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November 20 is World Philosophy Day. To mark the occasion, here's a piece from Prof. Vittorio Bufacchi in today's Irish Examiner:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Vittorio Bufacchi: Philosophy is an antidote to toxic certainty
The world desperately needs philosophy today, to stand up to totalitarianism, and halt the process of democratic backsliding, writes Vittorio Bufacchi on World Philosophy Day
www.irishexaminer.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
November 20 is World Philosophy Day. To mark the occasion, here's a piece from Prof. Vittorio Bufacchi in today's Irish Examiner:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
UCC Philosopher Dr Kian Mintz-Woo is a featured alumnus of his bachelor institution, the University of British Columbia (Canada). Read his interview here: philosophy.ubc.ca/news/alumni-...
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
UCC Philosopher Dr Kian Mintz-Woo is a featured alumnus of his bachelor institution, the University of British Columbia (Canada). Read his interview here: philosophy.ubc.ca/news/alumni-...
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It’s out! My essay on #altright #memes & #microspectropolitics was published in an exquisite edited volume on #queerdeathstudies. Thanks to the fantastic editorial team!
Go check it out here (or DM me for a copy): shorturl.at/7FNfd
@uccphilosophy.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social
Go check it out here (or DM me for a copy): shorturl.at/7FNfd
@uccphilosophy.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s out! My essay on #altright #memes & #microspectropolitics was published in an exquisite edited volume on #queerdeathstudies. Thanks to the fantastic editorial team!
Go check it out here (or DM me for a copy): shorturl.at/7FNfd
@uccphilosophy.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social
Go check it out here (or DM me for a copy): shorturl.at/7FNfd
@uccphilosophy.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social
Here's an interview with Dr. Danny Forde, about his recent book "Phenomenology of Psychedelic Experiences"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGih...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGih...
Phenomenology of Psychedelic Experiences with Danny Forde
YouTube video by Hermitix Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Here's an interview with Dr. Danny Forde, about his recent book "Phenomenology of Psychedelic Experiences"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGih...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGih...
The next Boole Lecture in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Joshua Nichols (McGill University)
"Reconciliation and the Spectre of Legal Skepticism: A Pragmatist Reading of Rule-Following and Legal Authority from Hart to Brandom"
CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27) | Tuesday, November 4th, 1400-1600
"Reconciliation and the Spectre of Legal Skepticism: A Pragmatist Reading of Rule-Following and Legal Authority from Hart to Brandom"
CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27) | Tuesday, November 4th, 1400-1600
October 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The next Boole Lecture in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Joshua Nichols (McGill University)
"Reconciliation and the Spectre of Legal Skepticism: A Pragmatist Reading of Rule-Following and Legal Authority from Hart to Brandom"
CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27) | Tuesday, November 4th, 1400-1600
"Reconciliation and the Spectre of Legal Skepticism: A Pragmatist Reading of Rule-Following and Legal Authority from Hart to Brandom"
CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27) | Tuesday, November 4th, 1400-1600
We're looking forward to meeting the philosophers of the future today at UCC!
Come and chat to a philosopher at our stand in the Main Restaurant, or hear our subject talks at 11:30 and 1pm in the Electrical Engineering building.
See you soon!
Come and chat to a philosopher at our stand in the Main Restaurant, or hear our subject talks at 11:30 and 1pm in the Electrical Engineering building.
See you soon!
October 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
We're looking forward to meeting the philosophers of the future today at UCC!
Come and chat to a philosopher at our stand in the Main Restaurant, or hear our subject talks at 11:30 and 1pm in the Electrical Engineering building.
See you soon!
Come and chat to a philosopher at our stand in the Main Restaurant, or hear our subject talks at 11:30 and 1pm in the Electrical Engineering building.
See you soon!
The next Boole Lecture in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Rob Wilson (University of Western Australia)
"Norming Human Individuality. The Significance of Eugenification"
Venue and time: CACSSS Seminar Room (O’Rahilly Building G27) | Tuesday, October 7th, 1400-1600
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"Norming Human Individuality. The Significance of Eugenification"
Venue and time: CACSSS Seminar Room (O’Rahilly Building G27) | Tuesday, October 7th, 1400-1600
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October 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The next Boole Lecture in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Rob Wilson (University of Western Australia)
"Norming Human Individuality. The Significance of Eugenification"
Venue and time: CACSSS Seminar Room (O’Rahilly Building G27) | Tuesday, October 7th, 1400-1600
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"Norming Human Individuality. The Significance of Eugenification"
Venue and time: CACSSS Seminar Room (O’Rahilly Building G27) | Tuesday, October 7th, 1400-1600
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How should philosophers contribute to public policy? Dr Kian Mintz-Woo wrote a blog post for Justice Everywhere on this: justice-everywhere.org/.../choose-y... (based on his recent work in the Journal of Applied Philosophy: doi.org/10.1111/japp... )
Choose Your Own Philosophical Policy Role
In this interactive “choose-your-own-adventure” post, Kian Mintz-Woo (University College Cork) explores the different roles that philosophers might play in supporting the development of…
justice-everywhere.org
September 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
How should philosophers contribute to public policy? Dr Kian Mintz-Woo wrote a blog post for Justice Everywhere on this: justice-everywhere.org/.../choose-y... (based on his recent work in the Journal of Applied Philosophy: doi.org/10.1111/japp... )
Reposted by UCC Philosophy
In this "choose-your-own-adventure" post, Kian Mintz-Woo encourages us to think about the potential roles of philosophers in public policy discussions. Based on his article published with @the-joap.bsky.social @uccphilosophy.bsky.social justice-everywhere.org/general/choo...
Choose Your Own Philosophical Policy Role
In this interactive “choose-your-own-adventure” post, Kian Mintz-Woo (University College Cork) explores the different roles that philosophers might play in supporting the development of…
justice-everywhere.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
In this "choose-your-own-adventure" post, Kian Mintz-Woo encourages us to think about the potential roles of philosophers in public policy discussions. Based on his article published with @the-joap.bsky.social @uccphilosophy.bsky.social justice-everywhere.org/general/choo...
The opening talk of this year’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Roberta Sala (University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy)
Title: Unreasonable Agents in the Digital Era
Venue and time: CACSSS Seminar Room | Wednesday, September 17th, 1600-1800
Everybody is welcome!
Title: Unreasonable Agents in the Digital Era
Venue and time: CACSSS Seminar Room | Wednesday, September 17th, 1600-1800
Everybody is welcome!
September 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The opening talk of this year’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Roberta Sala (University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy)
Title: Unreasonable Agents in the Digital Era
Venue and time: CACSSS Seminar Room | Wednesday, September 17th, 1600-1800
Everybody is welcome!
Title: Unreasonable Agents in the Digital Era
Venue and time: CACSSS Seminar Room | Wednesday, September 17th, 1600-1800
Everybody is welcome!
New paper from Dr Kian Mintz-Woo discussing what philosophers can contribute to the policy process.
doi.org/10.1111/japp...
doi.org/10.1111/japp...
Explicit Methodologies for Normative Evaluation in Public Policy, as Applied to Carbon Budgets
What could philosophical or justice perspectives contribute to climate (and other applied philosophy) policy discussions? This question is important for philosophers on government policy committees. ...
doi.org
September 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
New paper from Dr Kian Mintz-Woo discussing what philosophers can contribute to the policy process.
doi.org/10.1111/japp...
doi.org/10.1111/japp...
Welcome back philosophers: we're looking forward to getting started next week!
Canvas pages will become available soon, with timetables, handbooks, and contact details here: www.ucc.ie/en/philosoph...
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Canvas pages will become available soon, with timetables, handbooks, and contact details here: www.ucc.ie/en/philosoph...
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September 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Welcome back philosophers: we're looking forward to getting started next week!
Canvas pages will become available soon, with timetables, handbooks, and contact details here: www.ucc.ie/en/philosoph...
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Canvas pages will become available soon, with timetables, handbooks, and contact details here: www.ucc.ie/en/philosoph...
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Interesting reading: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core
Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers
www.cambridge.org
July 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Interesting reading: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Here are five out-standing 🙂 philosophers; one of them is especially important. Congratulations to David Walsh who passed his PhD viva voce exam today! Here he is pictured with examiners Prof. Joel Krueger and Dr. Alessandro Salice, together with supervisors Dr. Adam Loughnane and Dr. Joel Walmsley.
May 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Here are five out-standing 🙂 philosophers; one of them is especially important. Congratulations to David Walsh who passed his PhD viva voce exam today! Here he is pictured with examiners Prof. Joel Krueger and Dr. Alessandro Salice, together with supervisors Dr. Adam Loughnane and Dr. Joel Walmsley.
Here's a new book forthcoming from the inimitable Dr. Danny Forde: link.springer.com/book/9783031...
April 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Here's a new book forthcoming from the inimitable Dr. Danny Forde: link.springer.com/book/9783031...
"a brisk, entertaining, and highly engaged reading of a figure who, one suspects, would have approved of Bufacchi’s reaching out beyond the ivory tower to advocate for the continuing relevance of Cicero homo philosophicus in our own troubled age"
ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/why-...
ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/why-...
Why Cicero Matters
It is hard not to warm to a book whose preface begins: ‘This book is about the greatest chickpea in the history of humanity’ (‘Cicero&...
ndpr.nd.edu
April 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"a brisk, entertaining, and highly engaged reading of a figure who, one suspects, would have approved of Bufacchi’s reaching out beyond the ivory tower to advocate for the continuing relevance of Cicero homo philosophicus in our own troubled age"
ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/why-...
ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/why-...
Here's a new paper from our PhD student, David Walsh, entitled "The Work of Art for Nishida Kitarō and Alva Noë." Forthcoming in _Philosophy East and West_: dx.doi.org/10.1353/pew....
April 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Here's a new paper from our PhD student, David Walsh, entitled "The Work of Art for Nishida Kitarō and Alva Noë." Forthcoming in _Philosophy East and West_: dx.doi.org/10.1353/pew....
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That’s a wrap! We finished our #feministphilosophy & #environmentalposthumanities modules with some creative & critical pedagogical meme-making - and the #philosophy #memes that were created by the students were absolutely fabulous! @uccphilosophy.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
That’s a wrap! We finished our #feministphilosophy & #environmentalposthumanities modules with some creative & critical pedagogical meme-making - and the #philosophy #memes that were created by the students were absolutely fabulous! @uccphilosophy.bsky.social
Here's a a 30-minute Pagecast interview on themes from Prof. Don Ross's new book _The Gambling Animal_:
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/1MKyRj7....
Apple Podcast – podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/p...
Youtube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-xB...
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/1MKyRj7....
Apple Podcast – podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/p...
Youtube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-xB...
The Gambling Animal by Don Ross and Glenn Harrison
YouTube video by Jonathan Ball Publishers
www.youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Here's a a 30-minute Pagecast interview on themes from Prof. Don Ross's new book _The Gambling Animal_:
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/1MKyRj7....
Apple Podcast – podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/p...
Youtube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-xB...
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/1MKyRj7....
Apple Podcast – podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/p...
Youtube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-xB...
The last talk in this term’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy is from Prof. Lukas Meyer (Karl-Franzens Universität Graz)
Title: Intergenerational Justice. Needs-based Sufficientarianism in the Context of Climate and Historical Justice
Weds March 26, 15:00 - 17:00, CACSSS Seminar Room
All are welcome!
Title: Intergenerational Justice. Needs-based Sufficientarianism in the Context of Climate and Historical Justice
Weds March 26, 15:00 - 17:00, CACSSS Seminar Room
All are welcome!
March 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The last talk in this term’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy is from Prof. Lukas Meyer (Karl-Franzens Universität Graz)
Title: Intergenerational Justice. Needs-based Sufficientarianism in the Context of Climate and Historical Justice
Weds March 26, 15:00 - 17:00, CACSSS Seminar Room
All are welcome!
Title: Intergenerational Justice. Needs-based Sufficientarianism in the Context of Climate and Historical Justice
Weds March 26, 15:00 - 17:00, CACSSS Seminar Room
All are welcome!
On MS Teams and free for anyone to tune in, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Dr Mintz-Woo will be commenting in a UCC Law series on disaster ethics on a seminar by Dr Lauren Traczykowski !
Here's the Teams link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi... .
Here's the Teams link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi... .
March 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
On MS Teams and free for anyone to tune in, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Dr Mintz-Woo will be commenting in a UCC Law series on disaster ethics on a seminar by Dr Lauren Traczykowski !
Here's the Teams link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi... .
Here's the Teams link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi... .
The second talk in this term’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Cian Dorr (NYU) next Wednesday, February 26th, from 15:00 to 17:00 in the CACSSS Seminar Room.
Title: The Multiplicity of Meaning
Everybody is welcome!
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Title: The Multiplicity of Meaning
Everybody is welcome!
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February 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The second talk in this term’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Cian Dorr (NYU) next Wednesday, February 26th, from 15:00 to 17:00 in the CACSSS Seminar Room.
Title: The Multiplicity of Meaning
Everybody is welcome!
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Title: The Multiplicity of Meaning
Everybody is welcome!
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Here's a new piece from Dr. Vittorio Bufacchi in The Conversation: theconversation.com/a-short-hist...
A short history of the separation of powers: from Cicero’s Rome to Trump’s America
The checks and balances that hold a functioning democracy together may be coming under threat in the US.
theconversation.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Here's a new piece from Dr. Vittorio Bufacchi in The Conversation: theconversation.com/a-short-hist...
The first talk in this term’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Kenneth Shockley (Colorado State), January 21st, from 13:00 to 15:00 in SHTEPPS (The Hub).
Title: Environmental Harm, What Could it Be?
Everybody is welcome!
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Title: Environmental Harm, What Could it Be?
Everybody is welcome!
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January 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The first talk in this term’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Kenneth Shockley (Colorado State), January 21st, from 13:00 to 15:00 in SHTEPPS (The Hub).
Title: Environmental Harm, What Could it Be?
Everybody is welcome!
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Title: Environmental Harm, What Could it Be?
Everybody is welcome!
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UCC Philosopher Dr Kian Mintz-Woo will be speaking at Penn State on Tuesday and it's open to anyone to register on Zoom! The talk is a version of his piece in Nature Climate Change doi.org/10.1038/s415...
The Penn State event info is here events.la.psu.edu/.../justice-... .
The Penn State event info is here events.la.psu.edu/.../justice-... .
Justice considerations in climate research - Nature Climate Change
Justice issues are integral to a variety of climate science and policy processes. This Perspective provides a framework, based on philosophical theory, to explain key justice concepts and how they can...
doi.org
December 6, 2024 at 2:09 PM
UCC Philosopher Dr Kian Mintz-Woo will be speaking at Penn State on Tuesday and it's open to anyone to register on Zoom! The talk is a version of his piece in Nature Climate Change doi.org/10.1038/s415...
The Penn State event info is here events.la.psu.edu/.../justice-... .
The Penn State event info is here events.la.psu.edu/.../justice-... .