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We wish all our students and staff a well-deserved break over the festive season and we look forward to welcoming you back for Hilary Term in January!
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December 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
We wish all our students and staff a well-deserved break over the festive season and we look forward to welcoming you back for Hilary Term in January!
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Two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions are now open in the Department of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin, in Value Theory and in the Philosophy, History and Ethics of Science. Closing dates: 19 & 30 Jan 2026.
Further details here ⬇️
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Further details here ⬇️
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December 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions are now open in the Department of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin, in Value Theory and in the Philosophy, History and Ethics of Science. Closing dates: 19 & 30 Jan 2026.
Further details here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/2s3n2wnk
Further details here ⬇️
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📢Thinking about a move in 2026?
Join the School of Social Sciences & Philosophy at
Trinity College Dublin! 🎓 We are currently looking for Assistant Professors across our 4 Departments, each of which is the top ranked in Ireland ☘️🚀
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Join the School of Social Sciences & Philosophy at
Trinity College Dublin! 🎓 We are currently looking for Assistant Professors across our 4 Departments, each of which is the top ranked in Ireland ☘️🚀
Apply at jobs.tcd.ie
December 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
📢Thinking about a move in 2026?
Join the School of Social Sciences & Philosophy at
Trinity College Dublin! 🎓 We are currently looking for Assistant Professors across our 4 Departments, each of which is the top ranked in Ireland ☘️🚀
Apply at jobs.tcd.ie
Join the School of Social Sciences & Philosophy at
Trinity College Dublin! 🎓 We are currently looking for Assistant Professors across our 4 Departments, each of which is the top ranked in Ireland ☘️🚀
Apply at jobs.tcd.ie
🎁 Looking for a Christmas present idea? Philosophy Today 2026 could be just the thing!
Our popular lecture series is nearly sold out, with a small number of places still available.
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Our popular lecture series is nearly sold out, with a small number of places still available.
Tickets here ⬇️
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December 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🎁 Looking for a Christmas present idea? Philosophy Today 2026 could be just the thing!
Our popular lecture series is nearly sold out, with a small number of places still available.
Tickets here ⬇️
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Our popular lecture series is nearly sold out, with a small number of places still available.
Tickets here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ymcprkyx
📚 December’s Favourite Read is 'Interpreting Bach at the Keyboard' by Paul Badura-Skoda. Chosen by Dr Tom Farrell, it’s a thoughtful guide for those drawn to the beauty and challenge of Bach’s piano works.
More here:
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More here:
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December 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📚 December’s Favourite Read is 'Interpreting Bach at the Keyboard' by Paul Badura-Skoda. Chosen by Dr Tom Farrell, it’s a thoughtful guide for those drawn to the beauty and challenge of Bach’s piano works.
More here:
🔗 tcd.ie/philosophy/a...
More here:
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Celebrating our Philosophy prize winners🎓🥳
7 Philosophy prizes were presented at this year’s @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Student Prize Ceremony, together with acknowledgements of our Foundation Scholars & Gold Medal recipients. Congratulations to all! More here ⬇️
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7 Philosophy prizes were presented at this year’s @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Student Prize Ceremony, together with acknowledgements of our Foundation Scholars & Gold Medal recipients. Congratulations to all! More here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/5cuncr3a
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Celebrating our Philosophy prize winners🎓🥳
7 Philosophy prizes were presented at this year’s @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Student Prize Ceremony, together with acknowledgements of our Foundation Scholars & Gold Medal recipients. Congratulations to all! More here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/5cuncr3a
7 Philosophy prizes were presented at this year’s @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Student Prize Ceremony, together with acknowledgements of our Foundation Scholars & Gold Medal recipients. Congratulations to all! More here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/5cuncr3a
✨ New research from the Department.
"Divinely Prescribed Evil and Moral Knowledge in Islam and Beyond" by Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social . Published in AGATHEOS – European Journal for #Philosophy of Religion, Vol 2, No 3.
Read it here ⬇️
publicera.kb.se/aejpr/articl...
"Divinely Prescribed Evil and Moral Knowledge in Islam and Beyond" by Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social . Published in AGATHEOS – European Journal for #Philosophy of Religion, Vol 2, No 3.
Read it here ⬇️
publicera.kb.se/aejpr/articl...
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
✨ New research from the Department.
"Divinely Prescribed Evil and Moral Knowledge in Islam and Beyond" by Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social . Published in AGATHEOS – European Journal for #Philosophy of Religion, Vol 2, No 3.
Read it here ⬇️
publicera.kb.se/aejpr/articl...
"Divinely Prescribed Evil and Moral Knowledge in Islam and Beyond" by Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social . Published in AGATHEOS – European Journal for #Philosophy of Religion, Vol 2, No 3.
Read it here ⬇️
publicera.kb.se/aejpr/articl...
Thinking about studying philosophy? Join us at the undergraduate #TrinityOpenDay this Saturday!
⏰ Philosophy talks at 10.30am (Emmet Theatre) & 1.40pm (Synge Theatre).
📍 We’ll also be in the Exam Hall, Front Square, from 10am-4pm. Call by and have a chat!
More here 🔗 www.tcd.ie/openday/
⏰ Philosophy talks at 10.30am (Emmet Theatre) & 1.40pm (Synge Theatre).
📍 We’ll also be in the Exam Hall, Front Square, from 10am-4pm. Call by and have a chat!
More here 🔗 www.tcd.ie/openday/
November 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thinking about studying philosophy? Join us at the undergraduate #TrinityOpenDay this Saturday!
⏰ Philosophy talks at 10.30am (Emmet Theatre) & 1.40pm (Synge Theatre).
📍 We’ll also be in the Exam Hall, Front Square, from 10am-4pm. Call by and have a chat!
More here 🔗 www.tcd.ie/openday/
⏰ Philosophy talks at 10.30am (Emmet Theatre) & 1.40pm (Synge Theatre).
📍 We’ll also be in the Exam Hall, Front Square, from 10am-4pm. Call by and have a chat!
More here 🔗 www.tcd.ie/openday/
What can philosophy tell us about wealth, emotion, memory and the choices we make every day?
Tickets for Philosophy Today 2026 are selling fast! ⚡️
Join us from January 29 for six evening lectures. Tickets here ⬇️
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Tickets for Philosophy Today 2026 are selling fast! ⚡️
Join us from January 29 for six evening lectures. Tickets here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ymcprkyx
'Philosophy Today' Public Lecture Series 2026
Philosophy Today returns for 2026 with six public talks exploring power, wealth, science, memory, and the emotions that shape our lives.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
What can philosophy tell us about wealth, emotion, memory and the choices we make every day?
Tickets for Philosophy Today 2026 are selling fast! ⚡️
Join us from January 29 for six evening lectures. Tickets here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ymcprkyx
Tickets for Philosophy Today 2026 are selling fast! ⚡️
Join us from January 29 for six evening lectures. Tickets here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ymcprkyx
Can Arendt still help us make sense of modern politics?
PhD student Francesco Piscitello explores this question in his new paper, Arendt and the Social: A Modern Flaw?, published in Philosophy & Social Criticism.
Read it here ⬇️
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
PhD student Francesco Piscitello explores this question in his new paper, Arendt and the Social: A Modern Flaw?, published in Philosophy & Social Criticism.
Read it here ⬇️
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Can Arendt still help us make sense of modern politics?
PhD student Francesco Piscitello explores this question in his new paper, Arendt and the Social: A Modern Flaw?, published in Philosophy & Social Criticism.
Read it here ⬇️
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
PhD student Francesco Piscitello explores this question in his new paper, Arendt and the Social: A Modern Flaw?, published in Philosophy & Social Criticism.
Read it here ⬇️
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
✨ New research from the Department.
"Relational equality and the status of animals" by Dr Pablo Magaña, published in Philosophical Studies, November 2025.
Read it here ⬇️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#philosophy #philsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
"Relational equality and the status of animals" by Dr Pablo Magaña, published in Philosophical Studies, November 2025.
Read it here ⬇️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#philosophy #philsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
✨ New research from the Department.
"Relational equality and the status of animals" by Dr Pablo Magaña, published in Philosophical Studies, November 2025.
Read it here ⬇️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#philosophy #philsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
"Relational equality and the status of animals" by Dr Pablo Magaña, published in Philosophical Studies, November 2025.
Read it here ⬇️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#philosophy #philsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
🎉 Booking is now open for Philosophy Today 2026!
Delighted to launch the 2026 line-up of our popular annual lecture series on #WorldPhilosophyDay. From wealth & emotion to memory & more, the series explores ideas that shape how we live today. Starts Jan 29.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ymcprkyx
Delighted to launch the 2026 line-up of our popular annual lecture series on #WorldPhilosophyDay. From wealth & emotion to memory & more, the series explores ideas that shape how we live today. Starts Jan 29.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ymcprkyx
'Philosophy Today' Public Lecture Series 2026
Philosophy Today returns for 2026 with six public talks exploring power, wealth, science, memory, and the emotions that shape our lives.
tinyurl.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🎉 Booking is now open for Philosophy Today 2026!
Delighted to launch the 2026 line-up of our popular annual lecture series on #WorldPhilosophyDay. From wealth & emotion to memory & more, the series explores ideas that shape how we live today. Starts Jan 29.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ymcprkyx
Delighted to launch the 2026 line-up of our popular annual lecture series on #WorldPhilosophyDay. From wealth & emotion to memory & more, the series explores ideas that shape how we live today. Starts Jan 29.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ymcprkyx
What does life after a Philosophy degree look like? Our alumni panel last week brought together graduates from law, IT, government, education & the creative industries to share their career paths with students. Thanks to our alumni, TDA, TCD Careers & all who joined us!
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@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
What does life after a Philosophy degree look like? Our alumni panel last week brought together graduates from law, IT, government, education & the creative industries to share their career paths with students. Thanks to our alumni, TDA, TCD Careers & all who joined us!
@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
✨ New research from the Department.
"Avicenna’s ‘Proof’ for the Existence of God" by Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social, published in @1000wordphilosophy.bsky.social, November 2025.
Read it here ⬇️
1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/11/06/a...
"Avicenna’s ‘Proof’ for the Existence of God" by Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social, published in @1000wordphilosophy.bsky.social, November 2025.
Read it here ⬇️
1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/11/06/a...
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
✨ New research from the Department.
"Avicenna’s ‘Proof’ for the Existence of God" by Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social, published in @1000wordphilosophy.bsky.social, November 2025.
Read it here ⬇️
1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/11/06/a...
"Avicenna’s ‘Proof’ for the Existence of God" by Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social, published in @1000wordphilosophy.bsky.social, November 2025.
Read it here ⬇️
1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/11/06/a...
Missed Dr Will Ratoff’s packed Autumn Series lecture on 2 Oct - “Machines Like Us? The Ethics of Artificial General Intelligence”? You can now watch it in full on YouTube!
🔗 youtu.be/MyWO014Usbo?...
🔗 youtu.be/MyWO014Usbo?...
Autumn Public Lecture Series 2025: The Ethics of Artificial General Intelligence
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November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Missed Dr Will Ratoff’s packed Autumn Series lecture on 2 Oct - “Machines Like Us? The Ethics of Artificial General Intelligence”? You can now watch it in full on YouTube!
🔗 youtu.be/MyWO014Usbo?...
🔗 youtu.be/MyWO014Usbo?...
Looking forward to welcoming Professor Bart Streumer from @rug.nl to the #Philosophy Colloquium later today for his talk, ‘How Berkeley Can Go Quasi and Lose His Mind-Dependence’.
More on this term’s series:
🔗 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/r...
More on this term’s series:
🔗 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/r...
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Looking forward to welcoming Professor Bart Streumer from @rug.nl to the #Philosophy Colloquium later today for his talk, ‘How Berkeley Can Go Quasi and Lose His Mind-Dependence’.
More on this term’s series:
🔗 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/r...
More on this term’s series:
🔗 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/r...
✨🎓 Thinking about postgraduate study in philosophy? Applications are now open for Trinity’s MPhil in Philosophy. Explore course details and funding options here 🔽
www.tcd.ie/philosophy/p...
#philosophy #philsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
www.tcd.ie/philosophy/p...
#philosophy #philsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
✨🎓 Thinking about postgraduate study in philosophy? Applications are now open for Trinity’s MPhil in Philosophy. Explore course details and funding options here 🔽
www.tcd.ie/philosophy/p...
#philosophy #philsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
www.tcd.ie/philosophy/p...
#philosophy #philsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
✨ Delighted to have Dr Corine Besson from @sussex.ac.uk with us for today’s Philosophy Colloquium, where she will speak on ‘Rule-Following, Particularism and The Particular-First View of Deductive Reasoning’.
More on the series here:
🔗 tinyurl.com/mpscjhm2
@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
More on the series here:
🔗 tinyurl.com/mpscjhm2
@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
✨ Delighted to have Dr Corine Besson from @sussex.ac.uk with us for today’s Philosophy Colloquium, where she will speak on ‘Rule-Following, Particularism and The Particular-First View of Deductive Reasoning’.
More on the series here:
🔗 tinyurl.com/mpscjhm2
@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
More on the series here:
🔗 tinyurl.com/mpscjhm2
@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
Hannah Arendt Today, co-organised by our Teaching Fellow Sam Fazekas, runs 31 Oct–5 Dec and features early-career researchers exploring Arendt’s political thought.
✨ Free and open to all.
Full line-up & registration 🔗 tinyurl.com/2jtrcurc
@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
✨ Free and open to all.
Full line-up & registration 🔗 tinyurl.com/2jtrcurc
@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Hannah Arendt Today, co-organised by our Teaching Fellow Sam Fazekas, runs 31 Oct–5 Dec and features early-career researchers exploring Arendt’s political thought.
✨ Free and open to all.
Full line-up & registration 🔗 tinyurl.com/2jtrcurc
@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
✨ Free and open to all.
Full line-up & registration 🔗 tinyurl.com/2jtrcurc
@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
We’re pleased to welcome Dr Rossella De Bernardi to the Department of Philosophy 🎓👋 She joins as a @researchireland.ie Postdoctoral Fellow, exploring the role of emotions in our understanding of justice and equality.
October 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We’re pleased to welcome Dr Rossella De Bernardi to the Department of Philosophy 🎓👋 She joins as a @researchireland.ie Postdoctoral Fellow, exploring the role of emotions in our understanding of justice and equality.
📚✨ Favourite Reads is back! Over the coming months, colleagues will share books that have inspired them. First up, Dr Ashley Shaw on Richard Moran’s 'Authority & Estrangement' & our relationship with our own beliefs. #philosophy #philsky
🔗 tinyurl.com/4pyc7zns
🔗 tinyurl.com/4pyc7zns
October 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
📚✨ Favourite Reads is back! Over the coming months, colleagues will share books that have inspired them. First up, Dr Ashley Shaw on Richard Moran’s 'Authority & Estrangement' & our relationship with our own beliefs. #philosophy #philsky
🔗 tinyurl.com/4pyc7zns
🔗 tinyurl.com/4pyc7zns
✨ 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
October 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
✨ 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
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. 👏🤖
October 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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. 👏🤖
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
October 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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
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'.
September 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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'.