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In this centenary year, we at The Royal Institute look forward to continuing the celebration of 100 years of philosophical thought with you! #philosophy #his...
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It has often been noticed that Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna, d. 1037) and René Descartes (d. 1650) offered similar arguments for the immateriality of the self or soul.
In this talk, Professor Peter Adamson argues that “arguments from doubt” may actually be stronger than they seem: youtu.be/ok42dabFCs0
In this talk, Professor Peter Adamson argues that “arguments from doubt” may actually be stronger than they seem: youtu.be/ok42dabFCs0
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It has often been noticed that Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna, d. 1037) and René Descartes (d. 1650) offered similar arguments for the immateriality of the self or soul.
In this talk, Professor Peter Adamson argues that “arguments from doubt” may actually be stronger than they seem: youtu.be/ok42dabFCs0
In this talk, Professor Peter Adamson argues that “arguments from doubt” may actually be stronger than they seem: youtu.be/ok42dabFCs0
🎟️Tickets for our Annual London Lecture with Quassim Cassam are available now 👇
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#philosophy #politics #extremism #lecture #london
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#philosophy #politics #extremism #lecture #london
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🎟️Tickets for our Annual London Lecture with Quassim Cassam are available now 👇
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#philosophy #politics #extremism #lecture #london
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#philosophy #politics #extremism #lecture #london
🍺#Philosophy at the pub?💡Debate the issues in your local community - or online - at Royal Institute of Philosophy partner events.
📈Did you know? Last year we funded over 450 events across the UK with over 9,500 audience members.
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📈Did you know? Last year we funded over 450 events across the UK with over 9,500 audience members.
🔗Find out more: buff.ly/GS5uSxy
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🍺#Philosophy at the pub?💡Debate the issues in your local community - or online - at Royal Institute of Philosophy partner events.
📈Did you know? Last year we funded over 450 events across the UK with over 9,500 audience members.
🔗Find out more: buff.ly/GS5uSxy
📈Did you know? Last year we funded over 450 events across the UK with over 9,500 audience members.
🔗Find out more: buff.ly/GS5uSxy
Professor John Haldane argues that, while science makes linear progress, disciplines like art and literature do not advance in the same way.
In his lecture, Professor Haldane discusses the past 100 years of philosophy, and defends philosophical humanism.
Watch the Full Video: youtu.be/Dz_TYKNDTtc
In his lecture, Professor Haldane discusses the past 100 years of philosophy, and defends philosophical humanism.
Watch the Full Video: youtu.be/Dz_TYKNDTtc
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Professor John Haldane argues that, while science makes linear progress, disciplines like art and literature do not advance in the same way.
In his lecture, Professor Haldane discusses the past 100 years of philosophy, and defends philosophical humanism.
Watch the Full Video: youtu.be/Dz_TYKNDTtc
In his lecture, Professor Haldane discusses the past 100 years of philosophy, and defends philosophical humanism.
Watch the Full Video: youtu.be/Dz_TYKNDTtc
✨#Philosophy really can change minds. ✨To mark #WorldPhilosophyDay, here's a reminder of what a difference it can make.
As our Chair, @lucyobrien.bsky.social, puts it:
“Philosophy teaches skills integral to cultivating social values and conduct. It changes people's minds.”
As our Chair, @lucyobrien.bsky.social, puts it:
“Philosophy teaches skills integral to cultivating social values and conduct. It changes people's minds.”
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
✨#Philosophy really can change minds. ✨To mark #WorldPhilosophyDay, here's a reminder of what a difference it can make.
As our Chair, @lucyobrien.bsky.social, puts it:
“Philosophy teaches skills integral to cultivating social values and conduct. It changes people's minds.”
As our Chair, @lucyobrien.bsky.social, puts it:
“Philosophy teaches skills integral to cultivating social values and conduct. It changes people's minds.”
📅 Online #WorldPhilosophyDay event! Watch live on YouTube ▶️and submit your Q&A via Facebook 👍
On 20 November, Frédérique de Vignemont will deliver our annual Cardiff Lecture, live online.
▶️Join the event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lqD...
👍Facebook Q&A: www.facebook.com/RoyalInstitu...
On 20 November, Frédérique de Vignemont will deliver our annual Cardiff Lecture, live online.
▶️Join the event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lqD...
👍Facebook Q&A: www.facebook.com/RoyalInstitu...
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
📅 Online #WorldPhilosophyDay event! Watch live on YouTube ▶️and submit your Q&A via Facebook 👍
On 20 November, Frédérique de Vignemont will deliver our annual Cardiff Lecture, live online.
▶️Join the event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lqD...
👍Facebook Q&A: www.facebook.com/RoyalInstitu...
On 20 November, Frédérique de Vignemont will deliver our annual Cardiff Lecture, live online.
▶️Join the event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lqD...
👍Facebook Q&A: www.facebook.com/RoyalInstitu...
Moral judgements are everywhere. But where do we get our moral knowledge? ✅❌
Today we are posting about #ethics and #moralphilosophy, in advance of #WorldPhilosophyDay. In this video, Robert Cowan asks: "Is anything really wrong?"
Today we are posting about #ethics and #moralphilosophy, in advance of #WorldPhilosophyDay. In this video, Robert Cowan asks: "Is anything really wrong?"
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November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Moral judgements are everywhere. But where do we get our moral knowledge? ✅❌
Today we are posting about #ethics and #moralphilosophy, in advance of #WorldPhilosophyDay. In this video, Robert Cowan asks: "Is anything really wrong?"
Today we are posting about #ethics and #moralphilosophy, in advance of #WorldPhilosophyDay. In this video, Robert Cowan asks: "Is anything really wrong?"
This coming Thursday, on #WorldPhilosophyDay, Rowan Williams will give a talk on "Empathy and Ethics: A Complicated Relation?"
🎫🚫***This lecture is sold out*** 🚫🎫 but a video of the event will be available on YouTube - we will post it up when it's ready.
🎫🚫***This lecture is sold out*** 🚫🎫 but a video of the event will be available on YouTube - we will post it up when it's ready.
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This coming Thursday, on #WorldPhilosophyDay, Rowan Williams will give a talk on "Empathy and Ethics: A Complicated Relation?"
🎫🚫***This lecture is sold out*** 🚫🎫 but a video of the event will be available on YouTube - we will post it up when it's ready.
🎫🚫***This lecture is sold out*** 🚫🎫 but a video of the event will be available on YouTube - we will post it up when it's ready.
How should one live? That's the question that most of you want #philosophy to help you answer. 🤔❓
So, in the lead-up to #WorldPhilosophyDay, we'll be posting resources on #ethics and #moralphilosophy.
Here's a useful study guide for starters: buff.ly/yIOg2lw
So, in the lead-up to #WorldPhilosophyDay, we'll be posting resources on #ethics and #moralphilosophy.
Here's a useful study guide for starters: buff.ly/yIOg2lw
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
How should one live? That's the question that most of you want #philosophy to help you answer. 🤔❓
So, in the lead-up to #WorldPhilosophyDay, we'll be posting resources on #ethics and #moralphilosophy.
Here's a useful study guide for starters: buff.ly/yIOg2lw
So, in the lead-up to #WorldPhilosophyDay, we'll be posting resources on #ethics and #moralphilosophy.
Here's a useful study guide for starters: buff.ly/yIOg2lw
"The funding gave me the financial support I needed to complete my PhD."" 🏛️🎓
Did you know? Supported by the Jacobsen Foundation, we offer #studentships and #bursaries for research in #philosophy.
Follow us to keep up-to-date on the 2026/27 grant programme when it opens.
Did you know? Supported by the Jacobsen Foundation, we offer #studentships and #bursaries for research in #philosophy.
Follow us to keep up-to-date on the 2026/27 grant programme when it opens.
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
"The funding gave me the financial support I needed to complete my PhD."" 🏛️🎓
Did you know? Supported by the Jacobsen Foundation, we offer #studentships and #bursaries for research in #philosophy.
Follow us to keep up-to-date on the 2026/27 grant programme when it opens.
Did you know? Supported by the Jacobsen Foundation, we offer #studentships and #bursaries for research in #philosophy.
Follow us to keep up-to-date on the 2026/27 grant programme when it opens.
Since 1925, academic philosophy has moved towards professionalisation, and within that to specialisation. Professor John Haldane provides a historical overview of philosophy and argues for a philosophical humanism that was more prominent a century ago.
Watch his lecture here: youtu.be/Dz_TYKNDTtc
Watch his lecture here: youtu.be/Dz_TYKNDTtc
November 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Since 1925, academic philosophy has moved towards professionalisation, and within that to specialisation. Professor John Haldane provides a historical overview of philosophy and argues for a philosophical humanism that was more prominent a century ago.
Watch his lecture here: youtu.be/Dz_TYKNDTtc
Watch his lecture here: youtu.be/Dz_TYKNDTtc
In the United States, division makes it difficult to work together for moral progress. Is there a way out? Professor Allen Buchanan isn’t optimistic.
Watch the full video of our Annual Symposium on moral progress here: youtu.be/0IxNCL65D0s
Watch the full video of our Annual Symposium on moral progress here: youtu.be/0IxNCL65D0s
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
In the United States, division makes it difficult to work together for moral progress. Is there a way out? Professor Allen Buchanan isn’t optimistic.
Watch the full video of our Annual Symposium on moral progress here: youtu.be/0IxNCL65D0s
Watch the full video of our Annual Symposium on moral progress here: youtu.be/0IxNCL65D0s
Can there be extremism without politics?
Come to our Annual London Lecture, presented by Quassim Cassam , on 4th December to explore the issues.
#extremism #politics #terrorism #lecture #philosophy
Come to our Annual London Lecture, presented by Quassim Cassam , on 4th December to explore the issues.
#extremism #politics #terrorism #lecture #philosophy
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Can there be extremism without politics?
Come to our Annual London Lecture, presented by Quassim Cassam , on 4th December to explore the issues.
#extremism #politics #terrorism #lecture #philosophy
Come to our Annual London Lecture, presented by Quassim Cassam , on 4th December to explore the issues.
#extremism #politics #terrorism #lecture #philosophy
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Congratulations to Adam Lovett, an assistant professor in political theory at SGIA, for being shortlisted for the Royal Institute of Philosophy's book prize in interdisciplinary philosophy! @triphilosophy.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Congratulations to Adam Lovett, an assistant professor in political theory at SGIA, for being shortlisted for the Royal Institute of Philosophy's book prize in interdisciplinary philosophy! @triphilosophy.bsky.social
📢Time is running out to enter the #Philosophy Essay Prize for 2025.⏳
This annual competition is an opportunity to get your work seen by a wide audience: the winning essay and the runner-up will be published in our journal, Philosophy.
Details here: buff.ly/HKRN7PD
This annual competition is an opportunity to get your work seen by a wide audience: the winning essay and the runner-up will be published in our journal, Philosophy.
Details here: buff.ly/HKRN7PD
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
📢Time is running out to enter the #Philosophy Essay Prize for 2025.⏳
This annual competition is an opportunity to get your work seen by a wide audience: the winning essay and the runner-up will be published in our journal, Philosophy.
Details here: buff.ly/HKRN7PD
This annual competition is an opportunity to get your work seen by a wide audience: the winning essay and the runner-up will be published in our journal, Philosophy.
Details here: buff.ly/HKRN7PD
"We will remember them." 🕯️
This Armistice Day, we look back to our 2024-25 London Lecture Series on Remembering and Forgetting. What does remembrance involve, what should we remember, and what is best forgotten?
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#armisticeday #remembrance #philosophy
This Armistice Day, we look back to our 2024-25 London Lecture Series on Remembering and Forgetting. What does remembrance involve, what should we remember, and what is best forgotten?
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#armisticeday #remembrance #philosophy
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
"We will remember them." 🕯️
This Armistice Day, we look back to our 2024-25 London Lecture Series on Remembering and Forgetting. What does remembrance involve, what should we remember, and what is best forgotten?
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#armisticeday #remembrance #philosophy
This Armistice Day, we look back to our 2024-25 London Lecture Series on Remembering and Forgetting. What does remembrance involve, what should we remember, and what is best forgotten?
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#armisticeday #remembrance #philosophy
What does it mean to make moral progress, and is this possible? Or do optimists confuse material progress with moral progress? These and other related questions were addressed by our panel of experts at our Annual Symposium on 30th October.
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/0IxNCL65D0s
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/0IxNCL65D0s
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
What does it mean to make moral progress, and is this possible? Or do optimists confuse material progress with moral progress? These and other related questions were addressed by our panel of experts at our Annual Symposium on 30th October.
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/0IxNCL65D0s
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/0IxNCL65D0s
Scottish philosopher David Hume once described poets as ‘Liars by profession’ – and he wasn’t joking. But do #philosophy and #poetry have something in common?
Join Max de Gaynesford at our Annual Edinburgh Lecture "What's in a Poem?" on 9 Dec: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-lies-...
Join Max de Gaynesford at our Annual Edinburgh Lecture "What's in a Poem?" on 9 Dec: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-lies-...
What lies in a poem? | In-person
Exploring the uneasy relationship between poetry and philosophy
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November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Scottish philosopher David Hume once described poets as ‘Liars by profession’ – and he wasn’t joking. But do #philosophy and #poetry have something in common?
Join Max de Gaynesford at our Annual Edinburgh Lecture "What's in a Poem?" on 9 Dec: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-lies-...
Join Max de Gaynesford at our Annual Edinburgh Lecture "What's in a Poem?" on 9 Dec: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-lies-...
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Glad to host Valeria Bizzari today: her talk on gendered experiences in autism was supported by @triphilosophy.bsky.social youtu.be/yrd6sJUI9kg #philsky #philpsy`#phenomenology #autism #gender
Women in Philosophy: Valeria Bizzari
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November 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Glad to host Valeria Bizzari today: her talk on gendered experiences in autism was supported by @triphilosophy.bsky.social youtu.be/yrd6sJUI9kg #philsky #philpsy`#phenomenology #autism #gender
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Our 2025 PPE Lecture will be given by Professor Maya Eden (Zurich) on 'Fertility Rates and Fixed-Point Utilitarianism'. All very welcome!
Thurs 13th Nov, 6-7.30pm, Lecture Theatre B, Building 65. Supported by the Royal Institute of Philosophy (@triphilosophy.bsky.social) #PhilosophyMatters
Thurs 13th Nov, 6-7.30pm, Lecture Theatre B, Building 65. Supported by the Royal Institute of Philosophy (@triphilosophy.bsky.social) #PhilosophyMatters
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Our 2025 PPE Lecture will be given by Professor Maya Eden (Zurich) on 'Fertility Rates and Fixed-Point Utilitarianism'. All very welcome!
Thurs 13th Nov, 6-7.30pm, Lecture Theatre B, Building 65. Supported by the Royal Institute of Philosophy (@triphilosophy.bsky.social) #PhilosophyMatters
Thurs 13th Nov, 6-7.30pm, Lecture Theatre B, Building 65. Supported by the Royal Institute of Philosophy (@triphilosophy.bsky.social) #PhilosophyMatters
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All our activities sponsored by @triphilosophy.bsky.social in one page! Updated with the Winterbourne House and Garden 2026 programme of philosophy lunchtime workshops: www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg... #PhilosophyforEveryone #philsky #PublicPhilosophy
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
All our activities sponsored by @triphilosophy.bsky.social in one page! Updated with the Winterbourne House and Garden 2026 programme of philosophy lunchtime workshops: www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg... #PhilosophyforEveryone #philsky #PublicPhilosophy
Professor Fiona Woollard explores how philosophy can help us to understand pregnancy and improve the treatment of people who are pregnant, specifically reshaping our ethical frameworks when it comes to harm.
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/4ZDV-hGcNQU
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/4ZDV-hGcNQU
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Professor Fiona Woollard explores how philosophy can help us to understand pregnancy and improve the treatment of people who are pregnant, specifically reshaping our ethical frameworks when it comes to harm.
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/4ZDV-hGcNQU
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/4ZDV-hGcNQU
🗓️November London Lectures from The Royal Institute of #Philosophy 📜
We have a busy month ahead! Here's what's coming up in #London this month:
Tickets are available on our Eventbrite page (Rowan Williams is sold out): www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-royal-...
We look forward to seeing you there!
We have a busy month ahead! Here's what's coming up in #London this month:
Tickets are available on our Eventbrite page (Rowan Williams is sold out): www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-royal-...
We look forward to seeing you there!
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🗓️November London Lectures from The Royal Institute of #Philosophy 📜
We have a busy month ahead! Here's what's coming up in #London this month:
Tickets are available on our Eventbrite page (Rowan Williams is sold out): www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-royal-...
We look forward to seeing you there!
We have a busy month ahead! Here's what's coming up in #London this month:
Tickets are available on our Eventbrite page (Rowan Williams is sold out): www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-royal-...
We look forward to seeing you there!
Professor Fiona Woollard explores how philosophy can help us to understand pregnancy and improve the treatment of people who are pregnant. She discusses how thinking seriously about pregnancy challenges philosophy's standard methods.
Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/4ZDV-hGcNQU
Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/4ZDV-hGcNQU
Why philosophers need to think about pregnancy, Fiona Woollard
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November 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Professor Fiona Woollard explores how philosophy can help us to understand pregnancy and improve the treatment of people who are pregnant. She discusses how thinking seriously about pregnancy challenges philosophy's standard methods.
Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/4ZDV-hGcNQU
Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/4ZDV-hGcNQU
🌍How can justice be served for victims of the climate crisis?
“Reparative Justice for Climate Refugees” by
@rebeccabuxton.bsky.social is available for free as part of "100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking." Download here: www.cambridge.org/core/service...
#climatecrisis #refugees #philosophy
“Reparative Justice for Climate Refugees” by
@rebeccabuxton.bsky.social is available for free as part of "100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking." Download here: www.cambridge.org/core/service...
#climatecrisis #refugees #philosophy
November 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🌍How can justice be served for victims of the climate crisis?
“Reparative Justice for Climate Refugees” by
@rebeccabuxton.bsky.social is available for free as part of "100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking." Download here: www.cambridge.org/core/service...
#climatecrisis #refugees #philosophy
“Reparative Justice for Climate Refugees” by
@rebeccabuxton.bsky.social is available for free as part of "100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking." Download here: www.cambridge.org/core/service...
#climatecrisis #refugees #philosophy