We are delighted that CEPPA's own Professor Theron Pummer will be giving his Inaugural Professorial Lecture, 'The Rules of Rescue', tomorrow, as part of the Department's Inaugural Lecture Showcase. Join us there! Find all the info here: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/inaug...

Tomorrow, in a special collab with Climate, Ocean, and Atmosphere at St Andrews and the St Andrews Global Research Centre for Changing Climate will be hosting Wim Carton. He'll talk about his latest book: 'Overshoot'.
⏱️15:30-17
📍School V
All info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/climat...

No talk this week. However, tomorrow we are opening this years Philosophy and Film Club. All info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...

Jens Timmermann's new book 'Kant and the Supposed Right to Lie' is out! Congratulations to him. Read it or buy it here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/k...

Postdoc available at McGill. Studies of Translation, Ethics, and Medicine (STREAM) are looking for a postdoc in Bio-Ethics. You can read all about it here: www.translationalethics.com/wp-content/u...

Last week, we were very fortunate to have David Enoch with us as he delivered the 2025 Knox Lecture. Here is a small snapshot of the talk in question. Thank you dearly David!

Next week! All info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...

We are delighted to announce our first Philosophy of Climate Science (PhiCliSci) workshop, hosted by CEPPA, which will be held in St Andrews on 6 and 7 May. Registration is free but spaces are limited. Find all the info and the registration form here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/first...

On April 24th, we are very excited for a visit by Professor David Enoch (Oxford University and Hebrew University of Jerusalem). Professor Enoch will be delivering the annual Knox Lecture at CEPPA on the topic of 'Shameless Liberalism'.

A massive congratulations to our Director Mara van der Lugt whose book 'Begetting: What Does it Mean to Create a Child' was one of the finalists in the category 'Philosophy' at the 2025 PROSE Awards. You can find the full list and press release here: publishers.org/news/associa...

Next Wednesday! Join us for the new edition of Film and Philosophy at CEPPA. We will be watching and discussing The Killing of a Sacred Deer. All info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...

Join us next Wednesday for the first 2025 edition of Film & Philosophy at CEPPA. In this very special David Lynch session we will be watching and discussing Blue Velvet with the help of Mario Bison. All the info here ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...

Check out the programme for 'The Philosophy and Politics of Despair' conference happening at University College Dublin on 22 January 2025 and organised by CEPPA's own Quân Nguyen. Use this link to register and get the location and/or the Zoom link for online attendance: forms.gle/nu8QDz6mkqKb...

Applications open for the St Andrews & Macquarie Doctoral Scholarship in Philosophy, on Pro-natalist Policies & Ethics of Procreation in the Climate Crisis.
3.5-year, full fees plus stipend
Split time at St Andrews & Sidney
Deadline TOMORROW
Info: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

Join us for a special book launch event featuring two timely works by Glasgow philosophers Katherine Jenkins and Ben Colburn!

🗓️ When: Tuesday, Dec 10, 7–9 PM
📍 Where: The Alchemy Experiment, 157 Byres Rd, Glasgow

Join us this Thursday for a new edition of Philosophy and Film. This time we are watching Stories We Tell (dir. @sarahpolley.bsky.social) All details and suggested pre-readings here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...

Congratulations to Joe Millum whose paper 'Lying To Our Children' has just been published by the Journal of Practical Ethics. In his paper, Millum argues that "lying to one’s child is more rarely justified than is commonly thought". Read the paper here: journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/article/...

Join us next Wednesday (13 Nov) at 5pm for the CEPPA Film Club. We will meet to watch and discuss Wall-E. In particular, we will discuss climate and environmental ethical aspects as well as its treatment of bodies. There'll be drinks and snacks. Info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...