your review if the timing aligns. Questions? Reach out to pir@uvic.ca.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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How do infrastructures and everyday practices shape whose knowledge counts? 'Decentralizing Knowledges' brings together feminist, postcolonial, and STS perspectives to explore epistemic decentralizing in action. Email us at pir@uvic.ca to claim this title. #PhilSky #BookReview
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October 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Bioethics: A Coursebook by Compost Collective is waiting for a reviewer. This open access text reimagines ethics as a global, transdisciplinary practice that bridges philosophy, biology, and environmental thought. Email pir@uvic.ca to claim this title for review! #PhilSky #Bioethics #OpenAccess
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October 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Discover why Thomas Nail contends that Virginia Woolf is a philosopher of being by reviewing his new title for Philosophy in Review! Want to snag this one or pitch another title? Reach out: pir@uvic.ca #VirginiaWoolf #PhilSky
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October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Fancy writing a review? We’ve got 'Epistemic Ecology' waiting. Elgin reconceives knowledge as a pluralistic, value-laden practice shaped by its environment. Send us an email at pir@uvic.ca to claim this title! #PhilSky #Knowledge
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October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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'Disability Through the Lens of Justice' is available for review in an upcoming issue of PiR. Jessica Begon considers how disability can inform theories of justice, and vice versa. If you're interested, send us an email at pir@uvic.ca! #PhilSky #Disability #BookReview
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October 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM