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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Some people make the world better just by being in it. Thank you #SarahDrewsLucas (& all the great crowd) & of course #MaryMidgley #IrisMurdoch #PhilosophicalFriendship #ResearchDay #philsky @inparenthesis.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @uniwinchester.bsky.social sites.exeter.ac.uk/cptnews/2026...

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

There was a *second* Quartet (film-& philosophy) Symposium and so it looks like we are rolling! @angliaruskin.bsky.social @uniwinchester.bsky.social _?_ Thanks for everything @domlash.bsky.social @inparenthesis.bsky.social #philsky #filmsky #Anscombe #Foot #Midgley #Murdoch #filmphilosophy

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

EVENT: Poetry Readings: A Celebration of Philosophy, Poetry and the More-Than-Human World 15th June 6pm to 8pm Join us for an evening of philosophical reflection on the role that poetry can play in connecting us with non-human animals and the environment. www.litandphil.org.uk/event/poetry...

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Poetry Readings | A Celebration of Philosophy, Poetry and the More-Than-Human World - The Lit & Phil

Monday 15th June | 6pm A Celebration of Philosophy, Poetry […]

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Amy Taggart 🍎 @amytaggart.eurosky.social · 23/04/2026

Pilgrimage to Somerville College. @inparenthesis.bsky.social

The grounds of Somerville College, Oxford.

A house with a blue plaque: “Philippa Foot, Moral Philosopher, lived here 1972-2010.”

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The next instalment of our online seminar series takes place 1 week today and it sounds fantastic! Follow the link to read Molly's abstract: 😀 'The Divine in Iris Murdoch’s Novels' Molly Bellamy ⏰ Online 15th April 2026, Wednesday, 3pm - 4.30pm BST 🔗 www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Do you have a work in progress you want to share with our network? The CALL FOR ABSTRACTS to our 2026/7 Online Seminar Series is now open. We welcome abstracts on topics within the Women in Parenthesis scope of interest. For more information, see our website: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

EVENT: 'The Oxford Quartet: Women Philosophers Against the Tide' Friday, Apr 17 from 6:30pm to 8pm. With Celebrated actress, Annette Badland, and philosophers Constantine Sandis and Sasha Lawson- Frost www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-oxford...

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The Oxford Quartet: Women Philosophers Against the Tide

Explore the philosophy and friendship of Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Iris Murdoch and Mary Midgley

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

We're excited to announce the publication of Board Member Cathy Mason's new book: "Iris Murdoch's Moral Philosophy: Reframing the True, the Real, and the Good" global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Deadline coming up quickly! Please pass along to your students.

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

A CfA for the 2nd Predoctoral Conference on the quartet in Manchester in June: deadline 20 February. For more information about how to submit and attend please see our website: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

A quick reminder that we have @domlash.bsky.social speaking to us in 1 week! Please come and join us online, information on our website linked below 😊

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Come along to our next online seminar, in just under 2 weeks! "Intention in Film after Anscombe" / Dominic Lash (Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge University). 🗓️ 18th February 2026, Wednesday, 3pm - 4.30pm GMT 📍Online via: 🔗 www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/ #philosophy #philsky

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

In case you missed it, you can now watch Lawrence Blum's wonderful Christmas Lecture for our Seminar Series on Youtube: youtu.be/P-ZB7050R3E

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Nat Dyer @natjdyer.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

The recording of my talk about the philosopher Mary Midgley and economics is already online. Thanks to the whole @inparenthesis.bsky.social team & to @philosophellie.bsky.social, @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social, @amytaggart.bsky.social, @iangr.bsky.social for joining! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYNC...

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Nat Dyer: 'Midgley amongst the economists'

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Next week is our special (online) Christmas Lecture with Lawrence Blum! Come along! 'Iris Murdoch, Dorothy Emmet, and Bernard Williams: Convergences and Divergences in Counter-Traditions in 20th Century British Moral Philosophy' 17th December, 3pm - 4.30pm BST www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

the remarkable Sarah Lucas & Frits Gåvertsson & we’ll be flying the flag for @inparenthesis.bsky.social Come to the beautiful @maynoothuniversity.ie for the 10th @swip-i.bsky.social - Ways of Knowing: Epistemologies & Pedagogies conference 2/2 #womeninphilosophy #midgley #foot #murdoch #anscombe

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

With the help of scholars, we're mapping historical/philosophical connections to the Wartime Quartet. Our latest Margaret Macdonald - written my philosopher Oliver Spinney. You can read it on our website! www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/quartet-biog...

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Ellie Robson @philosophellie.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Mary Midgley and Jane Goodall in 1989. Goodall's influence is clear throughout Midgley's work and central to her claim that philosophy needs ethology

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

This looks like a fantastic talk for anyone in the area (wisconsin-madison)! 'The Life and Philosophy of Alice Ambrose' - a public lecture by Sophia Connell philosophy.wisc.edu/event/public...

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Public Lecture: Sophia M. Connell (Birkbeck, University of London)

“The Life and Philosophy of Alice Ambrose Lazerowitz”

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Amy Taggart 🍎 @amytaggart.eurosky.social · 15/09/2025

Looking forward to attending ‘Mary Midgley Amongst the Economists’ - the upcoming first seminar of @inparenthesis.bsky.social's 2025-6 series 👀 @natjdyer.bsky.social @philosophellie.bsky.social

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Our speakers themes (see our website for full titles): 1. @natjdyer.bsky.social on Mary Midgley 2. Larry Blum on Iris Murdoch, Dorothy Emmet, and Bernard Williams 3. Dominic Lash on Elisabeth Anscombe 4. Molly Bellamy on Iris Murdoch 5. Freya Gerz Iris Murdoch and Elisabeth Anscombe

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

'The Wartime Quartet—Three years on' A super interesting review by Megan Laverty in Philosophical Investigations! Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

We're excited to announce our new Online Seminar Series for the 2025-6 academic year!! We have 5 fantastic talks coming up. For titles and abstracts see our website - and get the dates in your diary! www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/ #philsky #philosophy

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End Sexism In Schools @endsexisminschools.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Delighted to welcome @inparenthesis.bsky.social as Author Supporters for the End Sexism In Schools charity. Rachael & Clare stand with ESIS in calling for 50% of whole, taught class novels and reading lists in schools to be authored by women, with 50% the lead protagonist being women and girls.

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

One is the brilliant #EllieRobson @philosophellie.bsky.social on #MaryMidgley and #Animals! Not to be missed and again, what an incredible resource and gift #PhilosophyBites is #philosophy #philsky @inparenthesis.bsky.social #Midgley

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Unforgettable summer with #Midgley & the #philosophyinthewild project & reading heaps of #Murdoch in between. Excited to be teaching the Great Texts module @uniwinchester.bsky.social this semester with a focus on #Foot’s #NaturalGoodness & therefore big links to #Anscombe @inparenthesis.bsky.social

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uonphilosophy.bsky.social @uonphilosophy.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

EVENT! Midgley, Stebbing, and the History of Philosophy 17 July 2025 @UoNHumanities Details: ianjameskidd.weebly.com/midgley-steb... @thebshp.bsky.social @inparenthesis.bsky.social @philosophellie.bsky.social #philosophy #history #stebbing #midgley

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Super well done to the incredible pre-doctoral philosophers who presented papers and posters at our Wartime Quartet conference in Cambridge this weekend with fantastically inspiring keynotes from Jane Heal and Sabina Lovibond. Photos coming soon! predoctoralwartimequartetconference.my.canva.site

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

A very moving final session on the work of Julius Kovesi - an ‘associate of the Quartet’ and a fascinating philosopher that I am so glad that I now know about. A superb paper and session by Alan Tapper @inparenthesis.bsky.social #philsky philpapers.org/rec/TAPJKA www.juliuskovesi.com

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Day 2! The Somerville Group: Influences, impact and legacy @lunduniversity.bsky.social #philsky #Midgley #Murdoch #Foot #Anscombe

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

A break in proceedings to tour beautiful #LundCathedral #Lund. Also daren’t head home before a trip to get cardamom buns and going via the Lego store #Sweeden #Denmark #Midgley #Lego bricks #philsky

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Wonderful to be at stunningly beautiful @lunduniversity.bsky.social for The Somerville Group: Influences, impact, & legacy conference. 100% worth a 3am start to be here for the start & keynote from the Philosopher Queens Clare Mac Cumhaill & Rachael Wiseman @inparenthesis.bsky.social #philsky

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Just back from beautiful laid-back Lund. What a smorgasbord of brilliant work on Quartet(+) figures @lunduniversity.bsky.social, incl from MtQ's @philosophellie.bsky.social @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

A quick reminder, this is happening tomorrow!

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Join us next week for our final online seminar for this academic year! ‘Discussing Relationality Starting From G.E.M. Anscombe’ Chiara Pellegrini, University of Padua 3rd June 2025, 3pm - 4.30pm BST More info here: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

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Philosophy Talk @philtalkradio.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

TODAY: Josh and Ray explore the life & thought of Mary Midgley with Clare Mac Cumhaill from @durham-university.bsky.social, co-author of "Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought #Philosophy Back to Life" – 11a on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & www.kalw.org/show/philoso.... #PhilSky #WiseWomen

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Mary Midgley

The life and thought of the pioneering eco-feminist.

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Check out this gorgeous record (olfactory and calligraphic!) of the 'multi-species' poem created by #philosophyinthewild’s #TeamRomania – together with USAMA ethology and human animal interaction students - at the European Bison reserve in Hateg #mixedcommunity www.notesfromabiscuittin.com/romania/

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Just before Team Norway's workshop for sixth graders on the mutualism between humans and eider ducks on the Vega Archipelago takes place tomorrow in Lånan, an island cluster south of the Arctic circle, the interview w/Devon Fredericksen is out. Please read & share your thoughts. #Philosophyinthewild

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Call for Abstracts: Women in Parenthesis 2025-6 online Work in Progress series! We welcome talks on the Wartime Quartet and connected figures! Have a look at the link below for previous talks Send 250 words to anabarandalla@me.com by 31st July 2025! www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/ #philsky

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

'Humans have always lived in 'mixed community' with other animals' (Mary Midgley) - our new 'philosophy in the wild' project explores the nature of 'mixed community' across 13 global sites! Check it out and please share widely. Next stop Norway! www.notesfromabiscuittin.com

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Notes from a Biscuit Tin - Notes from a Biscuit Tin

Philosophy in the Wild – Finding Hope in Mixed Communities, is a global Women In Parenthesis public philosophy project which builds on the success of Notes from a Biscuit Tin. Between April 2025 and A...

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

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Notes from a Biscuit Tin - Notes from a Biscuit Tin

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

#philosophyinthewild project (if you don’t have #EloiseWilliams’ magical books in your life you need to remedy this now) 5/5 #philosophymatters #readingmatters #childrensvoicesmatter #animalsmatter #naturematters #philosophy #storytelling #reading #philsky #booksly notesfromabiscuittin.com

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

‘To an adult in formal dress, engaged on his statesmanly interactions, the fence is an insuperable barrier. Down below, where it is full of holes, it presents no obstacle at all. The young Homo sapiens, like those of other species present, scurry through it all the time.’ 1/5

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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Planting trees and plants in memory of some amazing women 💚

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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Slowly building my vintage Weil collection…

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(women) In Parenthesis @inparenthesis.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Team Romania 💚4 #PhilosophyintheWild had their first field trip to the #rewilding reservation for #Europeanbison - check out the documentary linked on our website for background and more information - and a small prize for those who can identify the species of ethical naturalism alive in the video.

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