CFP: The Philosophy of Sexual Violence (deadline: Dec. 1, 2023)

We invite full submissions for an edited Routledge volume, The Philosophy of Sexual Violence  Eds. Yolonda Wilson (Saint Louis University) and Georgi Gardiner (University of Tennessee) Submission Deadline: 1st December 2023 We welcome submission of standard academic essays (5,000-10,000 words).  We also keenly encourage philosophical submissions with innovative or alternative formats, such as:  We also welcome submission […]

Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 4, Dec. 14-15, 2023

I am finalizing the schedule for this year’s edition of the conference that I co-organize with Jonathan Wolff, under the auspices of The Alfred Landecker Chair in the School of Government at Oxford. The conference will take place on December 14 and 15, 1pm-6pm GMT; 8am-1pm EST; 5am-10am PST. As in the past, the conference […]

Obituary for Evelyn Fox Keller (1936-2023)

[Renowned feminist philosopher and historian of science, Evelyn Fox Keller, died on Friday, September 22, 2023. The obituary below was published on the MIT News site on September 25, 2023. You can find the original obituary here.] Description of photo below: Evelyn Fox Keller smiles widely for the camera. She is wearing oval wire glasses, […]

Philosophy of Disability – Upcoming Events

Here is a list of some upcoming philosophy of disability events: September 9, 2023: I will give a virtual presentation entitled “Reproducing Eugenic Injustice” in a plenary session at the Hypatia 40th Anniversary Conference. Information about the conference, registration instructions, and the full conference program are available here. December 14-15, 2023: The 4th edition of […]

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 […]

philoSOPHIA 2023 Conference Schedule, Hybrid, Jun. 1-3, 2023

Thursday, June 1st 4PM – 5PM Registration 5PM – 6:30PM In-person Keynote #1: Stephanie Rivera Berruz, “Morir-Vivir Beyond the Human: Partial Ecological Connections and the Reconceptualization of Life” Moderator: Martin Shuster 6:30PM – 8PM Refreshments 6:30-7:30PM Projective Eye Gallery Tour with Adam Justice “Awaiting the Vertical, featuring work by Halide Salam” Friday, June 2nd 8AM […]