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Kate Kirkpatrick

@philosofemme.bsky.social
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Philosopher, Oxford | Post-Kantian European Philosophy, Feminism, and Religion | katekirkpatrick.co.uk Also enjoy photography 📸

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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“For every 1C rise in heat exposure, the odds of preterm birth increase by around 4 per cent, separate research has found, while exposure to heatwaves is associated with a 25 per cent higher risk of obstetric complications.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Extreme heat is raising risks for pregnant women and babies, survey finds
Nearly three-quarters of health professionals in a global poll by Wellcome reported a rise in heat-related complications
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Philosophie Magazin @philosophiemagazin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Die neue Sonderausgabe ist da: Beauvoir – Erobere deine Freiheit Hier geht's zur Heftvorschau: shorturl.at/YAU3Q Mit Manon Garcia, Wolfram Eilenberger, Alois Prinz, Kate Kirkpatrick, Judith Butler, Marine Rouch, Silvia Federici, Alice Schwarzer u. v. m.
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The fallacy that University leaders pushing AI are falling into is thinking that the point of undergraduate research is to find things out. It isn't. What students find out is typically already generally known. The point of undergraduate research is to learn how to find things out.
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thanks on both counts! 🙏
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This, as one would expect perhaps, is by far the best thing to read if you haven't watched the footage itself.
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What are the latest claims against Nigel Farage?
A sting operation has abruptly overturned the leader’s attempt to put financing scandals behind him
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Well, this is a marmalade dropper
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
And talking Beauvoir with @ppfideas.bsky.social was a blast too!
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This was great fun—on Sartre’s childhood and philosophical influences, literature and philosophy, the obligations of intellectuals, the question ‘what is existentialism?’, and more.
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Great analysis by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com on the discourse around young men’s place in the world. ⤵️
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
To read and see more: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/taylorian/20...
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A tale of two sisters: Simone and Hélène de Beauvoir’s La Femme rompue
‘I was her first “reader”, and I would draw’, writes Hélène de Beauvoir (1910-2001) in Souvenirs (De Beauvoir, 1987, p.72), where she recalls how, in the early years, she came to choose the vocatio…
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Yesterday I took a visitor to see Oxford’s partial copy.
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In 1967 a limited art edition of Simone de Beauvoir’s short story collection La Femme rompue (The Woman Destroyed) was published with 16 engravings by her sister, Hélène de Beauvoir.
Engraving by Hélène de Beauvoir Engraving by Hélène de Beauvoir
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“Why would you go to all this trouble, when you could do something that looks even better in five minutes using AI?” “Because.”
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Pops of colour in a parched English field
A photo with red poppies in the foreground, a dry grain field behind them, and a line of trees on the horizon beneath a cloudy sky.
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Cathode Ray Zone @cathoderayzone.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A huge loss. dailynous.com/2026/08/06/a...
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Anthony Kenny (1931-2026) - Daily Nous
Anthony Kenny, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Oxford, well-known for his work on the philosophy of mind and history of philosophy, has died. Professor Kenny wrote widely on the ...
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Record heat. Bone-dry landscapes. Strong winds. Then the wildfires arrive. None of this should be surprising anymore. As heatwaves become more intense, the impacts cascade through ecosystems, infrastructure, public health, and emergency services. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Major incident declared in Wales as wildfires burn across UK
Residents near the Conwy fire have been evacuated, with at least 10 other fires across the UK this weekend.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 13/07/2026
More than 2,700 deaths linked to UK heatwaves ft.trib.al/V3NBVoR
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More than 2,700 deaths linked to UK heatwaves
For the first time on record temperatures of 35C or higher had been recorded in May, June and July of the same year in UK
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
“The companies selling us new technology often assume that people most familiar with it will like it most. Our findings [about AI] show that this isn’t true." ⬇️
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Montesquieu on #writing: “Often have I begun, and as often have I laid aside this undertaking. I have a thousand times given the leaves I have written to the winds […].”
Paragraph from the Preface of Montesquieu’s The Spirit of the Laws reading: “Often have I begun, and as often have I laid aside this undertaking. I have a thousand times given the leaves I have
written to the winds: I have every day felt my paternal hands fall. I have followed my object without any fixed plan: I have known neither rules nor exceptions; I have found the truth, only to lose it again. But when I had once discovered my first principles, every thing I fought for appeared; and in the course of twenty years, I have seen my work begun, growing up, advancing to maturity, and finished.”
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
And to all of the keynotes and speakers for making it so rich! @uksartresociety.bsky.social
Conference programme of the UK Sartre Society 2026 (day 1)Conference programme of the UK Sartre Society 2026 (day 2)
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Thanks to the Maison Française d’Oxford (@mfoxford.bsky.social) for hosting another wonderful UK Sartre Society conference this year…
Photo of the Maison Française d’Oxford under a blue sky with the French flag extended in the wind from a flagpole on the roof
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
British Academy President's statement on the UK's higher education crisis, July 2026.
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British Academy President: UK higher education crisis risks irreversible damage
As course closures, shrinking provision and widening regional inequalities threaten the future of UK higher education and research, President of the British Academy, Susan J Smith calls for an immedia...
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Glad London has cooled down a little.
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Dr Keith 🎃 Wilson @keithwilson.eu · 13/06/2026
There are now over 2,300 people on my Philosophers list, plus over 250 philosophy groups and organisations in the orgs list! The #PhilosophySky (formerly PhilSky+) feed is still the best place to catch up with all the latest #philosophy posts on Bluesky. Pin and ❤️ the feed if you find it useful! 🙏
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UK Sartre Society @uksartresociety.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Keynote Addresses for this year's conference: Negritude and Ecology in Sartre, Fanon, and Césaire – Jane Hiddleston (Oxford) Will We Make It? Beauvoir and Jeunes Mères – Marguerite La Caze (Queensland) Ontological Pluralism in Sartre and Heidegger – Mark Wrathall (Oxford) 1–2 July in Oxford ...
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British Society for Phenomenology @thebsp.org.uk · 07/06/2026
UK Sartre Society 2026: Keynote Address titles and full information 1–2 July, Maison Française d'Oxford. Keynote Addresses from Jane Hiddleston, Marguerite La Caze, & Mark Wrathall - plus 28 selected papers. www.thebsp.org.uk/2026/06/07/u...
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
That novel (The Lathe of Heaven) is a good one for philosophy bingo.
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The Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
🏛️ Was Plato the first feminist? Or is Plato the feminist a myth? We're giving free access to 100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking. 📖 Read this 1976 paper by Julia Annas: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Philosophy #Feminism #Plato
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Craig French @craigfrench.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Difficult times at the University of Nottingham - the whole of the Department of Philosophy is formally at risk of redundancy, with plans to get rid of 7 people in the department. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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University of Nottingham puts 2,700 staff at risk of redundancy
The University of Nottingham says it is facing
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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Sign the Petition
Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I enjoyed two years in the Philosophy department at UH and had stellar students there from Herts and the north London commuter belt. This closure of Philosophy and local opportunities for young people like them is heartbreaking.💔
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Huge thanks to Eric Banks, Honor Moore, and @nyihumanities.bsky.social for the invitation, hospitality, and inspiring discussion! (And these photos.)
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
A couple of weeks ago I gave a talk at the New York Institute of the Humanities about philosophy and the literary forms of biography and commentary (and how I have found Bernard Williams' scaffolding metaphor useful for thinking about both).
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Dappled and drowsy, that song on repeat…
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
59th Street Bridge
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Guy Longworth @guylongworth.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
JOB: Philosophy at Warwick are advertising two one-year Teaching Fellowships. Come and work with us! warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
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Teaching Fellow x2 (111540-0426) - University of Warwick
Title: Teaching Fellow x2 (111540-0426). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Fixed Term
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Under B.
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The new #philtwit list by @keithfrankish.com made me remember how much I liked it there.
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Thank you for your comments on this! Genuine fun.
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Sandrine Berges @sandrineankara.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Time to bring up that old post on what to call your favourite dead French philosopher. @philosofemme.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social www.sandrineberges.com/liberty-in-thy-name/what-to-call-your-favorite-dead-french-philosopher It has mistakes, but, as Kate says, it’s complicated.
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The fun is neverending.
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Mathieu Carpentier @mathieucarpentier.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
There are indeed lots of exceptions. - when the particle is d' (d'Alembert) or du (du Bellay) - when the name is monosyllabic (de Lattre) But even then, exceptions have exceptions (Broglie is monosyllabic – it's pronounced "Breuille" – but nobody says "de Broglie did this"). Welcome to France 🤪
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
And onward we struggle
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Also, it's 'Collins', not 'Hill Collins', and apparently no amount of pointing this out makes a shred of difference
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Yes. Just replied to another comment on this point: we need a locatives starting with vowels caveat, which usage gives.
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Right! We need a locatives starting with vowels caveat. But usage gives us that.
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Confusing, right? How are you supposed to know when a particle is French or Flemish, nobiliary or not? Usage. If a woman is known to herself and her country as "Beauvoir", that's enough for me.
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
...the Marquis de Sade is "Sade", Alexis de Tocqueville is "Tocqueville". Fine, fine, I hear you say. But what about de Gaulle? Isn't he always de Gaulle? Yes he is. Because his "de" is Flemish. Different language, different rules.
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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
For example, William of Ockham's shaving implement is not called "of Ockham's razor" and Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are not called the "of Sussexes". The names of other French figures follow the same convention in English: Michel de Montaigne is "Montaigne"...
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