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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We're looking forward to meeting all the potential new philosophers at the UCC open day today! You can come and chat to a philosopher at our information stand in the Main Restaurant, or come to one of our subject talks (at 11.30am or 1pm) in Kane G.02 See you soon!

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Very pleased to present the MA Studentship in Philosophy for 2026-27 to Joshua Furlong. Here he is, with his parents Sharon Heaphy and Mark Furlong, and Head of Dept Dr. Joel Walmsley. Many thanks to a generous anonymous donor, and UCC's Advancement office, for making this possible. Congrats Joshua!

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Dr Kian Mintz-Woo will be contributing to a Sustainability event at the Royal Irish Academy October 21. If you are in Dublin, please sign up and come along! www.eventbrite.ie/e/policy-pri...

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

and attends instead to the tragic entanglement of love, mortality, and existence.

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

is allowed to remain central, and when love is understood, instead of as its opposite, as one of the forms through which finitude becomes most painfully intimate. Drawing on my new book Negative Essays, I propose depressive realism as a perspective that resists consolation .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Abstract: Death is often claimed to be central to philosophy, yet it is frequently approached as something to be overcome, or subordinated to life. This lecture explores what changes when death, instead of being redeemed .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. Title: Death, Love, and Depressive Realism Venue and Time: CACSSS Seminar Room (O’Rahilly Building, G27) | Tuesday, Sept 22, 14:00-16:00 Everyone is welcome! .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Announcing the first event in this term’s Boole Lecture series. On 22 September, 14:00-16:00, Dr Julie Reshe (UCC/UCD) will launch her latest book, Negative Essays: On Death, Love, and Depressive Realism (Negative Press, 2026), with a talk entitled “Death, Love, and Depressive Realism.” .../

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Evelien Geerts @egeertsphd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Had a lovely time at Approdi 2026 with my @uccphilosophy.bsky.social colleague Prof Vittorio Bufacchi (@vittorio66.bsky.social) this Friday - what a wonderful conference & roundtable with lots of interdisciplinary reflections on #crisistimes @uccresearch.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social

UCC philosophers at the UCC Approdi 2026 conference

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

How can philosophers contribute to society and policy? Dr Mintz-Woo has been thinking about this and summarises his views in this new overview doi.org/10.1111/phc3... (for more details, you can see his doi.org/10.1111/japp... and doi.org/10.1007/s112... ). Enjoy

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Philosophers in Public Policy Commissions

What role should philosophers play in public policy, especially in structured contexts like policy commissions? The commission paradigm is a formal governmental setting for discussion aimed at policy...

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If your friends are thinking of taking a module in philosophy, but have not registered yet, tell them to come along too. And if you are a visiting student from abroad, you are most welcome to come along and meet all the other philosophers in UCC. We look forward to seeing you there!

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Whether you're planning on doing 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 credits in philosophy, do come along. We will explain everything you need to know about your options and the modules on offer, and of course we will answer any questions you may have. /...

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Introductory meetings will take place next week, as follows: - 2nd Year Philosophy: Tuesday 8th September, 11am, CE-G10 - 3rd Year Philosophy: Tuesday 8th September, 12noon, ORB212 /...

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Welcome back philosophers: we're looking forward to getting started next week! Canvas pages will become available soon, with timetables, handbooks, and contact details here: www.ucc.ie/en/philosoph... /...

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A moving piece just published by Dr. Julie Reshe: aeon.co/essays/what-...

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

UCC Philosophy is pleased to announce climate ethicist Dr Kian Mintz-Woo has been elected to the Young Academy Ireland, where he will contribute to inititiaves advancing sustainability and climate action in Ireland. More details here: www.ucc.ie/en/research/...

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UCC researcher selected as member of the Young Academy of Ireland | University College Cork

Latest research news from Univeristy College Cork

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

UCC Philosopher Dr. Kian Mintz-Woo will be presenting at a Roman climate ethics workshop and it is hybrid (sign up for a link) so anyone can listen in. Register for the WebEx link using the sign up below! More details in the attached image. luiss.webex.com/wbxmjs/joins...

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I motivate and develop an experiential account of credence which frames it as a proto-doxastic attitude rooted in the experience of uncertainty. I conclude by briefly exploring the implications of this account for epistemology, phenomenology, and decision theory.

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

and the formal-epistemological focus on idealized models are not entirely dissimilar or incompatible. I then target a specific problem: how should we articulate the core Bayesian notion of credence? Here, I suggest, phenomenological analysis provides useful input. .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I first provide some general background and outline a few programmatic thoughts; in particular, I probe the question of normative and descriptive commitments of formal modeling. Despite initial appearances, it will be argued, the phenomenological focus on essential analysis .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Abstract: Formal epistemology of broadly Bayesian persuasion and contemporary phenomenology have little to say to each other. This is a missed opportunity, I argue, for some dialogue could be healthy and beneficial to both. .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

The last talk in this term’s Boole Lectures Series in Philosophy will be given by Dr Denis Dzanic (Graz) on Wednesday, 25 March, 1500-1700, in SHTEPPS (the Hub). Title: How to Husserl a Bayes Everybody is welcome! .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

This account vindicates a longstanding liberal claim: that the place of normative powers in morality lies within our entitlement to a sphere of interpersonal freedom as extensive as morality allows.

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

at moral liberty to bring about that change. And when certain conditions hold, from such moral liberty to effect a normative change at will, we may infer possession of the corresponding moral normative power to effect that change.../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

right Permissive Right. I contend that if we have a Permissive Right, such a right must include a power-conferring moral principle. If an agent can bring about a certain normative change, or refrain from doing so, without violating others’ rights or moral requirements, then she is .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

while ultimately proposing a different account of their foundations. I argue that the principle conferring normative powers is grounded in one of our most basic moral rights: a liberty-right to perform or omit any act whose performance or omission is morally unobjectionable. I call this .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

resist this idea on grounds that stem from more general views about the structure of morality. In this article, I examine these reasons for doubt and defend the claim that morality does indeed make room for normative powers. I build on Joseph Raz’s influential account of normative powers, .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Abstract: To have a normative power is to have a distinctive kind of ability, namely the ability to bring about a change in the normative world by an act of will. Some philosophers are comfortable maintaining that our set of moral entitlements includes normative powers. Others, however, .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The next talk in the Boole Lectures Series in Philosophy will be given by Prof. Crescente Molina (Rutgers). CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27) | Wednesday, March 18th, 1500-1700. Title: Normative Powers and Permissive Right All are welcome! .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Announcing that UCC Philosopher Dr Kian Mintz-Woo will be inaugurating a new lecture series at Trinity College Dublin April 1, 2026. For those in Ireland, please come by. [For those abroad, this is a great excuse to visit Ireland's second-best city! 😉]

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Questions may be addressed to Dr. Bengt Autzen (Director of Graduate Studies) or Dr. Joel Walmsley (Head of Department)

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Any graduating UCC BA Philosophy student planning to enrol in the MA in Philosophy in the following year is eligible; if you have applied for the MA in philosophy by 1st May 2026, you will automatically be considered for the award. The award will be paid upon enrolment in the MA in Autumn 2026.

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that, thanks to a generous donation from an anonymous benefactor, we are able to offer one MA Philosophy Studentship, worth €1000, in 2026-27. Details can be found here: www.ucc.ie/en/scholarsh...

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MA in Philosophy Studentship Award | University College Cork

Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

that feelings of belonging articulate must be seen against the affectively relevant background of asymmetric sociocultural positions.

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

in the second part of the paper, we focus on the socio-normative issues regarding the affective politics of (non-)belonging. Here, we will employ Young’s (1997) notion of “asymmetric reciprocity” and argue that any claim of “reciprocal recognition” (ibid.) .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

“Fitting in” and being esteemed are not binary, on/off states, and therefore neither are feelings of belonging. Stressing relationality thus helps us shed light on a crucial feature of in-between identities. Building on this relational account, .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

perceived congruence there is between oneself and others) but they also evaluate the degree of recognition one receives from others. In other words, feelings of belonging respond to whether and to what extent one perceives one is esteemed by others. .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We argue that some of these shades are generated by a fundamental phenomenological feature of feelings of belonging: they are relational through and through. They are not just evaluations of how one experiences one fits into one’s social environment (how much .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Regarding phenomenology, we focus on cases of migration and pluri-culturality to show that feelings of belonging to social groups can often be unsettled or ambiguous and we analyse feelings of belonging and non-belonging as part of a continuum with different shades of grey. .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Abstract: How do subjects experience (non-)belonging to social groups, and how are feelings of (non-)belonging socio-politically modulated? In this paper, we tackle these two questions by addressing both the phenomenology of experiencing and the affective politics of such experiences. .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The next talk in the Boole Lectures Series in Philosophy will be given by Dr. Alba Montes Sánchez (Madrid). CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27) | Wednesday, February 25th, 1530-1730. Title: The Phenomenology and Affective Politics of Belonging and Non-Belonging .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I will address the question of whether my own, strongly realist view, which I dubbed “preteriception”, benefits from the discussion of flashbacks.

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

way we are forced to analyze and interpret it might impact the way we should look at the standard cases of episodic remembering. The latter, in effect, involves a longstanding debate realists (causalists, relationalists) and constructivists (simulationists, narrativists). .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

is a disruption of the standard memory system, and it differs in many respects from voluntarily retrieved episodic memory. Though there is a temptation to dismiss it as marginal, I will argue that it is worth taking a closer philosophical look at this phenomenon, in that the .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Abstract: Intrusive memories, informally known as flashbacks, play a central part as a subject matter in trauma theory, but have only incidentally been discussed in the more general and currently burgeoning philosophy of memory and remembering. The phenomenon of flashback .../

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

The next talk in the Boole Lectures Series in Philosophy will be given by Professor István Aranyosi (Bilkent) on Wednesday, 11 February, CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27), 1500-1700 Everybody is welcome! Title: "Flashbacks"

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

this claim and find it to be untenable, on the basis of a logical analysis of the relationship between the two questions. This shows that the traditional anti-essentialist consensus was correct all along, though not for exactly the reasons that some philosophers have thought.

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

the category question asks what all the different species taxa have in common. Devitt argues that these two questions are independent, and that a non-essentialist answer to the category question is compatible with an essentialist answer to the taxon question. I scrutinize ...

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UCC Philosophy @uccphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

But in a recent book, Michael Devitt argues that this anti-essentialist consensus is fundamentally mistaken, since it arises from an inadvertent conflation between two questions. The taxon question asks what makes an organism a member of one species rather than another; while ...

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