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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin

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Philosophy research, teaching, and public engagement at Trinity College Dublin. Part of @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social at @tcddublin.bsky.social

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our Michaelmas term Colloquium Series kicks off today! James Laing (Merton College, Oxford) gives the first talk, titled "People, their faces, and the possibility of murder." 📍 Room 0.55, D'Olier Street 🕓 3-5pm More on the series here 🔗 tinyurl.com/mtye64h3
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Department is delighted to welcome 3 new PhD students this September: Giulia Mangiapelo (memory, self & autism, supervisor: Julian Bacharach); and Mustafa Khuramy & Alex McQuibban (metaphysics, value & abstract objects, supervisor: @farbod-a.bsky.social). More here 👇 tinyurl.com/mtewz33e
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🎉 Congratulations to Haktan Ackin, who has passed his PhD viva (with no revisions). Thesis: "Naturalized Metaphysics After Theory Change." Examined by Prof Don Ross @ucc.ie & Prof John Divers, supervised by Prof Alison Fernandes. Wishing Haktan every success ahead! @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Join our colleague Prof Adina Preda on 1 Oct as she explores human rights and equality, two of Europe's founding values, and asks how connected they really are. 📍 Synge Theatre, TCD | 7–8.30pm 🎟️ Free, limited tickets left: tinyurl.com/2mwzk676 Part of @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Autumn Series 2026
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Human Rights and Equality
Join Professor Adina Preda from Trinity College Dublin as she examines human rights and equality, two of Europe's founding values.
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TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
As Ireland holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU, join us for a series of free public lectures at Trinity College Dublin this autumn! 💫 💡Held every Thursday from September 24th to October 15th in the JM Synge Theatre in the Arts Building. Tickets available at: tinyurl.com/y5ha7nm3
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We are very saddened to note the death of our former colleague, Professor David Berman, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity. A leading Berkeley scholar, he helped establish Irish Philosophy as a field of research & taught here for over 3 decades. Read Paul O'Grady's tribute to David: tinyurl.com/nsvvf23v
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Delighted to welcome two new teaching fellows to the Department of Philosophy this August: Jade Hadley and Jaime Turner. More on Jade and Jaime below. @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We're delighted to welcome Rowan Mellor to the department this August as Assistant Professor in Value Theory.
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Read more about our Department's achievements & milestones in the School's Alumni newsletter! 🥳 Available at: www.tcd.ie/ssp/news/202...
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
⌛🧠 Why do we remember the past but not the future, and what does physics have to say about it? Dealing with Time and Chance, 22-23 June at @tcddublin.bsky.social & @ucddublin.bsky.social brings together philosophers & physicists to explore time's direction. Register here 🔽 tinyurl.com/5dh5hn6v
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
🤔 Is curiosity the key to European cooperation? As Ireland steps into the EU presidency next month, our colleague @farbod-a.bsky.social has a thought-provoking argument for why the kind of curiosity member states bring to one another really matters. #philosophy #philsky
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
👏🥳 Congratulations to Mackenzie Batista, our Philosophy winner at this year's Dermot McAleese Teaching Assistant Awards, recognised for her outstanding teaching on our undergraduate modules.
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
What does it mean to judge- politically, morally, in public life? Hannah Arendt left that question unfinished. On 2 June, five international scholars gather at TCD to examine Samantha Fazekas' new book on Arendt's theory of judgment. Free to attend. Register here: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4stm4nam
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
What's Wrong With Confidence Culture? For this month's Favourite Read, Dr Rossella De Bernardi, Postdoc Fellow in Philosophy, recommends a book that asks whether the cultural push for female confidence is quite as empowering as it claims to be.🔗 tinyurl.com/4pyc7zns #philosophy #philsky #BookSky
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Hard choices in life, law, and AI: the 2026 Donnellan Lectures wrapped up last week at Trinity. Huge thanks to Professor Ruth Chang @ox.ac.uk for a brilliant series, and to everyone who came along and took part in the discussions. #Philosophy #TrinityCollegeDublin
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Congratulations to all Philosophy (and @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social) Scholars named on Trinity Monday!
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
👏 Congratulations to 4th year #Philosophy student Nina Stremersch, who presented her research on Kant’s Transcendental Deduction at the @bristoluni.bsky.social Undergraduate Student Conference last weekend. Read more 🔗 tinyurl.com/yuxrms3v
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
What does #philosophy have to say about the world we're living in? Quite a lot, it turns out. The 2026 Philosophy Today series has wrapped up its 3rd year- 6 evenings, 6 speakers and a sold-out series. Thanks to everyone who came along! To hear about future events sign up here🔗 tinyurl.com/yac7rvh8
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
This is a reminder that our online information session about the MPhil in Philosophy takes place this Thursday 16 April! 📅 Thurs, 16 April ⏰ 3pm 💻 via Zoom Register via: tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Can we trust our memories or are they just stories we tell ourselves? 🤔 Looking forward to the final lecture in the 2026 #Philosophy Today series tonight, with Dr Julian Bacharach exploring what memory really is and what it connects us to. More on the series here 🔗 tinyurl.com/2fjuvvve
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
We are delighted to announce an upcoming ONLINE information session for our MPhil in Philosophy. 👏 📅 Thurs, 16 April ⏰ 3pm 💻 via Zoom Register: tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Great to see moral #philosophy in the mix here. Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social joins the panel at the @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social on 16 April.
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
What does shame reveal about how we see each other? Do we have a moral duty to be polite? These are just some of the questions our #philosophy students are tackling in Volume IV of the Trinity Student Philosophical Review, launched last Friday at the GMB. 🎉 Read it here 🔗 tinyurl.com/yva8my39
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Are emotion norms fair, and who do they really serve? Looking forward to the next lecture in this year's #PhilosophyToday public series - Dr Rossella De Bernardi explores the ethics and politics of emotion norms this evening. More on the series here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/2fjuvvve
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Looking forward to welcoming Dr Vanessa Carr from @lmu.de to the #Philosophy Colloquium later today. She'll be speaking on Believing in Success Against the Odds. 📍 Room 5025, Arts Building More here: tinyurl.com/mwas3xs3
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
What do hard choices in everyday life, legal reasoning & AI tell us about the limits of rational decision-making? Prof Ruth Chang of @ox.ac.uk comes to Trinity this April for the Donnellan Lectures - 3 evenings of connected philosophical inquiry. Free to attend. Register here 🔽 tinyurl.com/mv3vt4s4
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Vol IV of the Trinity Student Philosophical Review launches next Friday! 🎉 📅 Friday 27 March 🕕 6pm 📍 Hist Conversation Room, GMB, TCD Talk by Dr Sebastian Stein of ‪Heidelberg University, followed by a wine & cheese reception. 🍷 All welcome! #philosophy #philsky
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
💰🔎 What’s the upper limit on personal wealth, and is there one? Looking forward to this evening's #Philosophy Today public lecture - Dr Kenneth Silver explores Limitarianism and what extreme wealth means for fairness, democracy, and social trust. More on the series here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/2fjuvvve
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
What can thermodynamics tell us about free will? 4th year #Philosophy student Giorgia Carli took on that question at the 2nd Undergrad Philosophy Conference at @herts.ac.uk & made a case for epistemic freedom even in a deterministic world. Brilliant work Giorgia! 🎉 More here 🔗 tinyurl.com/4nc4tf5m
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Looking forward to welcoming Dr Alex Franklin from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social to the #Philosophy Colloquium later today. He’ll be speaking on Against Rigour: In Favour of Informal Standards for Reduction in Philosophy of Science. 📍 Room 5025, Arts Building More here: tinyurl.com/33tkzmzs
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
It’s #WorldBookDay! 📚 This month’s Favourite Read comes from Dr @pmagana94.bsky.social who selects Josep Pla’s 'The Gray Notebook' - a young writer's reflections on life, uncertainty, and the future. Read more here 🔽 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/a... #philosophy #philsky #BookSky
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The Donnellan Lectures return this April! Hosted by the Dept of #Philosophy at @tcddublin.bsky.social, this year’s series features Prof Ruth Chang from @ox.ac.uk delivering 3 lectures on hard choices in life, law & AI. 📅 21–23 April 🎟 Free - registration required Tickets ▶️ tinyurl.com/mv3vt4s4
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Can science ever fully explain consciousness? Looking forward to Dr Tom Farrell’s talk this evening, A Completed Science – More Than a Dream?, the next lecture in this year’s #Philosophy Today public series. More on the series here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/2fjuvvve
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Looking forward to welcoming Dr Martin Sticker from @bristoluni.bsky.social to the #Philosophy Colloquium later today. He’ll be speaking on Does the Formula of Humanity Prohibit (Some Forms of) Strike Action? 📍 Maxwell Theatre, Hamilton Building More on the series: 🔗 tcd.ie/philosophy/r...
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🤔 What do our desires reveal about who we are? Looking forward to Dr Ashley Shaw’s lecture this evening, Subjects of Desire, the second talk in this year’s sold out #Philosophy Today public lecture series. More on the series here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/2fjuvvve
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
✨ Thanks to everyone who joined us last Thursday for the opening night of Philosophy Today. A full house at the JM Synge Theatre, despite the rain, to kick off six weeks of public #philosophy at Trinity! More on the series here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/2fjuvvve
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
👋 A warm welcome to everyone joining us tonight for the sold-out Philosophy Today 2026 public lecture series. We’re kicking off with Dr @pmagana94.bsky.social on Levelling the Boardroom, exploring whether workplaces should be more democratic. More on the series here: 🔗 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/n...
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Looking forward to welcoming Dr @schuringa.bsky.social from @northeasternu.bsky.social to the #Philosophy Colloquium later today. He’ll be speaking on What Is Wrong with Metaethics? 📍 Maxwell Theatre, Hamilton Building. More on the series: 🔗 tcd.ie/philosophy/r...
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
How should we think about rights and right-holding? Adina Preda reviews Matthew Kramer’s Rights and Right-holding in The Philosophical Review (2026). Read it here 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdeyh4rd
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Matthew Kramer is the foremost contemporary proponent of the Interest theory of rights, and his latest monograph is a definitive statement and defense of that theory. While some of the arguments in Ri...
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🔎 New research from the Department. 'Sentientist Political Liberalism' by @pmagana94.bsky.social & Eze Paez, published in the Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Jan 2026. Read it here ⬇️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
✨ Happy @unesco.org #WorldLogicDay! A fitting moment to revisit Prof Paul O’Grady’s Favourite Read: Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, a classic text on logic, language and meaning. 🔗 tcd.ie/philosophy/a... #philosophy #philsky
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
📌 A reminder that the Department of Philosophy currently has two tenure-track Assistant Professor posts open. Closing dates: 19 & 30 Jan 2026. Details below 👇
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
🤔 What role do virtues play in market economies? TCD graduate Robert C.B. Miller (BA Moral & Mental Science, 1970) has published a new book with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social examining virtue ethics and capitalism. More here 🔗 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ethics-in...
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TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
We wish all our students and staff a well-deserved break over the festive season and we look forward to welcoming you back for Hilary Term in January! @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions are now open in the Department of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin, in Value Theory and in the Philosophy, History and Ethics of Science. Closing dates: 19 & 30 Jan 2026. Further details here ⬇️ tinyurl.com/2s3n2wnk
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TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
📢Thinking about a move in 2026? Join the School of Social Sciences & Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin! 🎓 We are currently looking for Assistant Professors across our 4 Departments, each of which is the top ranked in Ireland ☘️🚀 Apply at jobs.tcd.ie
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
🎁 Looking for a Christmas present idea? Philosophy Today 2026 could be just the thing! Our popular lecture series is nearly sold out, with a small number of places still available. Tickets here ⬇️ tinyurl.com/ymcprkyx
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
📚 December’s Favourite Read is 'Interpreting Bach at the Keyboard' by Paul Badura-Skoda. Chosen by Dr Tom Farrell, it’s a thoughtful guide for those drawn to the beauty and challenge of Bach’s piano works. More here: 🔗 tcd.ie/philosophy/a...
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Celebrating our Philosophy prize winners🎓🥳 7 Philosophy prizes were presented at this year’s @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Student Prize Ceremony, together with acknowledgements of our Foundation Scholars & Gold Medal recipients. Congratulations to all! More here ⬇️ tinyurl.com/5cuncr3a
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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
✨ New research from the Department. "Divinely Prescribed Evil and Moral Knowledge in Islam and Beyond" by Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social . Published in AGATHEOS – European Journal for #Philosophy of Religion, Vol 2, No 3. Read it here ⬇️ publicera.kb.se/aejpr/articl...
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