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The Royal Institute Celebrates 100 Years
In this centenary year, we at The Royal Institute look forward to continuing the celebration of 100 years of philosophical thought with you! #philosophy #his...
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☕📺 Planning a night in? Don't miss Waiting for the Out on BBC One tonight 💻
It's based on Andy West's acclaimed memoir The Life Inside. A tutor for TRIP partner The Philosophy Foundation, he chronicles his experiences running #philosophy classes in #prisons.
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It's based on Andy West's acclaimed memoir The Life Inside. A tutor for TRIP partner The Philosophy Foundation, he chronicles his experiences running #philosophy classes in #prisons.
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BBC One - Waiting for the Out - Episode guide
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January 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
☕📺 Planning a night in? Don't miss Waiting for the Out on BBC One tonight 💻
It's based on Andy West's acclaimed memoir The Life Inside. A tutor for TRIP partner The Philosophy Foundation, he chronicles his experiences running #philosophy classes in #prisons.
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It's based on Andy West's acclaimed memoir The Life Inside. A tutor for TRIP partner The Philosophy Foundation, he chronicles his experiences running #philosophy classes in #prisons.
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✨ Want to live more thoughtfully in 2026? Join The Royal Institute of Philosophy, for a year of big ideas.
Find out more and start your membership today: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/full-members...
#newyearnewyou #bigideas #newyearsresolution
Find out more and start your membership today: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/full-members...
#newyearnewyou #bigideas #newyearsresolution
January 2, 2026 at 10:37 AM
✨ Want to live more thoughtfully in 2026? Join The Royal Institute of Philosophy, for a year of big ideas.
Find out more and start your membership today: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/full-members...
#newyearnewyou #bigideas #newyearsresolution
Find out more and start your membership today: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/full-members...
#newyearnewyou #bigideas #newyearsresolution
🥂 Happy New Year! Today we want to take you back in TRIP #history, to New Year's Day 1931. 🕰️
Can you support us now, as our members did 95 years ago?
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Can you support us now, as our members did 95 years ago?
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January 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🥂 Happy New Year! Today we want to take you back in TRIP #history, to New Year's Day 1931. 🕰️
Can you support us now, as our members did 95 years ago?
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Can you support us now, as our members did 95 years ago?
Read the story: buff.ly/M0tH1aB
It's #newyearseve - a time to look back on the past and forward to the future. 🥂✨
We have spent 2025 - our #Centenary year - doing just that, exploring #Philosophy in Retrospect and Prospect through our #London Lectures.
📺 Watch our 2025 lectures:
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We have spent 2025 - our #Centenary year - doing just that, exploring #Philosophy in Retrospect and Prospect through our #London Lectures.
📺 Watch our 2025 lectures:
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December 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It's #newyearseve - a time to look back on the past and forward to the future. 🥂✨
We have spent 2025 - our #Centenary year - doing just that, exploring #Philosophy in Retrospect and Prospect through our #London Lectures.
📺 Watch our 2025 lectures:
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We have spent 2025 - our #Centenary year - doing just that, exploring #Philosophy in Retrospect and Prospect through our #London Lectures.
📺 Watch our 2025 lectures:
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2025 was our #centenary year, and to mark the occasion we introduced TRIP memberships. ✨
This year, those signing up to become members gained access to a slew of exclusive benefits, including exclusive member events.
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This year, those signing up to become members gained access to a slew of exclusive benefits, including exclusive member events.
Not yet a member? Sign up now! buff.ly/LUmkmVx
December 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
2025 was our #centenary year, and to mark the occasion we introduced TRIP memberships. ✨
This year, those signing up to become members gained access to a slew of exclusive benefits, including exclusive member events.
Not yet a member? Sign up now! buff.ly/LUmkmVx
This year, those signing up to become members gained access to a slew of exclusive benefits, including exclusive member events.
Not yet a member? Sign up now! buff.ly/LUmkmVx
A highlight of our 2025 was announcing the winner of the THINK Essay Prize.
Kan Zhang won with: ‘Could a Person Migrate to Another’s Body? A Realistic Solution to a Fanciful Problem’. 👤➡️👤
Inspired? The THINK Essay #philosophy Prize 2026 is open to 15-18-year-olds now!
Kan Zhang won with: ‘Could a Person Migrate to Another’s Body? A Realistic Solution to a Fanciful Problem’. 👤➡️👤
Inspired? The THINK Essay #philosophy Prize 2026 is open to 15-18-year-olds now!
December 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A highlight of our 2025 was announcing the winner of the THINK Essay Prize.
Kan Zhang won with: ‘Could a Person Migrate to Another’s Body? A Realistic Solution to a Fanciful Problem’. 👤➡️👤
Inspired? The THINK Essay #philosophy Prize 2026 is open to 15-18-year-olds now!
Kan Zhang won with: ‘Could a Person Migrate to Another’s Body? A Realistic Solution to a Fanciful Problem’. 👤➡️👤
Inspired? The THINK Essay #philosophy Prize 2026 is open to 15-18-year-olds now!
Are you on the nice list or the naughty list this #ChristmasEve? (And what exactly might that mean?) 🎅📜
The contents of your stocking on Christmas morning might depend on Santa's stance on #metaethics. To understand the debate, read this article:
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The contents of your stocking on Christmas morning might depend on Santa's stance on #metaethics. To understand the debate, read this article:
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December 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Are you on the nice list or the naughty list this #ChristmasEve? (And what exactly might that mean?) 🎅📜
The contents of your stocking on Christmas morning might depend on Santa's stance on #metaethics. To understand the debate, read this article:
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The contents of your stocking on Christmas morning might depend on Santa's stance on #metaethics. To understand the debate, read this article:
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Professor Jonathan Birch, winner of the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy, discusses the urgency and importance of transdiciplinary approaches to philosophy in his acceptance speech.
Watch the full event replay here: youtu.be/kEXJ0QrqEl4
Watch the full event replay here: youtu.be/kEXJ0QrqEl4
December 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Professor Jonathan Birch, winner of the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy, discusses the urgency and importance of transdiciplinary approaches to philosophy in his acceptance speech.
Watch the full event replay here: youtu.be/kEXJ0QrqEl4
Watch the full event replay here: youtu.be/kEXJ0QrqEl4
Travelling for the holidays?
Our London Lecture Series and Annual London Lecture are now out to all podcast platforms, perfect for listening on a train, plane, or walk between holiday events.
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2241294
Our London Lecture Series and Annual London Lecture are now out to all podcast platforms, perfect for listening on a train, plane, or walk between holiday events.
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2241294
December 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Travelling for the holidays?
Our London Lecture Series and Annual London Lecture are now out to all podcast platforms, perfect for listening on a train, plane, or walk between holiday events.
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2241294
Our London Lecture Series and Annual London Lecture are now out to all podcast platforms, perfect for listening on a train, plane, or walk between holiday events.
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2241294
📖 🎄 Looking for something to read (or gift) over the Christmas break? 🎁
If so, do consider one of the titles from this year's Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy shortlist.
Find the list here:
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If so, do consider one of the titles from this year's Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy shortlist.
Find the list here:
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December 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
📖 🎄 Looking for something to read (or gift) over the Christmas break? 🎁
If so, do consider one of the titles from this year's Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy shortlist.
Find the list here:
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If so, do consider one of the titles from this year's Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy shortlist.
Find the list here:
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"🎁Last-minute gifts don't have to be thoughtless. 💭
💡Why not buy a gift membership to the Royal Institute of #Philosophy, tickets to a lecture in 2026, or even make a donation in their name?
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#GiftGuide #Christmas #thoughtfulgifts
💡Why not buy a gift membership to the Royal Institute of #Philosophy, tickets to a lecture in 2026, or even make a donation in their name?
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#GiftGuide #Christmas #thoughtfulgifts
December 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"🎁Last-minute gifts don't have to be thoughtless. 💭
💡Why not buy a gift membership to the Royal Institute of #Philosophy, tickets to a lecture in 2026, or even make a donation in their name?
More info: buff.ly/XhDZ12p
#GiftGuide #Christmas #thoughtfulgifts
💡Why not buy a gift membership to the Royal Institute of #Philosophy, tickets to a lecture in 2026, or even make a donation in their name?
More info: buff.ly/XhDZ12p
#GiftGuide #Christmas #thoughtfulgifts
The Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy is an annual prize that rewards the most original philosophical research that transcends academic disciplines. The recording of this year's event is now available.
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/kEXJ0QrqEl4
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/kEXJ0QrqEl4
December 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy is an annual prize that rewards the most original philosophical research that transcends academic disciplines. The recording of this year's event is now available.
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/kEXJ0QrqEl4
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/kEXJ0QrqEl4
How do we categorize violence that doesn’t fall under the usual notions of political, ideological, racial, or religious violence?
Professor Cassam defends the thesis that novel cause violence represents a new type of extremism.
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/8U8CmK1gW-s
Professor Cassam defends the thesis that novel cause violence represents a new type of extremism.
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/8U8CmK1gW-s
December 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
How do we categorize violence that doesn’t fall under the usual notions of political, ideological, racial, or religious violence?
Professor Cassam defends the thesis that novel cause violence represents a new type of extremism.
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/8U8CmK1gW-s
Professor Cassam defends the thesis that novel cause violence represents a new type of extremism.
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/8U8CmK1gW-s
In this year’s Annual London Lecture, Professor Quassim Cassam discussed novel forms of violence whose purpose transcends the personal, yet are not political, ideological, racial, or religious as these notions are normally understood.
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/8U8CmK1gW-s
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/8U8CmK1gW-s
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December 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
In this year’s Annual London Lecture, Professor Quassim Cassam discussed novel forms of violence whose purpose transcends the personal, yet are not political, ideological, racial, or religious as these notions are normally understood.
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/8U8CmK1gW-s
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/8U8CmK1gW-s
🎁 We're giving free access to 100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking. 📜🔓
Today's #philosophy paper is The Ethics of Punishment, by W. D. Ross (1929).
➡️ Access the free paper here: buff.ly/ZAMAwkn
Today's #philosophy paper is The Ethics of Punishment, by W. D. Ross (1929).
➡️ Access the free paper here: buff.ly/ZAMAwkn
December 16, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🎁 We're giving free access to 100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking. 📜🔓
Today's #philosophy paper is The Ethics of Punishment, by W. D. Ross (1929).
➡️ Access the free paper here: buff.ly/ZAMAwkn
Today's #philosophy paper is The Ethics of Punishment, by W. D. Ross (1929).
➡️ Access the free paper here: buff.ly/ZAMAwkn
Poetry vs philosophy: could tensions come not from their differences, but their similarities? 📜⚔️🤔
Join Maximilian de Gaynesford as he takes a closer at the poems that might make us reconsider the boundaries between #philosophy and #poetry.
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzX2...
Join Maximilian de Gaynesford as he takes a closer at the poems that might make us reconsider the boundaries between #philosophy and #poetry.
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzX2...
What lies in a poem?
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December 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Poetry vs philosophy: could tensions come not from their differences, but their similarities? 📜⚔️🤔
Join Maximilian de Gaynesford as he takes a closer at the poems that might make us reconsider the boundaries between #philosophy and #poetry.
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzX2...
Join Maximilian de Gaynesford as he takes a closer at the poems that might make us reconsider the boundaries between #philosophy and #poetry.
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzX2...
🗓️ Tickets for our 2026 #philosophy events are available now. They make the perfect gift for the big thinker who has everything! 🎁
Get yours here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-royal-...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🗓️ Tickets for our 2026 #philosophy events are available now. They make the perfect gift for the big thinker who has everything! 🎁
Get yours here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-royal-...
Get yours here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-royal-...
Professor Naomi Eilan discuses the role of communication in her account of second person awareness, mutual I-you relations, and the essential link between second person awareness and ethics.
Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/g6JakfE7HqU
Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/g6JakfE7HqU
December 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Professor Naomi Eilan discuses the role of communication in her account of second person awareness, mutual I-you relations, and the essential link between second person awareness and ethics.
Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/g6JakfE7HqU
Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/g6JakfE7HqU
Areas of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience have witnessed a growing body of work conducted under the 'second person' heading, but what exactly awareness of another as ‘you’ amounts to has proved difficult to explain.
Prof Naomi Eilan considers such awareness. Watch here youtu.be/g6JakfE7HqU
Prof Naomi Eilan considers such awareness. Watch here youtu.be/g6JakfE7HqU
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Areas of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience have witnessed a growing body of work conducted under the 'second person' heading, but what exactly awareness of another as ‘you’ amounts to has proved difficult to explain.
Prof Naomi Eilan considers such awareness. Watch here youtu.be/g6JakfE7HqU
Prof Naomi Eilan considers such awareness. Watch here youtu.be/g6JakfE7HqU
🎀 That's a wrap for our 2025 programme of events. But there's plenty to look forward to in 2026. ✨
Our 2025/26 London Lecture season for next year features #philosophy events on Thursdays through to March.
🎟️ Book now and look forward to 2026 with us! buff.ly/Wo3986l
Our 2025/26 London Lecture season for next year features #philosophy events on Thursdays through to March.
🎟️ Book now and look forward to 2026 with us! buff.ly/Wo3986l
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎀 That's a wrap for our 2025 programme of events. But there's plenty to look forward to in 2026. ✨
Our 2025/26 London Lecture season for next year features #philosophy events on Thursdays through to March.
🎟️ Book now and look forward to 2026 with us! buff.ly/Wo3986l
Our 2025/26 London Lecture season for next year features #philosophy events on Thursdays through to March.
🎟️ Book now and look forward to 2026 with us! buff.ly/Wo3986l
📢 Join us TONIGHT, online or in person, for our Annual Edinburgh Lecture 💻
In the lecture, Max de Gaynesford will examine the poems that might make us reconsider the boundaries between #philosophy and #poetry.
🔗 Online and in-person tickets available: buff.ly/MLVbJV5
In the lecture, Max de Gaynesford will examine the poems that might make us reconsider the boundaries between #philosophy and #poetry.
🔗 Online and in-person tickets available: buff.ly/MLVbJV5
December 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM
📢 Join us TONIGHT, online or in person, for our Annual Edinburgh Lecture 💻
In the lecture, Max de Gaynesford will examine the poems that might make us reconsider the boundaries between #philosophy and #poetry.
🔗 Online and in-person tickets available: buff.ly/MLVbJV5
In the lecture, Max de Gaynesford will examine the poems that might make us reconsider the boundaries between #philosophy and #poetry.
🔗 Online and in-person tickets available: buff.ly/MLVbJV5
📜 We're giving free access to 100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking. Day 8's philosophical paper is...
More Brain Lesions by Kathleen V. Wilkes, published in 1980. 🧠
🔗Read for free: buff.ly/MKUGlvX
#philosophy #psychology #neuroscience
More Brain Lesions by Kathleen V. Wilkes, published in 1980. 🧠
🔗Read for free: buff.ly/MKUGlvX
#philosophy #psychology #neuroscience
December 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
📜 We're giving free access to 100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking. Day 8's philosophical paper is...
More Brain Lesions by Kathleen V. Wilkes, published in 1980. 🧠
🔗Read for free: buff.ly/MKUGlvX
#philosophy #psychology #neuroscience
More Brain Lesions by Kathleen V. Wilkes, published in 1980. 🧠
🔗Read for free: buff.ly/MKUGlvX
#philosophy #psychology #neuroscience
Do you know a big thinker who would appreciate becoming a member of The Royal Institute of Philosophy? 🎁
Give a gift membership this Christmas. Your recipient doesn't have to be a philosopher or studying #philosophy.
🔗Find out more and purchase: buff.ly/901Xlz3
Give a gift membership this Christmas. Your recipient doesn't have to be a philosopher or studying #philosophy.
🔗Find out more and purchase: buff.ly/901Xlz3
December 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Do you know a big thinker who would appreciate becoming a member of The Royal Institute of Philosophy? 🎁
Give a gift membership this Christmas. Your recipient doesn't have to be a philosopher or studying #philosophy.
🔗Find out more and purchase: buff.ly/901Xlz3
Give a gift membership this Christmas. Your recipient doesn't have to be a philosopher or studying #philosophy.
🔗Find out more and purchase: buff.ly/901Xlz3
Dr Rowan Williams discusses the issues that arise from treating empathy as simply understanding another person’s emotions.
In his lecture, he considers this challenge with an account of human rights that includes the importance of other perspectives.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/DB008jxdX3Y
In his lecture, he considers this challenge with an account of human rights that includes the importance of other perspectives.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/DB008jxdX3Y
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Dr Rowan Williams discusses the issues that arise from treating empathy as simply understanding another person’s emotions.
In his lecture, he considers this challenge with an account of human rights that includes the importance of other perspectives.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/DB008jxdX3Y
In his lecture, he considers this challenge with an account of human rights that includes the importance of other perspectives.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/DB008jxdX3Y
📚We're giving free access to 100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking. Behind the door today is...
🧟Conceiving the Impossible and the Mind-Body Problem by Thomas Nagel, published in 1998. 🧠
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#philosophy #zombies #consciousness
🧟Conceiving the Impossible and the Mind-Body Problem by Thomas Nagel, published in 1998. 🧠
🔗Read for free:
➡️https://buff.ly/z15ntcv
#philosophy #zombies #consciousness
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
📚We're giving free access to 100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking. Behind the door today is...
🧟Conceiving the Impossible and the Mind-Body Problem by Thomas Nagel, published in 1998. 🧠
🔗Read for free:
➡️https://buff.ly/z15ntcv
#philosophy #zombies #consciousness
🧟Conceiving the Impossible and the Mind-Body Problem by Thomas Nagel, published in 1998. 🧠
🔗Read for free:
➡️https://buff.ly/z15ntcv
#philosophy #zombies #consciousness