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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 23h

Our Michaelmas term Colloquium Series continues today! We're delighted to welcome @ledaberio.bsky.social from @ucddublin.bsky.social for this week's talk. 📍 Room 0.55, D'Olier Street 🕓 3-5pm All welcome. More on the series here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/mtye64h3

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thanks to everyone who came along last Thursday for Adina Preda's lecture on human rights and equality, the Dept of Philosophy's contribution to this year's Autumn Series. Great to see so many in attendance & a lively Q&A to finish. The Political Science event is this Thursday: tinyurl.com/5x4y99x5

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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

A warm welcome to Jade and Jaime. Staff and students look forward to working with you both.

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Jaime Turner completed a PhD at the University of Birmingham, funded by the AHRC. Jaime's research is in philosophy of religion, recasting medieval Islamic philosophical ideas in the language of analytic philosophy.

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Jade Hadley joins us from the University of British Columbia, where she completed her PhD. Her research focuses on metaphysics (the metaphysics of facts, propositions and truth) and early modern philosophy, particularly the work of Émilie Du Châtelet.

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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

In recent work, he has argued that what we together ought to do can come apart from what each of us ought to do individually. He is also interested in joint reasoning, solidarity, and social and political philosophy. Welcome to the team, Rowan! @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

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Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Rowan completed his PhD at @ucl.ac.uk and has held postdoctoral fellowships at the @utoronto.ca and Northwestern University. His research focuses primarily on the ethics of group action.

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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 · 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 · 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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