As December approaches, readers/listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY may be wondering why they have been given so little information about the upcoming sixth edition of the Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change online conference series. I want to remind you, therefore, that Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 will unapologetically take place online from January 28 to […]
Poster for Feminist Re-readings of Michel Foucault, Paris, 7–8 Nov 2025, Hybrid
Image: The title of the conference in French across the top-half of the poster amidst two multi-coloured outstretched hands. At the bottom of the poster, my name as the keynote speaker and the address of the venue and institutional supporters. The conference program can be found here: https://biopoliticalphilosophy.com/2025/10/20/feminist-re-readings-of-michel-foucault-hybrid-7-8-nov-2025-sciences-po/
Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6)!
As readers and listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY may recall, I organized the first five editions of Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change conferences (links to the videos of which are available here) with the support of Jonathan Wolff under the auspices of the Alfred Landecker Chair in the School of Government at the University of Oxford. […]
The Latinx Philosophy Reader
Readings include discussions of what it is like to be perceived as undocumented, ethical quagmires affecting those who interpret for their family members, the difficulty of pursuing career success without compromising one’s cultural identity and values, the nature of citizenship, disputes about labels, the significance of language, and debates about the nature of Latinx identity.
Oh, Canada: The 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Today is so-called Canada Day and thus, on behalf of the contributors to BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, I want to remind you that few of the 94 Calls to Action that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada made in 2015 have been implemented or acted upon in any way. The Calls to Action of the […]
Feminist Approaches to Logic
Feminist Approaches to Logic Workshop Ángeles ErañaMaureen EckertThomas M. FergusonAxel Arturo BarcelóRoy T. CookGillian Russell Tuesday January 9th, 11:00 – 19:00Wednesday January 10th, 10:00 – 17:30 Sala José Gaos (main floor, IIFs-UNAM, Mexico City)Live broadcast on: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=filosoficas No habrá traducción simultáneaFurther Information: non.logic.iif@gmail.comOrganized by Sandra D. Cuenca, Luis Estrada González and Miguel Ángel Trejo Huerta
Why do we even teach logic, and to whom?
At. A recent meeting of the buenos Aires Logic Group in Argentina, Sara Uckelman, from Durham University in the UK, gave a very interesting talk on the importance of the history of logic. For starters, by “the history of logic”, she did not mean (just) who proved what or who developed which technique, etc. Instead, […]
Registration NOW OPEN for Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 3 (#PhiDisSocCh3), Dec. 6-9, Online!
I am very happy to let you know that registration is NOW OPEN for Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 3 (#PhiDisSocCh3), the third edition of the pathbreaking conference that I co-organize with Jonathan Wolff under the auspices of the Alfred Landecker Programme at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. Registration is free and […]
Quick Update on The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
Here’s a quick update on the development of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability that I am editing, since some readers/listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY have asked about the status of this pathbreaking publication. My editor at Bloomsbury Publishers, Liza Thompson, and I agreed that October 1, 2022, will be the submission date for the […]
Against Bioethics, Medically Assisted Suicide, and Euthanasia
This post comprises a collection of (most of) my past posts about medically assisted suicide, the eugenic impetus of bioethics, and Bill C-7 in Canada. The posts are arranged chronologically in descending order beginning with the most recent relevant post from May 1.
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