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The largest teaching and research centre for philosophy in Ireland. Ranked in the Top 100 QS World University Rankings and No. 1 in Ireland. Part of @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social at @ucddublin.bsky.social. #UCD #IrishResearch https://www.ucd.ie/philosophy
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The Agnes Cuming speaker for 2026 is Michael Williams, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor at Johns Hopkins University. He will give two public lectures on 10th and 11th February 2026. Attendance is free, but you are advised to register in advance. Further details at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n... #PhilSky
February 5, 2026 at 12:34 PM
The Agnes Cuming speaker for 2026 is Michael Williams, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor at Johns Hopkins University. He will give two public lectures on 10th and 11th February 2026. Attendance is free, but you are advised to register in advance. Further details at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n... #PhilSky
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A reminder that applications for the ERC Postdoctoral Research Associate position close this Tuesday 10 February at 12:00 noon local Irish time. We look forward to receiving applications from candidates interested in the BMoral Project. Further details: www.bmoralproject.com/projects-6
#Philsky #ERC
#Philsky #ERC
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February 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
A reminder that applications for the ERC Postdoctoral Research Associate position close this Tuesday 10 February at 12:00 noon local Irish time. We look forward to receiving applications from candidates interested in the BMoral Project. Further details: www.bmoralproject.com/projects-6
#Philsky #ERC
#Philsky #ERC
The Agnes Cuming speaker for 2026 is Michael Williams, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor at Johns Hopkins University. He will give two public lectures on 10th and 11th February 2026. Attendance is free, but you are advised to register in advance. Further details at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n... #PhilSky
February 5, 2026 at 12:34 PM
The Agnes Cuming speaker for 2026 is Michael Williams, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor at Johns Hopkins University. He will give two public lectures on 10th and 11th February 2026. Attendance is free, but you are advised to register in advance. Further details at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n... #PhilSky
Call for Papers: Prejudice in Hume and His Contemporaries. University College Dublin, 23-24 June 2026. Submission deadline: February 27, 2026. For more information, see the full CFP at philevents.org/event/show/1....
#PhilosophyConference #HumePhilosophy #ScottishEnlightenment #Epistemology #UCD
#PhilosophyConference #HumePhilosophy #ScottishEnlightenment #Epistemology #UCD
February 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Call for Papers: Prejudice in Hume and His Contemporaries. University College Dublin, 23-24 June 2026. Submission deadline: February 27, 2026. For more information, see the full CFP at philevents.org/event/show/1....
#PhilosophyConference #HumePhilosophy #ScottishEnlightenment #Epistemology #UCD
#PhilosophyConference #HumePhilosophy #ScottishEnlightenment #Epistemology #UCD
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✨ Big welcome to the BMoral team, Pietro! We are so excited to have you join us as our new PhD Researcher! Pietro's PhD research focuses on the relationship between Hume and Catharine Macaulay (an outspoken critic of Hume!). 🚀 #NewHire #WelcomeToTheTeam #Teamwork #BMoral #UCDPhilosophy #Philosophy
January 30, 2026 at 10:47 AM
✨ Big welcome to the BMoral team, Pietro! We are so excited to have you join us as our new PhD Researcher! Pietro's PhD research focuses on the relationship between Hume and Catharine Macaulay (an outspoken critic of Hume!). 🚀 #NewHire #WelcomeToTheTeam #Teamwork #BMoral #UCDPhilosophy #Philosophy
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Participated in a fun panel discussion about mind, matter, science, philosophy and AI. Lots of of material to cover and great questions from the audience.
January 24, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Participated in a fun panel discussion about mind, matter, science, philosophy and AI. Lots of of material to cover and great questions from the audience.
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I’m at the Robert Boyle Winter School in #Dublin, where I’m happy to finally meet fellow blueski (?) who is speaking on free will and determinism. @wiringthebrain.bsky.social.
January 24, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I’m at the Robert Boyle Winter School in #Dublin, where I’m happy to finally meet fellow blueski (?) who is speaking on free will and determinism. @wiringthebrain.bsky.social.
Professor James O’Shea, Head of #Philosophy at @ucddublin.bsky.social, talking at the Robert Boyle Winter School at Dublin #RDS on the nature of mind and matter. #PhilMind
January 24, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Professor James O’Shea, Head of #Philosophy at @ucddublin.bsky.social, talking at the Robert Boyle Winter School at Dublin #RDS on the nature of mind and matter. #PhilMind
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🔮✨ "The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your campus?"
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 PM
🔮✨ "The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your campus?"
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@ucdphilosophy.bsky.social hosts Perspectives, a Postgraduate journal! As it should be immediately obvious 1. they have great taste in covers 2. they publish very interesting stuff
New CfP is out, tell your students! philevents.org/event/show/1... the theme is Hope.. a good theme. #PhilSky
New CfP is out, tell your students! philevents.org/event/show/1... the theme is Hope.. a good theme. #PhilSky
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
@ucdphilosophy.bsky.social hosts Perspectives, a Postgraduate journal! As it should be immediately obvious 1. they have great taste in covers 2. they publish very interesting stuff
New CfP is out, tell your students! philevents.org/event/show/1... the theme is Hope.. a good theme. #PhilSky
New CfP is out, tell your students! philevents.org/event/show/1... the theme is Hope.. a good theme. #PhilSky
Join #UCDPhilosophy panellist Dr. Anh-Quân Nguyen and authors #AlexMadva #CalPolyPomona and #DanielKelly #Purdue for a lively book chat and panel at 'Somebody Should Do Something!' at #MoLIMuseum on March 24th. Please register using the QR code.
#CEPL #SomebodyShouldDoSomething #MichaelBrownstein
#CEPL #SomebodyShouldDoSomething #MichaelBrownstein
January 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Join #UCDPhilosophy panellist Dr. Anh-Quân Nguyen and authors #AlexMadva #CalPolyPomona and #DanielKelly #Purdue for a lively book chat and panel at 'Somebody Should Do Something!' at #MoLIMuseum on March 24th. Please register using the QR code.
#CEPL #SomebodyShouldDoSomething #MichaelBrownstein
#CEPL #SomebodyShouldDoSomething #MichaelBrownstein
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Agnes Cuming Lecture Series | UCD School of Philosophy
The UCD School of Philosophy welcomes Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins University) for a two-part public lecture on scepticism.
10–11 February 2026, 6.00 pm, Newman Building, UCD.
Free, registration required:
bit.ly/45oUQVX
The UCD School of Philosophy welcomes Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins University) for a two-part public lecture on scepticism.
10–11 February 2026, 6.00 pm, Newman Building, UCD.
Free, registration required:
bit.ly/45oUQVX
January 21, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Agnes Cuming Lecture Series | UCD School of Philosophy
The UCD School of Philosophy welcomes Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins University) for a two-part public lecture on scepticism.
10–11 February 2026, 6.00 pm, Newman Building, UCD.
Free, registration required:
bit.ly/45oUQVX
The UCD School of Philosophy welcomes Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins University) for a two-part public lecture on scepticism.
10–11 February 2026, 6.00 pm, Newman Building, UCD.
Free, registration required:
bit.ly/45oUQVX
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Welcome back to campus to all our students as the Spring Trimester begins at the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law. With campus life back in full swing, the weeks ahead offer opportunities to learn and develop new perspectives on the issues that matter, both inside and outside the classroom.
January 19, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Welcome back to campus to all our students as the Spring Trimester begins at the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law. With campus life back in full swing, the weeks ahead offer opportunities to learn and develop new perspectives on the issues that matter, both inside and outside the classroom.
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We are hiring! BMoral #erc project is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate hosted by @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social (University College Dublin, Ireland). For further details/how to apply: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
#jobfairy #hiring #recruitment #jobopening #PostdocJobs #ResearchJobs #Philosophy
#jobfairy #hiring #recruitment #jobopening #PostdocJobs #ResearchJobs #Philosophy
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 PM
We are hiring! BMoral #erc project is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate hosted by @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social (University College Dublin, Ireland). For further details/how to apply: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
#jobfairy #hiring #recruitment #jobopening #PostdocJobs #ResearchJobs #Philosophy
#jobfairy #hiring #recruitment #jobopening #PostdocJobs #ResearchJobs #Philosophy
Applications are invited from postdoctoral candidates for a temporary 48-month post of Research Associate within the School of Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland.
More information and application details can be found here www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...
More information and application details can be found here www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...
Postdoctoral Position: ERC Research
Thursday, 15 January, 2026
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January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Applications are invited from postdoctoral candidates for a temporary 48-month post of Research Associate within the School of Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland.
More information and application details can be found here www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...
More information and application details can be found here www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...
The BMoral Project, 'New Histories of British Moral Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century’, website is now live! Please visit www.bmoralproject.com to find out more about the BMoral project, the team, news and events, publications etc.
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Funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant (no. 101169707), the BMoral project aims to rethink narratives about eighteenth-century British moral philosophy, which to the present day continue to focus…
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January 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The BMoral Project, 'New Histories of British Moral Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century’, website is now live! Please visit www.bmoralproject.com to find out more about the BMoral project, the team, news and events, publications etc.
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New paper forthcoming in Nous by Dan Harris (@danielwharris.bsky.social) and myself! Check it out!
I think there is something useful here for people working on all sorts of topics in philosophy and elsewhere, and we plan to expand further on this ourselves in future work.
I think there is something useful here for people working on all sorts of topics in philosophy and elsewhere, and we plan to expand further on this ourselves in future work.
Elmar Unnsteinsson (@eunnsteins.bsky.social) and I have a new paper forthcoming in Noûs.
"Genre and Conversation"
We show how to generalize the classic pragmatic theories to conversational genres that aren't factual, cooperative, committal information exchanges.
philpapers.org/rec/ELMGAC-2
"Genre and Conversation"
We show how to generalize the classic pragmatic theories to conversational genres that aren't factual, cooperative, committal information exchanges.
philpapers.org/rec/ELMGAC-2
Unnsteinsson Elmar & Harris Daniel W., Genre and Conversation - PhilPapers
Conversations can belong to different types, or genres. We consider four dimensions of variation as case studies: Some conversations are about sharing information, others about making decisions; some ...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
New paper forthcoming in Nous by Dan Harris (@danielwharris.bsky.social) and myself! Check it out!
I think there is something useful here for people working on all sorts of topics in philosophy and elsewhere, and we plan to expand further on this ourselves in future work.
I think there is something useful here for people working on all sorts of topics in philosophy and elsewhere, and we plan to expand further on this ourselves in future work.
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Our project website is now live! Please visit us at www.bmoralproject.com to find out more about the BMoral project, the team, news and events, publications etc.!
December 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Our project website is now live! Please visit us at www.bmoralproject.com to find out more about the BMoral project, the team, news and events, publications etc.!
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Leda Berio with What’s my motivation? Reputational motives, virtue signaling, and self-directed mindshaping
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
Francesco Marchi on self-deception and automatic belief
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
#philsky #philpsy
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doi.org/10.1080/0951...
Francesco Marchi on self-deception and automatic belief
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
#philsky #philpsy
2/2
January 5, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Leda Berio with What’s my motivation? Reputational motives, virtue signaling, and self-directed mindshaping
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
Francesco Marchi on self-deception and automatic belief
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
#philsky #philpsy
2/2
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
Francesco Marchi on self-deception and automatic belief
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
#philsky #philpsy
2/2
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🎄✨ Happy Nollaig na mBan! Each January 6, Women’s Christmas traditionally recognised the work of women during the festive period. On this day, men took on the household work, giving women the space to rest and spend time together.
#nollaignamban #womenschristmas
#nollaignamban #womenschristmas
January 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🎄✨ Happy Nollaig na mBan! Each January 6, Women’s Christmas traditionally recognised the work of women during the festive period. On this day, men took on the household work, giving women the space to rest and spend time together.
#nollaignamban #womenschristmas
#nollaignamban #womenschristmas
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All UCD libraries are closed for the Christmas holidays, and will reopen on Friday morning, 2 January, 2026 (Vet Medicine Library reopens on 5 January).
See our opening hours for the Library's January schedule. buff.ly/Y7VMXTt
See our opening hours for the Library's January schedule. buff.ly/Y7VMXTt
December 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
All UCD libraries are closed for the Christmas holidays, and will reopen on Friday morning, 2 January, 2026 (Vet Medicine Library reopens on 5 January).
See our opening hours for the Library's January schedule. buff.ly/Y7VMXTt
See our opening hours for the Library's January schedule. buff.ly/Y7VMXTt
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🎄Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas and best wishes in the New Year!
The UCD Press Team
The UCD Press Team
December 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🎄Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas and best wishes in the New Year!
The UCD Press Team
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Next was an amazing talk by Alice Crary on the historical and philosophical roots of techno-fascism and its deep connection to academic and industry development of AI at @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social. Highly recommend www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3s7... (3/10)
Alice Crary, Royal Institute of Philosophy School of Philosophy Annual Lecture 2026
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December 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Next was an amazing talk by Alice Crary on the historical and philosophical roots of techno-fascism and its deep connection to academic and industry development of AI at @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social. Highly recommend www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3s7... (3/10)
Recording of Professor Alice Crary’s UCD School of Philosophy/Royal Institute of Philosophy Annual Public Lecture: ‘If you’re not outraged about AI, you’re not paying attention: Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism’. #PhilSky #PhilAI #AIEthics youtu.be/Z3s7yRJ_CEo?...
Alice Crary, Royal Institute of Philosophy School of Philosophy Annual Lecture 2026
2026 Annual Royal Institute of Philosophy/UCD School of Philosophy Lecture
If you’re not outraged about AI, you’re not paying attention
Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism
Alice Crary
New School…
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December 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Recording of Professor Alice Crary’s UCD School of Philosophy/Royal Institute of Philosophy Annual Public Lecture: ‘If you’re not outraged about AI, you’re not paying attention: Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism’. #PhilSky #PhilAI #AIEthics youtu.be/Z3s7yRJ_CEo?...