Sheena Hyland
@sheenahyland.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Educational Development
University College Dublin
Interests include philosophy, education, humans
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University College Dublin
Interests include philosophy, education, humans
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Views mine.
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It's #WorldPhilosophyDay!
And did you know that philosophers can (sometimes) be quite good at answering practical questions? Questions such as: "What should state-mandated Relationships Education look like?" "Am I obliged to mentor my students?"
Like in this new book!
academic.oup.com/book/61645
And did you know that philosophers can (sometimes) be quite good at answering practical questions? Questions such as: "What should state-mandated Relationships Education look like?" "Am I obliged to mentor my students?"
Like in this new book!
academic.oup.com/book/61645
The Future of Education: Reimagining its Aims and Responsibilities
Abstract. This book brings together leading international scholars in the philosophy of education to address some of the most pressing issues facing educat
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November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's #WorldPhilosophyDay!
And did you know that philosophers can (sometimes) be quite good at answering practical questions? Questions such as: "What should state-mandated Relationships Education look like?" "Am I obliged to mentor my students?"
Like in this new book!
academic.oup.com/book/61645
And did you know that philosophers can (sometimes) be quite good at answering practical questions? Questions such as: "What should state-mandated Relationships Education look like?" "Am I obliged to mentor my students?"
Like in this new book!
academic.oup.com/book/61645
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Worth remembering as this unfolds that it was disabled people and people from ethnic minority backgrounds who disproportionately died. Tens of thousands needlessly lost their lives, many who died alone or with just an iPad. Thousands more were left with life changing Long Covid. A true scandal.
BREAKING: The UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Worth remembering as this unfolds that it was disabled people and people from ethnic minority backgrounds who disproportionately died. Tens of thousands needlessly lost their lives, many who died alone or with just an iPad. Thousands more were left with life changing Long Covid. A true scandal.
Outrageous that we have fighting military robots now but not earmuffs that sit snuggly under a bike helmet without compromising helmet safety.
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Outrageous that we have fighting military robots now but not earmuffs that sit snuggly under a bike helmet without compromising helmet safety.
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
goodlaw.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
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Can't believe you're all out there celebrating international men when it's far more sustainable and ethical to celebrate local, homegrown, seasonal men
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Can't believe you're all out there celebrating international men when it's far more sustainable and ethical to celebrate local, homegrown, seasonal men
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CALL FOR PITCHES! Our Spring 2026 edition “the #1 issue: the job market” needs you. See the full CFP on our website. The theme is the job market and the content is however you all need and want to engage with that 💥
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
CALL FOR PITCHES! Our Spring 2026 edition “the #1 issue: the job market” needs you. See the full CFP on our website. The theme is the job market and the content is however you all need and want to engage with that 💥
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State by state marriage age
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
State by state marriage age
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Chronic inflammation isn’t visible like acute inflammation – it simmers away quietly until it flares, affecting the whole body. In today’s timely essay, a medical anthropologist explores what we know about chronic inflammation and asks if it’s time to rethink the framework behind it
Could chronic inflammation be the medical paradigm shift of our age? | Aeon Essays
Acute inflammation helps the body heal. But chronic inflammation is different and could provoke a medical paradigm shift
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Chronic inflammation isn’t visible like acute inflammation – it simmers away quietly until it flares, affecting the whole body. In today’s timely essay, a medical anthropologist explores what we know about chronic inflammation and asks if it’s time to rethink the framework behind it
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The resonances of this are almost too dark to be accidental.
Govt minister Alex Norris is asked if the govt will take jewellery from people [fleeing war and persecution]. Norris says the govt won't be taking peoples wedding rings but they will seize assets.
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The resonances of this are almost too dark to be accidental.
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perhaps we’ll see argument re. CJEU judgement from 13 March that recognising, recording & processing a person's gender identity is an issue of data protection and a person should be empowered to be the primary
author of their own life.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtan... @tupped.bsky.social
author of their own life.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtan... @tupped.bsky.social
Trans woman to challenge State's refusal to recognise her as biological mother of child
The woman submits that if she had to claim to be the 'father' of her child, it would be an 'offensive, discriminatory and unjust attack' on her person, gender identity, legal status and on same-sex ma...
www.irishexaminer.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
perhaps we’ll see argument re. CJEU judgement from 13 March that recognising, recording & processing a person's gender identity is an issue of data protection and a person should be empowered to be the primary
author of their own life.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtan... @tupped.bsky.social
author of their own life.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtan... @tupped.bsky.social
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Why do we forget the air that we breathe in common?
What does it mean to breathe when the environment that sustains life now threatens it?
How can life flourish under toxic conditions?
#Philosophy
with Jamison Webster
Mon. Nov. 10 ~ 2pmET / 7pm UK
www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/on-br...
What does it mean to breathe when the environment that sustains life now threatens it?
How can life flourish under toxic conditions?
#Philosophy
with Jamison Webster
Mon. Nov. 10 ~ 2pmET / 7pm UK
www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/on-br...
On Breathing
www.thephilosopher1923.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Why do we forget the air that we breathe in common?
What does it mean to breathe when the environment that sustains life now threatens it?
How can life flourish under toxic conditions?
#Philosophy
with Jamison Webster
Mon. Nov. 10 ~ 2pmET / 7pm UK
www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/on-br...
What does it mean to breathe when the environment that sustains life now threatens it?
How can life flourish under toxic conditions?
#Philosophy
with Jamison Webster
Mon. Nov. 10 ~ 2pmET / 7pm UK
www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/on-br...
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For millions of us with #LongCovid, every day is #LongCovidAwarenessDay. As #DrAmirKhan says in this video, it’s a public health crisis. It’s not just “feeling a bit tired” or needing to exercise* more, but a debilitating condition that affects the whole body and immune system. #CovidIsntOver
🚨 Mythbusting #LongCovid with Dr Amir Khan🚨
Long Covid is real. It’s serious. And it’s affecting millions.
On #LongCovidAwarenessDay, #DrAmirKhan joins us to bust harmful myths.
Watch, learn, and share—because the more we talk about Long Covid, the harder it is to ignore.
Long Covid is real. It’s serious. And it’s affecting millions.
On #LongCovidAwarenessDay, #DrAmirKhan joins us to bust harmful myths.
Watch, learn, and share—because the more we talk about Long Covid, the harder it is to ignore.
November 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
For millions of us with #LongCovid, every day is #LongCovidAwarenessDay. As #DrAmirKhan says in this video, it’s a public health crisis. It’s not just “feeling a bit tired” or needing to exercise* more, but a debilitating condition that affects the whole body and immune system. #CovidIsntOver
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The media are only talking about flu though again.
November 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The media are only talking about flu though again.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Don’t forget to watch this much needed and long overdue series on the British Empire. Remarkably, it’s not based on the opinions of a travelling ‘personality’, but on what historians who’ve actually researched it say!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Empire with David Olusoga, Series 1, Episode 1
David Olusoga tells the story of the beginnings of the British Empire under Elizabeth I.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Don’t forget to watch this much needed and long overdue series on the British Empire. Remarkably, it’s not based on the opinions of a travelling ‘personality’, but on what historians who’ve actually researched it say!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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This monumental work is out: 63 chapters! Incredible editing by Nina Lykke, Tara Mehrabi and Marietta Radomska. Honoured to have our chapter here with Magdalena Górska & Ewa Majewska on Metamorphic Necropolitics: Deadly Othering in European East–West Power Relations www.routledge.com/Routledge-In...
Routledge International Handbook of Queer Death Studies
This Handbook aims to provide a comprehensive, international cartography of Queer Death Studies, offering broad, in-depth insights into the field and its emergence through tentacular transdisciplinary...
www.routledge.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This monumental work is out: 63 chapters! Incredible editing by Nina Lykke, Tara Mehrabi and Marietta Radomska. Honoured to have our chapter here with Magdalena Górska & Ewa Majewska on Metamorphic Necropolitics: Deadly Othering in European East–West Power Relations www.routledge.com/Routledge-In...
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Call for contributions to the Literary Encyclopedia: eighteenth-century French and Francophone philosophers
Entries on women philosophers and their works would be particularly welcome, although any male figure not currently featuring in the Literary Encyclopedia will also be considered. We are…
Entries on women philosophers and their works would be particularly welcome, although any male figure not currently featuring in the Literary Encyclopedia will also be considered. We are…
Call for contributions to the Literary Encyclopedia: eighteenth-century French and Francophone philosophers
Entries on women philosophers and their works would be particularly welcome, although any male figure not currently featuring in the Literary Encyclopedia will also be considered. We are currently seeking entries on Emilie Du Châtelet's works: Châtelet, Emilie du. Institutions de physique. 1740. Châtelet, Emilie du. La fable des abeilles in Wade, Studies on Voltaire. 1735. Châtelet, Emilie du. “Lettre sur les Éléments de la philosophie de Newton”.
feministhistoryofphilosophy.wordpress.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Call for contributions to the Literary Encyclopedia: eighteenth-century French and Francophone philosophers
Entries on women philosophers and their works would be particularly welcome, although any male figure not currently featuring in the Literary Encyclopedia will also be considered. We are…
Entries on women philosophers and their works would be particularly welcome, although any male figure not currently featuring in the Literary Encyclopedia will also be considered. We are…
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What the hell is going on?
Urgent Symposium convened by the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Maastricht University, sponsored by the #BSP for the #JBSP
6-7 November 2025
Braun - de Warren - Crome - Keane - Russo - Sharon - Shanley - Tava
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/02/w...
Urgent Symposium convened by the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Maastricht University, sponsored by the #BSP for the #JBSP
6-7 November 2025
Braun - de Warren - Crome - Keane - Russo - Sharon - Shanley - Tava
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/02/w...
November 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
What the hell is going on?
Urgent Symposium convened by the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Maastricht University, sponsored by the #BSP for the #JBSP
6-7 November 2025
Braun - de Warren - Crome - Keane - Russo - Sharon - Shanley - Tava
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/02/w...
Urgent Symposium convened by the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Maastricht University, sponsored by the #BSP for the #JBSP
6-7 November 2025
Braun - de Warren - Crome - Keane - Russo - Sharon - Shanley - Tava
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/02/w...
You can say what you like about A.J. Ayer, but he knew how to pose for a book cover.
November 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
You can say what you like about A.J. Ayer, but he knew how to pose for a book cover.
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Trans people face exclusion when rights are treated as a zero-sum game, @commissionerhr.coe.int warns the UK gov. What does this mean? My article for @humanrightsjournal.bsky.social offers an explanation that also shows the coloniality of this approach to rights. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trans people face exclusion when rights are treated as a zero-sum game, @commissionerhr.coe.int warns the UK gov. What does this mean? My article for @humanrightsjournal.bsky.social offers an explanation that also shows the coloniality of this approach to rights. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Rainy night in Como
October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Rainy night in Como
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Library-scented candles, anyone? (They did smell divine)
October 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Library-scented candles, anyone? (They did smell divine)
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I had a most enjoyable wander through @marshslibrary.bsky.social during the week
October 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I had a most enjoyable wander through @marshslibrary.bsky.social during the week