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British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Nov 26
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📣 New publication! 📣

My article, ‘Schopenhauer’s Worst of All Possible Worlds’, is open access in BJHP 🔓

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Schopenhauer’s worst of all possible worlds
Few are persuaded by Schopenhauer’s argument that ours is the worst of all possible worlds. In this paper, I propose and defend an alternative reading of Schopenhauer’s argument. According to my re...
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August 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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'To celebrate the successful BSHP New Texts in the History of Philosophy series published by OUP, all BSHP members now receive a 30% discount on all OUP books. Here's the link to become a member: bshp.org.uk/members/
Become a Member | History of philosophy | British Society for the History of Philosophy
Anyone with an interest in the history of philosophy is encouraged to become a member of the BSHP. Our members come from all over the world and have interests across the whole range of history of phil...
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August 19, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Videos of two keynote lectures from the BSHP Annual Conference 2025 are now available on our website!

The speakers are Catherine Rowett (University of East Anglia) and Clare Mac Cumhaill (Durham University). Titles in post below.

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July 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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My paper “The two schools of formal consequence in the fourteenth century: redrawing the distinction” has now been published with open access in the British Journal for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social:

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The two schools of formal consequence in the fourteenth century: redrawing the distinction
The distinction between formal and material consequence was introduced into medieval logic in the fourteenth century. Authors widely adopted the new terms but disagreed on their definition. The so-...
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July 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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We are delighted to announce the BSHP's prizes and scholarships for 2024-2025

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- Graduate Essay Prize: Eric Sheng
- Beaney Prize: Aminah Hasan-Birdwell
- Rogers Prize: Jari Kaukua
- Post-doctoral Fellowship: I Xuan Chong
- Post-graduate Fellowship: Kassandra Dugi
BSHP Awards and Prizes, 2024-25 | British Society for the History of Philosophy
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June 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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📣 CfA - BSHP Annual Conference 2026
📍King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, 23-25 April 2026

Keynote Speakers:
• Monima Chadha (University of Oxford)
• Sara L. Uckelman (University of Durham)
• Raphael Woolf (King’s College London)

Submission deadline: 30 September

More details 👇
June 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Bridges between Parallel Paths: Arabic-Islamic and Latin Christian Medieval Philosophies Conference June 13-14 King's College, London & online bridgesconference2025.wordpress.com
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conference poster
May 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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It looks like the final programme has now been released for this year's Oxford Spinoza Conference, organised by Olivier de France and James Read:
May 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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My paper 'The philosopher versus the physicist: Eddington's rejoinder' has just been published with the BJHP (@thebshp.bsky.social):

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The philosopher versus the physicist: Eddington’s rejoinder to Stebbing
A number of recent papers or monographs have examined Susan Stebbing's criticisms of Arthur Eddington's scientific-philosophical writing. These papers focus on Stebbing's critique of Eddington's at...
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May 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Warmest congratulations to this year's BSHP/BJHP prize-winners!

The Rogers Prize has been awarded to Jari Kaukua (University of Jyväskylä)

The Beaney Prize has been awarded to Aminah Hasan-Birdwell (Emory University)
British Society for the History of Philosophy Announces Recent Prizewinners - Daily Nous
The British Society for the History of Philosophy and its journal, The British Journal for the History of Philosophy, have announced the latest winners of its prizes. The British Journal for the Histo...
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April 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Dr Saloni de Souza (Bath Spa) delivered a fantastic keynote lecture at our annual Conference in Cambridge last week: "Mixing Up the Medicine: Garcia de Orta on the Problems with Eurocentric Philosophy" 👇

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Saloni de Souza, 'Mixing Up the Medicine: Garcia de Orta on the Problems with Eurocentric Philosophy
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April 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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We wrapped up day 2 of the annual conference with a moving panel in memory of Bob Stern, with contributions by BSHP Chair Susan James, @jeremydunham.bsky.social, @joe-saunders.bsky.social & Béatrice Han-Pile
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April 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Dr Mara van der Lugt (St Andrews) gave a fantastic keynote talk on 'The Cosmic and the Creaturely' yesterday at our annual conference at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
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April 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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We kick off the annual BSHP conference today! Looking forward to welcoming our speakers this afternoon at the Cambridge Faculty of Classics
April 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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One week to go until some much needed time with #TeamMidgley at the @thebshp.bsky.social annual conference at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social @inparenthesis.bsky.social
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March 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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📣 The BSHP Antognazza Lecture 2025 will be delivered by Professor Sandrine Bergès on the topic "‘Enslaved’ Women and Monstrous Men – Mary Astell, The Mancini Marriage and the case of Katherine Auker"

📍11 Nov. 2025 (6pm), The Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Library

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BSHP Annual Lecture | Aberdeen | British Society for the History of Philosophy
The BSHP Annual Lecture features an accessible paper from a distinguished speaker in the history of philosophy. It is normally held in the autumn at a UK university. Attendance is free, and everyone i...
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March 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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There's still time to respond to our CFA for the DRL Anniversary Conference! Don't miss the chance to join us in Manchester from July 2 to 4 to celebrate 10 years of the DRL and look forward to new projects, ideas and challenges in diversifying philosophy!

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The Diversity Reading List Anniversary Conference
Call for Abstracts: The Diversity Reading List 10th Anniversary Conference The DRL is celebrating its 10th birthday in 2025 with a two-and-half-day conference! WHEN: 2-4th July 2025 WHERE: University...
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February 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Warmest congratulations to Eric Sheng (University of Oxford) and Darcy Forster (University of Sydney), who are the winner and runner up in the BSHP Graduate Essay Prize competition for 2024

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BSHP 2024 Graduate Essay Prize competition winner | British Society for the History of Philosophy
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February 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Prof. Pauline Kleingeld's (University of Groningen) BSHP 2024 Antognazza lecture, "Republican Themes in Kant's Moral Theory", is now available to watch!👇

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BSHP ANTOGNAZZA LECTURE 2024
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February 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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📣 Registration is now open for the *BSHP Annual Conference 2025: Animals and the Environment in the History of Philosophy*

📍 Faculty of Classics, Cambridge
⏰ Thu 3 Apr 2025 1:00 PM - Sat 5 Apr 2025 4:30 PM

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Register – BSHP Annual Conference 2025: Animals and the Environment in the History of Philosophy – University of Cambridge, Faculty of Classics
The conference will explore animals and the environment in the history of philosophy. We are interested in exploring this theme...
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February 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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I'm pleased to finally be able to share the Call for Papers for the upcoming conference 'Spinoza and Simone Weil: Influences and Interconnections,' taking place in Oxford on May 22nd-23rd. See the images below for the full details, and I look forward to receiving your abstracts!
January 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Just a couple more days to send us your BSHP fellowship applications. Details here 👇
thebshp.bsky.social British Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · Jan 17
📣 The BSHP has several funding schemes and fellowships with an upcoming deadline: *31st January 2025*

The BSHP offers one Postgraduate and one Postdoctoral Fellowship annually. These are worth £4000 and £6000, respectively.

More information 👇

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January 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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📣 The BSHP has several funding schemes and fellowships with an upcoming deadline: *31st January 2025*

The BSHP offers one Postgraduate and one Postdoctoral Fellowship annually. These are worth £4000 and £6000, respectively.

More information 👇

bshp.org.uk/funding/bshp...
BSHP Fellowships | British Society for the History of Philosophy
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January 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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ICYMI

Prof. Emily Thomas (Durham) delivered a keynote lecture at the 2022 BSHP Annual Conference, Royal Society of Edinburgh: "Perceiving Time: Specious Present Theories in Mid-18th Centuary England" 👇

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BSHP Keynote - Modern Philosophy
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January 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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ICYMI

Prof. Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social (Kings College London / LMU) delivered the BSHP 2023 Antognazza lecture, "Thinking With Rosa: Assent in the Islamic World" 👇

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Prof Peter Adamson, "Thinking With Rosa: Assent in the Islamic World"
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January 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM