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Elise Woodard
@elisewoodard.bsky.social
Philosopher based in London at KCL Law. Interested in epistemology, ethics, & social & political philosophy.

https://elisewoodard.org
In other news 🩵💍
October 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Final reminder! What better way to spend Halloween than sending us your political epistemology abstracts? 🎃
October 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Important website updates: there's now a dog named "Pecorino" on my homepage, and some new fonts!

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September 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Why our sense of smell matters

www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
September 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
would take my partner's name just to avoid this happening so insanely often:
September 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm so excited about this!!!

PS Catch Carolina in London in January for the first PPE talk :))
September 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It's only September, but I'm already champing at the bit for the Practical, Political, & Ethical series to kick off next Spring! Also featuring a new pastel color palette 🎨.

More details will be posted here: elisewoodard.org/ppe2026. Hope to see you in Spring 2026!!
September 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
CFA: Inquiry Network Worskhop! Looks like a fantastic opportunity.

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Inquiry Network Workshop
The 3rd Inquiry Network Workshop will be taking place at Toronto Metropolitan University on April 30th - May 1st, 2026.  We invite submissions of anonymized abstracts (750-1000 words) on any topi...
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September 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Tuesday 9th September, @leaypi.bsky.social will be with us to talk about her new book 'Indignity'.

Tickets cost £6 or £22 with a copy of the book @blackwells.bsky.social

Book your place here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1383672956...
August 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Somebody once said that part of the pleasure in buying a book is the mistaken belief that you're also buying the free time in which to read it...

Just sayin'
August 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Next year's Practical, Political, & Ethical talk series schedule about to drop... couldn't wait to share!!
August 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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New guest essay at 'Conspicuous Cognition' by the great Paul Sagar:
www.conspicuouscognition.com/p/against-po...
Against Political Chmess
Why too much political philosophy studies a game that nobody plays
www.conspicuouscognition.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
What ever happened to corner quotes?
August 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Few things make me more despairing about the credibility and future of academic philosophy than reading certain referee reports.
August 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Call for papers for a conference I'm hosting in London in May 2026 - Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy:

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#philosophy #philsky
Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy
Call for Papers: Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy   Dates: May 28-29th 2026 Location: Northeastern University London (Devon House, 58 St Katherine’s Way, London) Organiser: Pe...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Making a lot of progress on my R&R

(choosing what color font to mark the changes in)
August 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In 1873, inspired by Pushkin, Tolstoy wrote to a friend rejoicing that he would finish drafting *Anna Karenina* in 15 days. It took him 4 more years.

He would've been a great academic.
August 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Michael (@michaelhannon.bsky.social) and I are putting together a Special Issue on Political Epistemology for Midwest Studies. Deadline for the CFA is October 31, 2025.

More details here! philevents.org/event/show/1...

Please share with others who might be interested :)
Midwest Studies in Philosophy, Special Issue
Call for Abstracts: The journal Midwest Studies in Philosophy is putting together a special volume on Political Epistemology. The issue will feature invited contributions from scholars such as Alex Gu...
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August 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If you’re looking for the sharpest new work in epistemology—engaging both classic and contemporary questions—Carolina's papers are a must-read!!
We all know beliefs can stubbornly resist evidence. Flat Earthers, climate deniers, our own political convictions—facts often seem totally incapable of changing minds.

But here’s the puzzle: Philosophy usually defines belief as *responsive to evidence*. So is the orthodox view just… wrong? 1/
July 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
AI content is like plastic surgery. People think they can spot it because they can identify botched work, but the good cases slip by invisibly.
July 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Often, when I google women with a public platform, the first autofill option after their name is “husband.” Nothing equivalent has ever happened when I’ve googled a man.
July 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Some lukewarm-to-medium-hot takes for a panel on "The Limits of Consent" for the excellent *Consent, Truth, & Power* at Oxford this week.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

Can't wait to hear today's panels on "Believe Women," "Changing Sexual Norms," & "Accountability" sites.google.com/view/truth-c...
The Limits of Consent
I recently participated in a panel on “The Limits of Consent” at a conference on Consent, Trust, and Power at Oxford.
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June 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Because the world needed another philosophy substack. First post! substack.com/home/post/p-...
Constraining Consent
Rethinking Sexual Ethics in a World of Social Scripts
substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🗓️ Join us TODAY for the next talk in the PPE series!

Sam Shpall (Sydney) will be speaking on “Limerence."

🕟 4:30 PM - 6 PM
📍Senate House, Room 243

Hope to see you there :)

🔗 www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
PPE Seminar | Sam Shpall (University of Sydney)
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www.sas.ac.uk
May 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM