Zoom workshop Building a Trans Community in Philosophy September, 4-5, 2023 This online event is for and by trans philosophers from any area of philosophy. Registration via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-a-trans-community-in-philosophy-tickets-706705203287?aff=oddtdtcreator The event is organised by the brand-new Taskforce for Gender Minorities by Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) International. For more information about the workshop, see: https://genderminorities.weebly.com/building-a-trans-community-in-philosophy.html For more information about the taskforce, see: https://genderminorities.weebly.com/ Please share widely in your relevant networks. […]
Remembrance of Catherine Hundleby, 1966-2023 (Guest post)
A Personal/Political/Philosophical Remembrance of Cate Hundleby by Letitia Meynell Dr. Catherine (Cate) Hundleby died suddenly on August 26, 2023 from a pulmonary infection. She was 57. Recently promoted to full professor at the University of Windsor, Cate was known as an expert in feminist epistemology (particularly, standpoint theory) and feminist argumentation theory—an area that she […]
Letter to Leadership of American Political Science Association (APSA) from Joan Tronto
From Robert Nichols via Facebook: “At the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association this year, my former colleague Joan Tronto was scheduled to receive the Benjamin Lippincott Award in recognition of the tremendous impact and importance of her work “Moral Boundaries: A Political Argument for an Ethic of Care”. The APSA has decided, […]
Inaugural Stuart Hall Essay Prize (deadline: Nov. 6, 2023)
The Stuart Hall Foundation is pleased to invite submissions for the inaugural Stuart Hall Essay Prize. Open to submissions from UK-based entrants aged 18 to 30 inclusive, the prize invites new and unpublished writing that connects with Stuart Hall’s ideas and impacts broad public discourse. The prize will award £2,000 to a selected writer whose […]
Madpeople’s Coping Mechanisms, Oxford/Hybrid, Sept. 25-6, 2023
Organized by Paul Lodge and Sofia Jeppsson Madpeople/service users/psychiatric patients are a heterogenous group. Indeed, there’s evidence both of variety on a neurological level and of quite different phenomenologies even among people with the same diagnosis (e.g., bipolar disorder or schizophrenia) and/or the same “symptom label” (e.g., mania or thought insertion). It should therefore not […]
Vegan. Practically.
That’s the name of a relatively new blog produced, hosted, and authored by philosopher Tracy Isaacs. The blog is designed to work through some philosophical, political, social, and economic concerns and interests with respect to veganism, its justifications, and its requirements, as well as offer advice about how to accomplish them, including cooking guidance and […]
Cover of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
I have posted below the cover that I designed for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability, with some valuable feedback from Amandine Catala, Gen Eickers, Ada Jaarsma, Corinne Lajoie, and Melinda Hall. The design of the cover is intentional in a variety of ways: the lettering is in a sans serif font and in […]
Two More Endorsements for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
As the publication date for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability approaches, the anticipation that I and the contributors to this pathbreaking collection feel continues to grow. I have now finalized an absolutely stunning cover for the book with the design team at Bloomsbury. I will present that book cover to you in due […]
Disability through Continental Frameworks: Lessons for Bioethics, Lecture by Melinda Hall, Hybrid, Jun., 23, 2023
When: June 23, from 2.00 pm until 3.30 pm (CET) Where: Live in Antwerp: Antwerp University, room S.R.012 (Rodestraat 14), city campusAttendance is free, no registration necessary. Online: If you want to attend online, enroll by sending an email to emma.moormann@uantwerpen.be. You will receive the link to the event shortly before the lecture. Abstract:Melinda Hall will discuss the import of […]
More Endorsements for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
I am preoccupied with work on the proofs for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability but decided to take a break in order to share with you these non-anonymous endorsements of the book from Professors Tracy Isaacs and Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson. Here’s what Isaacs and Erlenbusch-Anderson have to say about this forthcoming collection: This trailblazing […]
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