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Peter West

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History of Philosophy @ NU London. Current project: Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy. sites.google.com/view/peterwest substack.com/@peterwest1

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My paper on Dorothy Emmet's moral philosophy has been published in Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Christoph Schuringa @schuringa.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
It's paperback release day! Get yours now from @versobooks.bsky.social or your bookshop and read it on the beach 🏝️
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It was VERY cool to give a talk in Balliol College chapel, with a response from Rowan Williams!
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The very first issue of *Margaret Cavendish: A Multidisciplinary Journal* has now been published! True to its name, this issue has contributions from philosophy, literature, and history. Cavendishians, consider submitting your work! www.margaret-cavendish-journal.hass.uq.edu.au/index.php/te...
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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): Inaugural Issue | Margaret Cavendish: A Multidisciplinary Journal
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NU London Philosophers @nulondonphilos.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
📣🎉 Two great examples of experiential learning in Philosophy at Northeastern University London, due to @peterwest23.bsky.social 👉 1. A site visit to The National Gallery www.nulondon.ac.uk/visit-to-the... 👉 2. A trip to The British Library www.nulondon.ac.uk/visit-to-the...
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Visit to the British Library
Students gain insights on early modern philosophy during a visit to the British Library with original texts from great thinkers.
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I’m one of the coauthors of this new SEP entry on early modern rationalism, having truly broken bad from my empiricist roots plato.stanford.edu/entries/rati... #philosophy
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Early Modern Rationalism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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NU London Philosophers @nulondonphilos.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
📣 📨 New on The Computational Philosopher: a post on Margaret Cavendish and counterfactual knowledge transfer in 17th-century intellectual networks, using simulations built on the Six Degrees of Francis Bacon dataset. @peterwest23.bsky.social 🔗👉 computationalphilosopher.substack.com/p/computer-n...
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Computer Network Simulations and Early Modern Intellectual Networks
The Case of Margaret Cavendish and the Royal Society
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The HOPOS Journal @hoposjournal.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Peter West reviews Andreas Vrahimis's book Bergsonism and the History of Analytic Philosophy in #HOPOS. Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Richard Pettigrew's (@wiglet1981.bsky.social) 2026 Daniel C. Dennett Lecture is now up on youtube!
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Feels like the wartime equivalent of watching the 6 foot + striker who's only good for one thing warming up on the sidelines www.latimes.com/california/s...
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'Doomsday plane' performs exercises in Fresno, stoking fears as war escalates
A Boeing E-6B Mercury, or 'Doomsday Plane,' was seen performing exercises near Fresno Yosemite International Airport on Sunday.
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
New substack on (sigh) AI: peterwest1.substack.com/p/so-much-ai
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So much AI
AI is ubiquitous.
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
'Won', but not 'won enough' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Vague and contradictory Trump says Iran war ‘won’, but not ‘won enough’
After oil prices surged on Monday the US president sought – and failed – to offer a clear vision for when the largest US intervention in the Middle East in years will end
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
New substack post: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Other ways of doing philosophy
"there's got to be a better way!"
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Andreas Vrahimis @avrahimis.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
'Susan Stebbing on Logic and Analysis' (ed. S. Chapman) is now out in the Philosophers in Depth series. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Susan Stebbing on Logic and Analysis
This volume contains new scholarly essays on the work of Susan Stebbing and offers fresh perspectives on logic and the philosophy of science
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The Daniel C. Dennett Lecture at Northeastern University London, with Richard Pettigrew (@wiglet1981.bsky.social) is this Thursday! Find more information and register to attend here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-daniel...
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The Daniel C. Dennett Lecture in Culture and Technology 2026
Join us in Room 224/226, Devon House.
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NU London Philosophers @nulondonphilos.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
🚨 Three week alert! 🚨 On February 19th, Richard Pettigrew will deliver the Daniel C. Dennett Lecture in Culture & Technology at Northeastern University London Lecture title:'Lifelong Learning and the Many Aims of Higher Education' Register online/in-person here: tinyurl.com/yc6uax8s #philosophy
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The Daniel C. Dennett Lecture in Culture and Technology 2026
Join us in Room 136, Devon House.
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Aristotelian Society @aristotsoc.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Check out our brand new Virtual Special Issue: "Ten Women Presidents of The Aristotelian Society" The first ten Inaugural Addresses delivered by the first ten women Presidents of the Aristotelian Society, from 1930-2001. academic.oup.com/aristotelian... #philosophy
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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New AI-Generated Content Derived from Your Work Posted on Academia.Edu
“By making any Member Content available through the Site or Services, you hereby grant to Academia.edu a worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-...
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
too many 'noisy words' out there, everyone quieten down
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
ok not to be a philosophy asshole but what does Mr. Jones think preparation is?
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I attended the Northern Seminar in Late Modern Philosophy last year and it was excellent - do submit especially if you have ideas for work on women in the 'late modern' era #philosophy #philsky
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Ellie Robson (@philosophellie.bsky.social) and I edited a new virtual special issue of the Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 'Ten Women Presidents of the Aristotelian Society' 10 papers from the first 10 women to be president of the AS are all available open access here: tinyurl.com/ufy9ncn9
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
We're really excited to have Richard deliver our second annual Daniel C. Dennett lecture in Culture and Technology at Northeastern University London @northeasternu.bsky.social @nulondonphilos.bsky.social More info/registration (online and in-person) here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-daniel...
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The Daniel C. Dennett Lecture in Culture and Technology 2026
Join us in Room 136, Devon House.
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Aeon is featuring an article I wrote on Margaret Macdonald’s idea that a good philosophical theory is like a good story for #worldphilosophyday
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The Philosopher @philosopher1923.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Happy World #Philosophy Day!! We love hosting live interviews, insightful articles, and engaging workshops where you can talk with authors and educators in the field. Want to help out? Subscribe on YouTube, become a member, or consider a donation! www.thephilosopher1923.org/donate
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Donate | The Philosopher
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
It’s Bernard Mandeville week this week, inspired by @johnjocallanan.bsky.social
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
A paper of mine has been ‘rewritten‘ (presumably by AI) and ‘published’ on a bogus journal: thechitranshacadmic.in/wp-content/u... Needless to say that is not a real paper by me, even though it has my name and email on it. Has this happened to anyone else? @dailynous.com #philosophy #philsky
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The Philosopher @philosopher1923.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Join us on Mon. Oct. 27 ~ 3pm ET / 7pm UK! "On the Marginalisation of Women in Philosophy & Science" Why women were excluded from these disciplines? What are the challenges of recovering their work? What's so important about historical narratives centering on women? #Philosophy Register free:
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Select tickets – "On the Marginalisation of Women in Philosophy & Science": Athene Donald, Francesca Peacock & Jennifer Park with P. West – Zoom
"On the Marginalisation of Women in Philosophy & Science": Athene Donald, Francesca Peacock & Jennifer Park with P. West – Zoom, Mon 27 Oct 2025 - This event will focus on the historical marginalisati...
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
This is happening on Monday!
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Christoph and I will be discussing his book - and responses to it including Tim’s - at a book launch on October 28th in London, here at the @nulondonphilos.bsky.social campus!
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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
When a student comes to show you what they are currently reading. Boom! #Impact @peterwest23.bsky.social @inparenthesis.bsky.social #womeninphilosophy #philsky #DorothyEmmet #WomenAtTheDawnOfAnalyticPhilosophy @uniwinchester.bsky.social
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
This just in #philosophy
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Athene Donald @athenedonald.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Looking forward to participating in this conversation about the role of women in science and philosophy, past and present, on October 27th with @cescapeacock.bsky.social and @jennmpark.bsky.social #womeninSTEM www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/on-th...
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On the Marginalisation of Women in Philosophy and Science
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Sign up for an event I'm chairing with The Philosopher, On the Marginalisation of Women in Philosophy and Science, here: www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/on-th... Speakers include Dame Athene Donald, Francesca Peacock, and Jennifer Park.
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On the Marginalisation of Women in Philosophy and Science
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Some thoughts on how women in philosophy are institutionally memorialised medium.com/@peterhughwe... #Philosophy #Philsky
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No blue plaque for Stebbing — some thoughts on legacies and memorials
I recently had a proposal for a blue plaque for Susan Stebbing turned down. I suggested it should be placed on the house in Belsize Park…
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Ellie Robson @philosophellie.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Happy to have had ✨final acceptance ✨ at the Journal of the History of Philosophy (JHP) for the first paper on Susan Stebbing’s Ethics! 😃 Co-authored with @peterwest23.bsky.social We worked so hard on this & I can’t wait to see Stebbing on the pages of JHP philpapers.org/rec/ROBSSO-4 #philsky
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Ellie Robson & Peter West, Susan Stebbing on Moral Philosophy and Ways of Living - PhilPapers
The aim of this paper is to provide an exposition of Susan Stebbing’s moral philosophy. Stebbing is increasingly recognized as a key figure in early analytic philosophy. However, there is no ...
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
The findings of my first foray into digital humanities are available here: www.wwp.northeastern.edu/lab/sciences... These visualisations represent the findings of analysis of Margaret Cavendish's intellectual network and connection to founding members of the Royal Society #philosophy #philsky
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Network Analysis and Simulations: Six Degrees of Francis Bacon
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Call for papers for a conference I'm hosting in London in May 2026 - Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy: philevents.org/event/show/1... #philosophy #philsky
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Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy
Call for Papers: Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy   Dates: May 28-29th 2026 Location: Northeastern University London (Devon House, 58 St Katherine’s Way, London) Organiser: Pe...
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Upcoming workshop on Susan Stebbing and Mary Midgley: ianjameskidd.weebly.com/midgley-steb... @philosophellie.bsky.social Ian Kidd Karl Egerton Me
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Midgley, Stebbing, and the History of Philosophy
A workshop devoted to the work of Susan Stebbing (1885-1943) and Mary Midgley (1919-2018) and their place in and relation to the history of philosophy. ​ When : 17th July 2025 Where : Monica...
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
...and we're running a workshop on 20th Century Women Philosophers and Aristotelianism next week maritain.nd.edu/events/2025/...
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Lunchtime Workshop: 20th-Century Women Philosophers and Aristotelianism
Please join the History of Philosophy Forum for a lunchtime workshop during which Ellie Robson, a 2025 Summer Writing and Research Grant awardee, and Pe...
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The view from the Hesburgh Library at the University of Notre Dame, where @philosophellie.bsky.social and I are spending the next few weeks as Summer Fellows at the History of Philosophy Forum @notredame.bsky.social
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
My paper 'The philosopher versus the physicist: Eddington's rejoinder' has just been published with the BJHP (@thebshp.bsky.social): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The philosopher versus the physicist: Eddington’s rejoinder to Stebbing
A number of recent papers or monographs have examined Susan Stebbing's criticisms of Arthur Eddington's scientific-philosophical writing. These papers focus on Stebbing's critique of Eddington's at...
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Ellie Robson @philosophellie.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Reaching the final weeks of editing a 10 chapter collected volume for Palgrave MacMillan - ‘Midgley on Moral Philosophy and Ethics’ 🤯 Which means rereading 10 amazing chapters featuring Midgley on: wickedness, naturalism, Gaia, myopia, environments, the self Authors below! #philsky #philosophy
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Kurt Vonnegut man
Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope:
"Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man.
You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet?
And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope.
I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by.
And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is — we're here on Earth to fart around
And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around.
And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Matyas Moravec on the profound influence of psychical research on 20th Century British philosophy: aeon.co/essays/when-...
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When psychical research and analytic philosophy shared Cambridge | Aeon Essays
Cambridge, home of analytic philosophy, was also a hotbed of psychical research. How did this spooky subject take root?
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Our first Annual Lecture in Culture and Technology will take place on Friday, with our inaugural speaker Mazviita Chirimuuta speaking on 'Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism'. Please sign up to attend on Friday: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-annual... @nulondonphilos.bsky.social
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The Annual Lectures in Culture and Technology
Explore philosophical topics at the intersection of humanities, natural and social sciences, technology and social discourse at NU London.
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Mazviita’s lecture is titled ‘Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism’ and will no doubt be excellent Register here! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-annual...
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The Annual Lectures in Culture and Technology
Explore philosophical topics at the intersection of humanities, natural and social sciences, technology and social discourse at NU London.
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Ellie Robson @philosophellie.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Our ‘Mary Midgley Masterclass’ with the next generation of (women) in parenthesis students at Durham University 🔥 @peterwest23.bsky.social #philsky #philosophy
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Can't wait @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social
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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I'm going up to Durham this week to give a Midgley 'masterclass' with @philosophellie.bsky.social - we will be discussing Rings and Books, Philosophical Plumbing, and all the other Midgley content we can squeeze into an hour
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