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UCD School of Philosophy
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The largest teaching and research centre for philosophy in Ireland. Ranked in the Top 100 QS World University Rankings and No. 1 in Ireland. Part of @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social at @ucddublin.bsky.social‬. #UCD #IrishResearch https://www.ucd.ie/philosophy
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A huge welcome to our newest colleague, Assistant Professor Elena Gordon! Dr Gordon works on early modern conceptions of social cognition and childhood development. Find out more about her teaching and research at elenakgordon.wixsite.com/elena-gordon.
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September 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Many thanks to @thebusyowl.bsky.social for her wonderful Centre for Ethics in Public Life (CEPL) Annual Lecture yesterday, and to everyone who attended and participated in the discussion. A recording of the lecture will be posted online soon.
Two women standing in front of a lectern. One is reading from a text in front of her, the other is smiling and looking at the camera. There is a slide in the background that says ‘Bridging Science and Testimony: The Multitudinous Self Model for a Humanist Psychiatry’ and a picture of a book entitled RECLAIMING THE SELF IN PSYCHIATRY: Contering Personal Naratives for a Humans Science by Şerife Tekin.
September 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Welcome to all our new students! We look forward to meeting you soon. In the meantime, you can find useful information to help get you started on our website at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/ by choosing ‘Current Undergraduates’ or ‘Current Postgraduates’, and at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/a... #UCDPhilosophy
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September 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Professor Fabrice Teroni opens the Passion in Action conference on the #philosophy of #emotion and motivation at UCD’s Newman House.
Fabrice Teroni standing in front of a slide on Emotion and evaluation Text reads: • This passage also helps introduce what I want to focus on. • As I said, a key claim of Passion in Action is that emotions are not (re)presentations of values. • I agree. • Stout also defends the stronger view that emotions are not evaluations. • "Stronger", because one may think that emotions are evaluations but not value (re)presentations. • Being a value (re) presentation is only one way of being an evaluation. • We will explore this idea later. Rowland Stout (seated) and Fabrice Teroni (standing) in discussion about Passion in Action
August 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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UCD School of Philosophy Fifth Floor - Room D501, Newman Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. T: +353 1 716 8186 | E: philosophy@ucd.ie | Location Map UCD Philosophy is ranked among the Top 100 Departments of Philosophy worldwide (QS World University Rankings 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023–2025) Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and YouTube icons
March 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Screenshot from X: UCD School of Philosophy @UCDPhilosophy - Now So long, and thanks for all the tweets! 🐦
March 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Professor Tim Crane takes on #panpsychism and #materialism in part two of his Agnes Cuming Lectures. #philosophy #PhilMind #UCD
Professor Tim Crane in a lecture theatre with a slide entitled “GOFF ON 'GALILEO'S ERROR’” 'The success of mathematical physics resulted from limiting the scope of enquiry; by putting the sensory qualities we encounter in conscious experience - colors, smells, tastes, sounds-outside of the domain of the physical sciences, we are able to give a purely mathematical description of what's left over. But those qualities that Galileo took out of the material world still exist somewhere and must still be accounted for somehow. If the spicy taste of the paprika isn't really in the paprika then where is it? Galileo thought it was in the soul, but if we don't want to believe in souls then we need to find a place in the natural world for the sensory qualities.' Philip Goff, The Reality of Consciousness (2017) p.14 Tim Crane standing with his hands in his pockets Tim Crane standing at the front of a lecture theatre looking at a slide entitled “MØRCH ON THE QUALITATIVE” 'The hard problem of matter calls for non-structural properties, and consciousness is the one phenomenon we know that might meet this need. Consciousness is full of qualitative properties, from the redness of red and the discomfort of hunger to the phenomenology of thought. Such experiences, or ‘qualia’, may have internal structure, but there is more to them than structure. We know something about what conscious experiences are like in and of themselves, not just how they function and relate to other properties’ Hedda Hassel Mørch, 'Is matter conscious?' (2017) Tim Crane standing at the front of a lecture theatre in front of a slide that says 'THE REAL PROBLEM IS THE PHILOSOPHICAL TAILSPIN PART. THE INCONSOLABLE MYSTERY OF LIFE, CONSCIOUSNESS, THE SOUL ... BUT IT'S JUST THIS FLABBY, PALE, SMALL ORGAN THAT DISINTEGRATES IN YOUR FINGERS IF YOU LET THE TAP RUN TOO FAST. HOW CAN THIS BE? HOW CAN WE BE?' Julie Powell, Julie and Julia (2005)
February 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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We will no longer be posting on #X as the platform is not consistent with our values of collegiality, creativity, inclusion, engagement, excellence and integrity. Instead, Bluesky and Mastodon (@ucdphilosophy.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy) will be our main social channels. 🙋‍♀️🙋🙋‍♂️ 🏳️‍🌈
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February 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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The second lecture on ‘The Deconstruction of Materialism’ will take place tonight in the Newman building lecture theatre N1 at 6pm, followed by a wine reception from 7:30pm. All are welcome to attend!
UCD School of Philosophy Agnes Cuming LECTURES 2025 Professor Tim Crane The Central European University Lecture 1: The Deconstruction of Dualism 30th January 2025 Newman Basement Theatre N1 6pm Lecture 2: Materialism 31st January 2025 Newman Basement Theatre N1 6pm
January 31, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Some pictures from yesterday’s excellent Agnes Cuming lecture on ‘The Deconstruction of Dualism’ by Professor Tim Crane from Central European University, Vienna. #PhilSky #philosophy
Tim Crane standing in front of a lectern with a slide titled THE DECONSTRUCTION OF THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM Tim Crane standing in front of a lectern with a slide showing INTERIM CONCLUSIONS: (1) The zombie hypothesis begs the question against physicalism (li) As an objection to functionalism, it ls easily answerable (i) The hypothesis can be revived by appealing to (epiphenomenal) qualia (iv) But qualia are controversial Tim Crane wrestling with his inner Wittgensteinian Tim Crane (standing) and Rowland Stout (seated) during the Q&A
January 31, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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We are delighted to announce that the Agnes Cuming speaker for 2025 will be Professor Tim Crane of the Central European University in Vienna, who will give two public lectures on 30th and 31st January 2025. For further details, and a link to reserve free tickets, see: www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...
Professor Tim Crane, standing in front of a bookshelf and smiling UCD School of Philosophy Agnes Cuming Lectures 2025 Professor Tim Crane The Central European University Lecture 1: The Deconstruction of Dualism 30th January 2025 Newman Basement Theatre N1 | 6pm Lecture 2: The Deconstruction of Materialism 31st January 2025 Newman Basement Theatre N1 | 6pm
January 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Join us for our workshop on the #Philosophy and #Politics of #Despair on the 22nd January. Please use this link to register, both for online and in-person attendance: forms.gle/nu8QDz6mkqKb.... For any questions, message quan.nguyen [at] ucd.ie. #PhilSky #PhilPolitics #PhilEmotions
UCD Department of Philosophy D520 Newman Building 22 January 2025, 9am-6pm THE PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICS OF DESPAIR Dan Watts (Essex): Kierkegaard on the Value of Despair Georgie Newson (Edinburgh): A Humanistic Despair: Interwar Philosophy between Fascism and Extinction Rossella De Bernadi Genoa): On Climate Despair Kenneth Shockley (Colorado): Narratives of Hope and Despair lan Kidd (Nottingham): Pessimism and Despair Arlene Lo London): Defiance and Despair: Reporting Sexual Assault despite Futility Tom Whyman (Liverpool): Is Despair the Opposite of Hope? Organiser: Quân Nguyen, quan.nguyen@ucd.ie
January 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Ruth Boeker on winning an ERC Consolidator Grant! Her project aims to fundamentally rethink existing narratives about 18th-century British #MoralPhilosophy. It offers exciting opportunities for reviving women’s contributions to moral debates. #ERCCoG #PhilSky
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December 4, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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Thanks to everyone who attended last night’s Centre for Ethics in Public Life lecture on ‘Why AI Undermines Democracy (And What to Do About It)’, and to Professor Mark Coeckelbergh for an extremely stimulating and timely lecture on this important topic! #CEPL #Philosophy #AIEthics
Professor Mark Coeckelbergh standing in front of a UCD lectern talking about his new book: Why AI Undermines Democracy and What to Do About It Professor Mark Coeckelbergh standing in front of a UCD lectern in front of a slide reading ‘How AI Undermines the Basic Principles of Democracy: Problem is not just manipulation of voters – Cambridge Analytica case’ with a picture of Facebook and Donald Trump in the background
November 6, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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A public lecture by Professor Mark Coeckelbergh on #AI and #democracy, organised by UCD School of #Philosophy and UCD Centre for Ethics in Public Life (CEPL). Attendance is free, but space is limited, so registration is essential! #AIEthics #Ethics #PhilSky #CEPL www.eventbrite.ie/e/why-ai-und...
UCD Centre for Ethics in Public Life (CEPL) School of Philosophy Annual Public Lecture 2024-25 PROFESSOR MARK COCKELBERGH Why Al Undermines Democracy Professor of Philosophy of Media and Technology Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2024 5:00pm GEORGE MOORE AUDITORIUM (SCIE 0.08) O'BRIEN CENTRE FOR SCIENCE UCD CEPL UCD Centre for Ethics in Public Life Lárionad UCD d'Eitic sa Saol Poibli UCD Please register via Eventbrite: https://shorturl.at/KGsse
October 31, 2024 at 9:34 AM
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We are delighted that @rachelhandley.bsky.social is joining us this year as a Teaching Fellow in theoretical and applied ethics. You can find out more about Rachel, who is an accomplished philosopher and author of philosophical fiction, at rachelahandley.com. Welcome, Rachel!
September 9, 2024 at 12:50 PM