Rebecca Bamford
@rebeccabamford.bsky.social
Philosopher. Reader. Ailurophile. She/her. Book: http://bit.ly/39XmsnL Edited books: http://bit.ly/3onVSN7 & https://shorturl.at/4N5ON Views here personal & individual.
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Nietzsche and Politicized Identities
sunypress.edu
You can now read a little bit about Allie Merrick's & my co-edited book, Nietzsche and Politicized Identities (SUNY Press, 2024), in our co-authored blog post, available here: sunypress.edu/Blog/2024/Ni...
I'm running the Belfast half marathon on September 21st, with a team of awesome fellow runners from David Hanna Fitness. I'm raising money for Marie Curie by running the half marathon - please consider donating to my fundraiser!
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Rebecca's fundraiser for Marie Curie
Help Rebecca Bamford raise money to support Marie Curie
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September 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm running the Belfast half marathon on September 21st, with a team of awesome fellow runners from David Hanna Fitness. I'm raising money for Marie Curie by running the half marathon - please consider donating to my fundraiser!
www.justgiving.com/page/rebecca...
www.justgiving.com/page/rebecca...
My fundraiser for Cancer Focus NI is up to £195 so far - it would be amazing if it could get to £500 by next Sunday! Massive thanks to all who generously supported me so far!
I will be running the Moy Park Women's 10k on June 22nd - and I'm hoping to raise some money for Cancer Focus NI as part of this. I would really appreciate your support for a worthwhile charity - please read more about it at my fundraising page!
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June 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
My fundraiser for Cancer Focus NI is up to £195 so far - it would be amazing if it could get to £500 by next Sunday! Massive thanks to all who generously supported me so far!
I will be running the Moy Park Women's 10k on June 22nd - and I'm hoping to raise some money for Cancer Focus NI as part of this. I would really appreciate your support for a worthwhile charity - please read more about it at my fundraising page!
eventmaster.ie/fundraising/...
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Fundraising page of Rebecca Bamford
Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Your support is greatly appreciated. If you can help me to promote this page, I would really appreciate it. You can share my page on any social media using ...
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June 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I will be running the Moy Park Women's 10k on June 22nd - and I'm hoping to raise some money for Cancer Focus NI as part of this. I would really appreciate your support for a worthwhile charity - please read more about it at my fundraising page!
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Without philosophical thought, Einstein claimed he “would have contributed nothing to science.” | iai.tv/articles/wit...
Philosopher and biologist Massimo Pigliucci sides with Einstein and argues for the importance of philosophy in making true scientific progress.
#philsky #philsci 🧪 ⚛️
Philosopher and biologist Massimo Pigliucci sides with Einstein and argues for the importance of philosophy in making true scientific progress.
#philsky #philsci 🧪 ⚛️
Without philosophy Einstein said he would have "contributed nothing" | Massimo Pigliucci
iai.tv
May 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Without philosophical thought, Einstein claimed he “would have contributed nothing to science.” | iai.tv/articles/wit...
Philosopher and biologist Massimo Pigliucci sides with Einstein and argues for the importance of philosophy in making true scientific progress.
#philsky #philsci 🧪 ⚛️
Philosopher and biologist Massimo Pigliucci sides with Einstein and argues for the importance of philosophy in making true scientific progress.
#philsky #philsci 🧪 ⚛️
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Call for Nominations: Hypatia Board of Associate Editors (deadline: Friday 16th May)
Call for Nominations: Hypatia Board of Associate Editors (deadline: Friday 16th May) - hypatia
Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy invites nominations and self-nominations for Associate Editors. Associate Editors work with the Editorial Team to support the flourishing of the journal and t...
hypatiaphilosophy.org
April 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Call for Nominations: Hypatia Board of Associate Editors (deadline: Friday 16th May)
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The British Philosophical Association launches the first annual Philosophy Fortnight #philofortnight2025 in the Westminster Parliament today. #PhilosophyMatters
March 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The British Philosophical Association launches the first annual Philosophy Fortnight #philofortnight2025 in the Westminster Parliament today. #PhilosophyMatters
This is really sad news. Sandra Harding’s work is amazing.
A dear feminist science studies mentor passed on March 5. Have a good journey Sandra Harding. ❤️
Harding was UCLA Distinguished Professor Emerita of Education and Gender Studies, former Director of the Center for the Study of Women.
Link is an oral history interview with Sandra on her career.
Harding was UCLA Distinguished Professor Emerita of Education and Gender Studies, former Director of the Center for the Study of Women.
Link is an oral history interview with Sandra on her career.
Oral history interview with Sandra Harding
Sandra Harding was born in San Francisco, California, the first of five children born to Lloyd and Constance Harding. Her father's struggle to find work during the Great Depression led the family to L...
digital.sciencehistory.org
March 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
This is really sad news. Sandra Harding’s work is amazing.
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Philosophers: spread the word, apply, come to St Andrews, have research fun with us!
philjobs.org/job/show/28814
philjobs.org/job/show/28814
Research Fellow, University of St. Andrews
- PhilJobs:JFP
Research Fellow, University of St. Andrews
An international database of jobs for philosophers
philjobs.org
March 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Philosophers: spread the word, apply, come to St Andrews, have research fun with us!
philjobs.org/job/show/28814
philjobs.org/job/show/28814
Beauty, power, and gravity.
My first deadlift.
My first deadlift.
February 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Beauty, power, and gravity.
My first deadlift.
My first deadlift.
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During #PhiloFortnight2025 we'll host a free webinar entitled Philosophy Everywhere (19 March), showcasing ways to embed philosophical reflection in our everyday lives, from walks in nature to conversations in the pub. Join us and discover why #PhilosophyMatters: www.birmingham.ac.uk... #philsky
Philosophy Everywhere
Philosophy Everywhere - Part of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
www.birmingham.ac.uk
February 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
During #PhiloFortnight2025 we'll host a free webinar entitled Philosophy Everywhere (19 March), showcasing ways to embed philosophical reflection in our everyday lives, from walks in nature to conversations in the pub. Join us and discover why #PhilosophyMatters: www.birmingham.ac.uk... #philsky
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‼️Now Accepting Applications‼️
The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for one Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year.
📅 Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
🔗 More Info & How to Apply: ethics.utoronto.ca/contact/post-doctoral-fellowships/
The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for one Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year.
📅 Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
🔗 More Info & How to Apply: ethics.utoronto.ca/contact/post-doctoral-fellowships/
February 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
‼️Now Accepting Applications‼️
The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for one Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year.
📅 Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
🔗 More Info & How to Apply: ethics.utoronto.ca/contact/post-doctoral-fellowships/
The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for one Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year.
📅 Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
🔗 More Info & How to Apply: ethics.utoronto.ca/contact/post-doctoral-fellowships/
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The BSA's annual conference is accepting submissions. Come along and find out whether we're all still wearing clothes from circa 2004, or whether we've all updated our wardrobes... british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/an...
BSA Annual Conference - The British Society of Aesthetics
british-aesthetics.org
February 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The BSA's annual conference is accepting submissions. Come along and find out whether we're all still wearing clothes from circa 2004, or whether we've all updated our wardrobes... british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/an...
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Think you should eat fewer animal products but aren't convinced everyone must go vegan? You may like our new article in the Journal of Moral Philosophy (w/@victorkumar.bsky.social). Lot of labor and love poured into his one. Pretty sure it's the first philosophical defense of a #reducetarian view.
Joshua May & Victor Kumar, Eating Fewer Animals: A Defense of Reducetarianism - PhilPapers
Moral arguments against the consumption of animal products from factory farms are traditionally categorical. The conclusions require people to eliminate from their diets all animal products (veganism)...
philpapers.org
February 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Think you should eat fewer animal products but aren't convinced everyone must go vegan? You may like our new article in the Journal of Moral Philosophy (w/@victorkumar.bsky.social). Lot of labor and love poured into his one. Pretty sure it's the first philosophical defense of a #reducetarian view.
Essential.
February 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Essential.
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148 signatories call for the government to reconsider it's refugee citizenship ban, including Unison, the Conference of Liberal Rabbis, Islamic Relief UK, the Methodist Conference, the Baptist Union and several lord bishops www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Starmer union ally joins opposition to rules barring citizenship for small boat refugees
Head of Unison Christina McAnea is one of 148 signatories of letter warning rules will ‘breed division and mistrust’
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
148 signatories call for the government to reconsider it's refugee citizenship ban, including Unison, the Conference of Liberal Rabbis, Islamic Relief UK, the Methodist Conference, the Baptist Union and several lord bishops www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument.
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Stonewall National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights a...
www.nps.gov
February 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument.
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Philosophy at Guelph is hiring in Ethics/ Applied Ethics.
Please share widely.
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Please share widely.
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February 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Philosophy at Guelph is hiring in Ethics/ Applied Ethics.
Please share widely.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Please share widely.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
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Inevitable that the incongruity of @QUBelfast opening a new campus in India while cutting jobs in Belfast would be mentioned in this excellent article on the human consequences of redundancies: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'My university course made me who I am - now it's being cut'
Universities are cutting jobs to make financial savings, with students and staff bearing the brunt.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Inevitable that the incongruity of @QUBelfast opening a new campus in India while cutting jobs in Belfast would be mentioned in this excellent article on the human consequences of redundancies: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The deep cultural cost of British university job cuts | Letters www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The deep cultural cost of British university job cuts | Letters
Letters: Arts and humanities are being hit hardest by cuts in higher education, write Prof Thea Pitman and Prof Emma Cayley, and Dr Ronan McLaverty-Head and another letter writer comment on cuts at Ca...
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The deep cultural cost of British university job cuts | Letters www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: EMERGENCY GENERAL MEETING - 6th February 11am
Members will have seen this morning that the University is launching a Voluntary Severance Scheme (VSS), hot on the heels of announcing a new Indian campus, while budgets for faculties, schools and directorates have all been slashed. (1/4)
Members will have seen this morning that the University is launching a Voluntary Severance Scheme (VSS), hot on the heels of announcing a new Indian campus, while budgets for faculties, schools and directorates have all been slashed. (1/4)
February 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT: EMERGENCY GENERAL MEETING - 6th February 11am
Members will have seen this morning that the University is launching a Voluntary Severance Scheme (VSS), hot on the heels of announcing a new Indian campus, while budgets for faculties, schools and directorates have all been slashed. (1/4)
Members will have seen this morning that the University is launching a Voluntary Severance Scheme (VSS), hot on the heels of announcing a new Indian campus, while budgets for faculties, schools and directorates have all been slashed. (1/4)
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CFP: Caribbean Philosophical Association Summer School | June 1-7, 2025 | Arizona State University | Submission Deadline: March 1, 2025 | More information can be found here: caribbeanphilosophy.org/summer-school
January 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
CFP: Caribbean Philosophical Association Summer School | June 1-7, 2025 | Arizona State University | Submission Deadline: March 1, 2025 | More information can be found here: caribbeanphilosophy.org/summer-school
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CFA: 30th International Conference of the Simone de Beauvoir Society | Reconnecting with Simone de Beauvoir’s Radical Thought | June 16-19, 2025 | Online | Submission Deadline: January 30, 2025 | For more information, visit here: beauvoir.weebly.com/2025-confere...
January 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
CFA: 30th International Conference of the Simone de Beauvoir Society | Reconnecting with Simone de Beauvoir’s Radical Thought | June 16-19, 2025 | Online | Submission Deadline: January 30, 2025 | For more information, visit here: beauvoir.weebly.com/2025-confere...
Frosty but beautiful first 9k
January 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Frosty but beautiful first 9k
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Deadline for this has been extended to 28 February. Please share widely, thanks!
2-year Research Fellowship for my EPSRC-funded Unity Project at the Arché: Philosophical Research Centre. Looking for a metaphysician with background in philosophy of science, cognitive science, or formal ontology.
Apply here (deadline 31 January): www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Apply here (deadline 31 January): www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
January 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Deadline for this has been extended to 28 February. Please share widely, thanks!
Excited to be speaking at SWIP Ireland’s 2024 conference, happening 6-7 December at Maynooth University!
www.swip-ireland.com/9th-annual-c...
www.swip-ireland.com/9th-annual-c...
9th Annual Conference SWIP — SWIP Ireland
www.swip-ireland.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Excited to be speaking at SWIP Ireland’s 2024 conference, happening 6-7 December at Maynooth University!
www.swip-ireland.com/9th-annual-c...
www.swip-ireland.com/9th-annual-c...