Aberdeen Philosophy
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News and events from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen.
💬 This time last week, our Mike Beaney gave a talk on "Integrational Creativity and Resonant Witchcraft" at a workshop on "Creative Imagination from Art to Science" at the University of Geneva.
October 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
💬 This time last week, our Mike Beaney gave a talk on "Integrational Creativity and Resonant Witchcraft" at a workshop on "Creative Imagination from Art to Science" at the University of Geneva.
🗓️ Save the date! This upcoming Wednesday, LMU Munich's Michele Giavazzi will deliver the next talk in our colloquium series. He'll argue that existing accounts of voter incompetence betray an unduly apologetic attitude toward democratic citizens.
October 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🗓️ Save the date! This upcoming Wednesday, LMU Munich's Michele Giavazzi will deliver the next talk in our colloquium series. He'll argue that existing accounts of voter incompetence betray an unduly apologetic attitude toward democratic citizens.
💬 Today, our Sandro Guli is delivering a talk entitled "Social Roles, Recognition, and Social Nature" at Wuhan University.
Earlier this summer Sandro also presented "Internalism and Externalism in Social Normativity: The Hegelian Model" at the International Social Ontology Conference in Dublin.
Earlier this summer Sandro also presented "Internalism and Externalism in Social Normativity: The Hegelian Model" at the International Social Ontology Conference in Dublin.
September 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
💬 Today, our Sandro Guli is delivering a talk entitled "Social Roles, Recognition, and Social Nature" at Wuhan University.
Earlier this summer Sandro also presented "Internalism and Externalism in Social Normativity: The Hegelian Model" at the International Social Ontology Conference in Dublin.
Earlier this summer Sandro also presented "Internalism and Externalism in Social Normativity: The Hegelian Model" at the International Social Ontology Conference in Dublin.
⛰️ After the summer school, Anna, Esmé, and Eilidh joined a group trip to the Wudang mountains. Hosted by the Wudangshan Daoist Association and led by Dr Xuelin Deng, they learned about Daoist practice and visited several Daoist temples, including the Golden Palace and the Purple Cloud Temple. (2/2)
August 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
⛰️ After the summer school, Anna, Esmé, and Eilidh joined a group trip to the Wudang mountains. Hosted by the Wudangshan Daoist Association and led by Dr Xuelin Deng, they learned about Daoist practice and visited several Daoist temples, including the Golden Palace and the Purple Cloud Temple. (2/2)
📚☀️🇨🇳 Aberdeen Philosophy students Anna, Esmé, Itzel, and Tom had a great time participating in the Political Philosophy Summer School at Wuhan University this month! Our Eilidh Beaton also attended and delivered three lectures in the programme. (1/2)
philo.whu.edu.cn/info/1011/74...
philo.whu.edu.cn/info/1011/74...
August 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
📚☀️🇨🇳 Aberdeen Philosophy students Anna, Esmé, Itzel, and Tom had a great time participating in the Political Philosophy Summer School at Wuhan University this month! Our Eilidh Beaton also attended and delivered three lectures in the programme. (1/2)
philo.whu.edu.cn/info/1011/74...
philo.whu.edu.cn/info/1011/74...
💬 Today, our Eilidh Beaton is presenting her forthcoming paper on Methodological Nationalism at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing.
Her paper critically interrogates the call for political theorists to reject (nation-)state-centric ways of seeing the political world.
Her paper critically interrogates the call for political theorists to reject (nation-)state-centric ways of seeing the political world.
July 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
💬 Today, our Eilidh Beaton is presenting her forthcoming paper on Methodological Nationalism at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing.
Her paper critically interrogates the call for political theorists to reject (nation-)state-centric ways of seeing the political world.
Her paper critically interrogates the call for political theorists to reject (nation-)state-centric ways of seeing the political world.
🗓️ Join us on Tuesday 27th May for the latest conference in the Digital Knowledge Project, "Experts and Laypeople in the Digital World".
More info about the Digital Knowledge Project can be found here: www.digital-knowledge.org
More info about the Digital Knowledge Project can be found here: www.digital-knowledge.org
May 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🗓️ Join us on Tuesday 27th May for the latest conference in the Digital Knowledge Project, "Experts and Laypeople in the Digital World".
More info about the Digital Knowledge Project can be found here: www.digital-knowledge.org
More info about the Digital Knowledge Project can be found here: www.digital-knowledge.org
🗓️ Our Sandro Guli’ and Luca Moretti (University of Eastern Piedmont) are co-organising a one-day workshop on Social Ontology. They will bring together scholars from across Europe to explore questions about social structures, power, and collective agency.
April 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🗓️ Our Sandro Guli’ and Luca Moretti (University of Eastern Piedmont) are co-organising a one-day workshop on Social Ontology. They will bring together scholars from across Europe to explore questions about social structures, power, and collective agency.
🗓️ This Wednesday, Fenrong Liu, Changjiang Distinguished Professor at Tsinghua University, will share her work on the "fan-gu" pattern of argumentation in Xunzi's writings in our Colloquium series.
The talk will be held on MS Teams. Contact eilidh.beaton@abdn.ac.uk for the link. All are welcome.
The talk will be held on MS Teams. Contact eilidh.beaton@abdn.ac.uk for the link. All are welcome.
April 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🗓️ This Wednesday, Fenrong Liu, Changjiang Distinguished Professor at Tsinghua University, will share her work on the "fan-gu" pattern of argumentation in Xunzi's writings in our Colloquium series.
The talk will be held on MS Teams. Contact eilidh.beaton@abdn.ac.uk for the link. All are welcome.
The talk will be held on MS Teams. Contact eilidh.beaton@abdn.ac.uk for the link. All are welcome.
🎓 In today's alumni profile, Ian Nisbet—Fintech and Investment Risk Professional with experience selecting candidates for investment banking careers—explains the value of philosophy graduates from an employer's perspective.
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
March 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🎓 In today's alumni profile, Ian Nisbet—Fintech and Investment Risk Professional with experience selecting candidates for investment banking careers—explains the value of philosophy graduates from an employer's perspective.
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
🌍💉⛑️ To what extent may states prioritise their own citizens' interests during periods of global crisis? Was "vaccine hoarding" during the COVID-19 pandemic unjust?
Eilidh Beaton explains how philosophy can guide us, guide us, even in crisis situations #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025
Eilidh Beaton explains how philosophy can guide us, guide us, even in crisis situations #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025
March 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🌍💉⛑️ To what extent may states prioritise their own citizens' interests during periods of global crisis? Was "vaccine hoarding" during the COVID-19 pandemic unjust?
Eilidh Beaton explains how philosophy can guide us, guide us, even in crisis situations #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025
Eilidh Beaton explains how philosophy can guide us, guide us, even in crisis situations #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025
🎓 Today's alumni profile comes from Lucy Shanahan, now a PhD student in Philosophy at the University of Leeds.
"Philosophy underlies almost everything we do: the law, politics, sports, sex, love."
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
"Philosophy underlies almost everything we do: the law, politics, sports, sex, love."
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
March 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🎓 Today's alumni profile comes from Lucy Shanahan, now a PhD student in Philosophy at the University of Leeds.
"Philosophy underlies almost everything we do: the law, politics, sports, sex, love."
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
"Philosophy underlies almost everything we do: the law, politics, sports, sex, love."
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
📱🧠 🖥️ Can software systems extend our knowledge beyond our bodily boundaries? What are the mechanisms behind online disinformation?
As Jesper Kallestrup explains, philosophy provides us with a path to answering these questions #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025
As Jesper Kallestrup explains, philosophy provides us with a path to answering these questions #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📱🧠 🖥️ Can software systems extend our knowledge beyond our bodily boundaries? What are the mechanisms behind online disinformation?
As Jesper Kallestrup explains, philosophy provides us with a path to answering these questions #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025
As Jesper Kallestrup explains, philosophy provides us with a path to answering these questions #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025
🧑⚕️ 🏥 💊 In today's faculty video, Vikki Entwistle, Chair in Health Services Research and Philosophy, explains how philosophy can help in healthcare contexts.
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
March 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🧑⚕️ 🏥 💊 In today's faculty video, Vikki Entwistle, Chair in Health Services Research and Philosophy, explains how philosophy can help in healthcare contexts.
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
⛰️📚😁 This time last weekend we were enjoying our annual student/staff Reading Party in the beautiful Cairngorms. Bridges were counted, frogs encountered, hills walked, quizzes completed, and the famous owner of Stephan’s office desk was identified!
March 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⛰️📚😁 This time last weekend we were enjoying our annual student/staff Reading Party in the beautiful Cairngorms. Bridges were counted, frogs encountered, hills walked, quizzes completed, and the famous owner of Stephan’s office desk was identified!
🎓 Today's alumni profile comes from Tom Flint, Research Culture Engagement Officer at the University of Leeds.
"In my work [...] philosophy has helped me foster genuine collaboration and focus on what truly matters."
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
"In my work [...] philosophy has helped me foster genuine collaboration and focus on what truly matters."
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
March 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🎓 Today's alumni profile comes from Tom Flint, Research Culture Engagement Officer at the University of Leeds.
"In my work [...] philosophy has helped me foster genuine collaboration and focus on what truly matters."
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
"In my work [...] philosophy has helped me foster genuine collaboration and focus on what truly matters."
#PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters
🎓 Our first #PhiloFortnight2025 alumni testimonial is from Steven Wareing, Head of Financial Accounting, Dept for Business & Trade.
The skills I gained studying philosophy "have enabled me to perform highly in roles at each grade level in the civil service."
#PhilosophyMatters
The skills I gained studying philosophy "have enabled me to perform highly in roles at each grade level in the civil service."
#PhilosophyMatters
March 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎓 Our first #PhiloFortnight2025 alumni testimonial is from Steven Wareing, Head of Financial Accounting, Dept for Business & Trade.
The skills I gained studying philosophy "have enabled me to perform highly in roles at each grade level in the civil service."
#PhilosophyMatters
The skills I gained studying philosophy "have enabled me to perform highly in roles at each grade level in the civil service."
#PhilosophyMatters
📣 It's #PhiloFortnight2025! 🎉
Over the next two weeks, we'll be sharing messages from various corners of the University of Aberdeen Philosophy community describing the ways in which #PhilosophyMatters in our work and in our lives.
Over the next two weeks, we'll be sharing messages from various corners of the University of Aberdeen Philosophy community describing the ways in which #PhilosophyMatters in our work and in our lives.
March 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📣 It's #PhiloFortnight2025! 🎉
Over the next two weeks, we'll be sharing messages from various corners of the University of Aberdeen Philosophy community describing the ways in which #PhilosophyMatters in our work and in our lives.
Over the next two weeks, we'll be sharing messages from various corners of the University of Aberdeen Philosophy community describing the ways in which #PhilosophyMatters in our work and in our lives.
🗓️ Join us on Tuesday evening next week for a talk on cosmopolitanism, nationalism, and Confucius by Professor Li Yong, University of Wuhan.
Tickets available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/confucius-in...
Tickets available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/confucius-in...
March 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🗓️ Join us on Tuesday evening next week for a talk on cosmopolitanism, nationalism, and Confucius by Professor Li Yong, University of Wuhan.
Tickets available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/confucius-in...
Tickets available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/confucius-in...
🗓️🤥 Reminder: Our event on disinformation, "fake news", and demagoguery is happening this week! There's still time to book tickets here: www.abdn.ac.uk/engage/publi...
March 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🗓️🤥 Reminder: Our event on disinformation, "fake news", and demagoguery is happening this week! There's still time to book tickets here: www.abdn.ac.uk/engage/publi...
🗓️ ⛑️ Next week in our Philosophy Colloquium Series with CEKAS, @univofstandrews's Theron Pummer will be speaking about his book, The Rules of Rescue. Join us from 3pm in CB203. Open to all!
February 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🗓️ ⛑️ Next week in our Philosophy Colloquium Series with CEKAS, @univofstandrews's Theron Pummer will be speaking about his book, The Rules of Rescue. Join us from 3pm in CB203. Open to all!
🙋 🙋♀️ 🙋♂️ FYI all @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social students! There will be over 40 organisations looking for new recruits at the Volunteer Fair this Thursday. Come along to learn more!
February 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🙋 🙋♀️ 🙋♂️ FYI all @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social students! There will be over 40 organisations looking for new recruits at the Volunteer Fair this Thursday. Come along to learn more!
🗓️ 🤥 Want to learn more about why people are drawn to disinformation, "fake news", and demagoguery? Join us for this discussion at Aberdeen Art Gallery next month, featuring our own Jesper Kallestrup. (Free!) tickets available here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engage/public/cafe-sci
February 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🗓️ 🤥 Want to learn more about why people are drawn to disinformation, "fake news", and demagoguery? Join us for this discussion at Aberdeen Art Gallery next month, featuring our own Jesper Kallestrup. (Free!) tickets available here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engage/public/cafe-sci
Arts and Humanities at the University of Aberdeen has moved into the 176th to 200th ranking band, placing us in the top 200 globally of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025! https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/news/24061/
February 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Arts and Humanities at the University of Aberdeen has moved into the 176th to 200th ranking band, placing us in the top 200 globally of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025! https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/news/24061/
🗓️ Save the date! Our colleagues in @abdndivinity.bsky.social will be hosting the Hay of Seaton Memorial Lecture later this month.
February 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🗓️ Save the date! Our colleagues in @abdndivinity.bsky.social will be hosting the Hay of Seaton Memorial Lecture later this month.