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CEPPA St Andrews

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Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs based at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Online at ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/

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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The 2026 Haldane Essay Prize has just been awarded! The prize goes to Hoochang Yi for a paper titled “A wider taxonomy of closed-knowledge-communities”. Check out the prize: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/publications...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This week we have a new session of the CEPPA film club, this time hosted by our own Ida Mizcke. All details and suggested pre-reads here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This week we will be hosting Tommie Shelby for our annual Knox Lecture. He will be talking to us about Solidarity, Politics and Intellectual Life. All info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/2026-k...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Today the CEPPA film club will be watching Twister and discussing it with our collegue Simon Lee from the @earthscista.bsky.social! Find out all the info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The CEPPA Film Club is back! We are starting a special series highlighting the research being conducted in CEPPA. This time, Ben Sachs-Cobbe will introduce us to his research on the future of work project through the film 'Office Space'. All details here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Tomorrow CEPPA will be hosting an author-meets-critics on Remy Debes recent book 'The Possibility of Respect'. Emma Gordon, Michael Cholbi, and our own Adam Etinson will provide comments and Remy will then respond. Find out all the info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/book-w...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Just out! Our very own Joe Millum has just published The Ethics of Consent: An Introduction together with Danielle Bromwich. A readable and opinionated guide covering medical care, clinical research, consent to sex, consent online, and much more. www.routledge.com/The-Ethics-o...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Next Monday, the St Andrews Centre for Changing Climate will be hosting Prof. Sir Jim Skea, the Chair of the IPCC, in an event featuring our own Derek Ball. Scan the QR below to register your attendance or follow this link: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/the-i...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Postdoc position at McGill! McGill Biomedical Ethics Unit / Studies of Translation, Ethics, and Medicine (STREAM) is inviting applications for postdoctoral research fellows (PDF) with a background in philosophy, decision science or statistics.
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Join us in making A Space for Hope, an interactive installation which seeks to create space for climate hope amongst increasing climate anxiety. Hosted at the St Andrews Botanical Gardens. Read more about it and get tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-space-fo...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Film and Philosophy Club is back this Thursday! All info: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
We are delighted that CEPPA's own Professor Theron Pummer will be giving his Inaugural Professorial Lecture, 'The Rules of Rescue', tomorrow, as part of the Department's Inaugural Lecture Showcase. Join us there! Find all the info here: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/inaug...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Tomorrow, in a special collab with Climate, Ocean, and Atmosphere at St Andrews and the St Andrews Global Research Centre for Changing Climate will be hosting Wim Carton. He'll talk about his latest book: 'Overshoot'. ⏱️15:30-17 📍School V All info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/climat...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
No talk this week. However, tomorrow we are opening this years Philosophy and Film Club. All info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Jens Timmermann's new book 'Kant and the Supposed Right to Lie' is out! Congratulations to him. Read it or buy it here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/k...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Postdoc available at McGill. Studies of Translation, Ethics, and Medicine (STREAM) are looking for a postdoc in Bio-Ethics. You can read all about it here: www.translationalethics.com/wp-content/u...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Last week, we were very fortunate to have David Enoch with us as he delivered the 2025 Knox Lecture. Here is a small snapshot of the talk in question. Thank you dearly David!
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Next week! All info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
We are delighted to announce our first Philosophy of Climate Science (PhiCliSci) workshop, hosted by CEPPA, which will be held in St Andrews on 6 and 7 May. Registration is free but spaces are limited. Find all the info and the registration form here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/first...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
On April 24th, we are very excited for a visit by Professor David Enoch (Oxford University and Hebrew University of Jerusalem). Professor Enoch will be delivering the annual Knox Lecture at CEPPA on the topic of 'Shameless Liberalism'.
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
A massive congratulations to our Director Mara van der Lugt whose book 'Begetting: What Does it Mean to Create a Child' was one of the finalists in the category 'Philosophy' at the 2025 PROSE Awards. You can find the full list and press release here: publishers.org/news/associa...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Next Wednesday! Join us for the new edition of Film and Philosophy at CEPPA. We will be watching and discussing The Killing of a Sacred Deer. All info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Join us next Wednesday for the first 2025 edition of Film & Philosophy at CEPPA. In this very special David Lynch session we will be watching and discussing Blue Velvet with the help of Mario Bison. All the info here ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Check out the programme for 'The Philosophy and Politics of Despair' conference happening at University College Dublin on 22 January 2025 and organised by CEPPA's own Quân Nguyen. Use this link to register and get the location and/or the Zoom link for online attendance: forms.gle/nu8QDz6mkqKb...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Applications open for the St Andrews & Macquarie Doctoral Scholarship in Philosophy, on Pro-natalist Policies & Ethics of Procreation in the Climate Crisis. 3.5-year, full fees plus stipend Split time at St Andrews & Sidney Deadline TOMORROW Info: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Join us for a special book launch event featuring two timely works by Glasgow philosophers Katherine Jenkins and Ben Colburn! 🗓️ When: Tuesday, Dec 10, 7–9 PM 📍 Where: The Alchemy Experiment, 157 Byres Rd, Glasgow
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Join us this Thursday for a new edition of Philosophy and Film. This time we are watching Stories We Tell (dir. @sarahpolley.bsky.social) All details and suggested pre-readings here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Congratulations to Joe Millum whose paper 'Lying To Our Children' has just been published by the Journal of Practical Ethics. In his paper, Millum argues that "lying to one’s child is more rarely justified than is commonly thought". Read the paper here: journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/article/...
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CEPPA St Andrews @ceppa.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Join us next Wednesday (13 Nov) at 5pm for the CEPPA Film Club. We will meet to watch and discuss Wall-E. In particular, we will discuss climate and environmental ethical aspects as well as its treatment of bodies. There'll be drinks and snacks. Info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...
Poster of the movie Wall-E with a robot looking at the stars in awe. Above the poster a title: "Film and Philosophy at CEPPA: Wall-e". Bellow the poster: "Wednesday November 13th 17:00| Edgecliffe G03" and the logos of the University of St Andrews and the Centre for Ethics Philosophy and Public Affairs.
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