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The largest teaching and research centre for philosophy in Ireland. Ranked in the Top 100 QS World University Rankings and No. 1 in Ireland. www.ucd.ie/philosophy @ucddublin.bsky.social‬ @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

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BMoral ERC Project @bmoralproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Setting the record straight! We misspelled our new team member's name in our last post. A big welcome to Margherita Giordano! 🌟 Explore her new biography page to see her background and research focus: www.bmoralproject.com/margherita-g... #Philosophy #MoralPhilosophy #ERCResearch #WelcomeToTheTeam
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
From 28 Sept - 19 Oct, Level 2 of the James Joyce Library will be temporarily closed, and collections held on Level 2 (400-999) will be available through a retrieval service only. For more information please visit the Library Capital Development Project webpage: www.ucd.ie/library/cont...
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Centre for Philosophy of Time @cptmilano.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
📚 The Irish Society for the Philosophy of Time is hosting a Philosophy of Physics Reading Group, organized and facilitated by Dr Rachel Russell (UCD @ucddublin.bsky.social). Open to everyone interested, with no prior knowledge required. Join at any point during the term! 🔗 goo.su/GKvKcX
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Philosophy of Physics Reading Group  ​The Philosophy of Physics Reading Group (hosted by University College Dublin) invites anyone interested in exploring the philosophy of physics—regardless of...
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BMoral ERC Project @bmoralproject.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Exciting progress! 🗺️ Our postdoc Suchana Datta is developing a Concept Atlas to map connections across 18th-century British moral philosophy, ensuring women's voices are fully included in the history of ideas. 🧠✨ A peek of the prototype 🔍 #Philosophy #DigitalHumanities #MoralPhilosophy #ERCfunded
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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
💙💛 University College Dublin has honoured Belfast headteacher Kevin McArevey for pioneering work bringing philosophy into the lives of young people. @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🏁 Only a few days left to apply for UCD’s Professional Certificate Ethics! 📆 Begins 9th September - flexible 12-week hybrid schedule 🌟 Master ESG & DEI policies, ethical decision making. ℹ Learn more: www.ucd.ie/cepl/study/p...
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Deadline extended: closing date is now midday (local Irish time) on Friday, 11th September. Further details at: www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n... #CogSci #Philosophy #PhilSky #PhilJobs
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Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Cognitive Science, UCD School of Philosophy
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We are looking forward to welcoming new UCD students to our libraries this week!👋✨ We recommend starting with our new students guide libguides.ucd.ie/newstudents for a quick overview of all we have to offer. #HelloUCD #WelcometoUCD @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdglobal.bsky.social
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Just one more week to apply for this terrific 3-year position in #CognitiveScience at #UCD School of #Philosophy! Closing date is midday local time on Friday, 4th September. Further details at: www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n... #CogSci #PhilMind #PhilNeuro #PhilPsych #PhilJobs
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Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Cognitive Science, UCD School of Philosophy
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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
💙💛 High demand for UCD courses in CAO 2026 first round 🔹 For the second year, all UCD courses require over 400 points 🔹 UCD attracts highest number of CAO 2026 applicants among school leavers in Ireland
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The School of Philosophy is hosting a 3-day colloquium 'To Forgive?' 📆 1-3 September 2026 ⏰ 2-6pm daily 📍Room D520, 5th Floor, School of Philosophy, Newman Building, UCD ⭐️ Featuring national and international speakers 📜 Please see the programme for further information #Philosophy #UCD
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Compliance is just the baseline. True leadership requires ethical decision-making. ⚖️ Elevate your career with UCD’s Professional Certificate Ethics. Master ESG & DEI policies: flexible 12-week hybrid schedule. 🗓 Starts Sept 2026. Apply now! buff.ly/6eWymAp #UCD #Ethics #ProfessionalDevelopment
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The Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🎉 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was born in Stuttgart is remembered today for the Phenomenology of Spirit. He taught at Jena, Heidelberg, and Berlin over the course of his career. He remains one of the central figures in German idealism and Western philosophy more broadly. #Hegel #Philosophy
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
For students currently registering module choices, we’ll be making more places available on our most popular modules shortly. So if you’re unable to register for your preferred choices, try again in a few days, or contact your College or philosophy@ucd.ie for assistance. www.ucd.ie/philosophy/s...
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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🎉🤗 Huge congratulations to everyone getting their Leaving Certificate results today. Well done! See you soon 🤗👏 #leavingcert
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 14/08/2026
Excited to see what students make of @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social’s selection of philosophy modules this year. We’ve even put together some suggestions for modules that go well together: www.ucd.ie/philosophy/s...
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Suggested Curricular Streams for 2026/27 - UCD School of Philosophy
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Here is the UCD Library opening hours schedule to the start of the new academic term. All UCD libraries remain closed on weekends until 12th September. Our current opening hours can always be found on our website: www.ucd.ie/library
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 10/08/2026
“Keith Wilson, a philosopher of perception and cognitive science at UCD, ​said the media was committing the cardinal sin of doing ‘PR for the #AI industry’. ‘AI companies have a product to hawk,’ he wrote on Bluesky…” #GenAI #AIHype (h/t @thisisryanking.bsky.social) www.reuters.com/technology/a...
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NEWSLETTER: 'Going rogue' draws critics amid widening AI hacks
Over the past week, cracks have emerged in the narrative around AI agents.
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Applications are invited for a 36-month fixed-term Lecturer/Assistant Professor in #Philosophy and #CognitiveScience, starting 1 Jan 2027. Further details at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... (search for ‘philosophy’, job ref: 019928). Closing date: midday local time, 4 Sep 2026. #PhilSky #PhilJobs #CogSci
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Have you been to The Loop, UCD's craft & repair café, located on Level 4 of James Joyce Library? It remains open to the UCD community outside the academic term. Just drop in and make use of the sewing machines & crafting supplies. Get inspired this summer! 🧵🧶 buff.ly/KaUmair for more.
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
All UCD libraries will be closed tomorrow, the August Bank Holiday, Monday, 3 August. We will reopen on Tuesday, 4 August. View our full opening hours schedule, valid to 6 September, on our website at buff.ly/cGpQwB1
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Alex Madva @madva.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Too cool to be part of this event at @molimuseum.bsky.social! Amazing commentators who share the commitment to merge scholarship with public engagement and civic activism (... and who were also very careful readers of our work for @mitpress.bsky.social!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVqp...
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Lazy? Prof. Brian O'Connor, #UCDPhilosophy, contributes to MoMA R&D Salon 56 discussion on the topic of laziness, 24 June 2026 (see minutes 27:41 - 29:45). momarnd.moma.org/salons/59-lazy
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Salon 59: Lazy?
Laziness is often deemed a moral failure. Sloth is one of the seven deadly sins. Slackers and layabouts are viewed askance. The Protestant work ethic, as coined
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Recording of "Somebody Should Do Something: panel and book presentation" (March 2026) is now available on the #UCDPhilosophy website here: www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n... Presentation by Dan Kelly (Purdue University) & Alex Madva (Cal Poly Pomona). Event Chair: @ledaberio.bsky.social #UCD
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Recording of "Somebody Should Do Something: panel and book presentation" (March 2026)
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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🥸🇮🇹 Dante… Bruno. Vico.. Joyce: When James Joyce was studying Italian at UCD between 1898 and 1902, one of his greatest discoveries was the 16th-century Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno. 📰 Read Frank McNally's latest @irishtimes.com An Irish Diary entry: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
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Talking Italian: Frank McNally on Joyce, Beckett and 250 years of language studies in Ireland
Joyce’s studies had been shaped by Giordano Bruno – a man considered a ‘terrible heretic’ in his own lifetime
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Have you been to The Loop, UCD's craft & repair café, located on Level 4 of James Joyce Library? It remains open to the UCD community outside the academic term. Just drop in & make use of the sewing machines & crafting supplies. Get inspired this summer! 🧵🧶 libguides.ucd.ie/green/projects for more.
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Katherine O’Donnell @ka-od.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Katherine O'Donnell: ‘I learned so much about a country that I thought I already knew well’
Writer, academic and activist, Katherine O’Donnell will return to Cork this month where she will be taking part in a panel discussion at the West ...
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
12-month Teaching Fellow in #Ethics at UCD School of #Philosophy, starting September 2026. Closing date: 25th June. Find out more at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo..., job reference no. 019753. #PhilSky #PhilJobs #PhilLaw #PoliticalPhilosophy
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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
💙💛 UCD has joined the world's top 100 universities. In the latest QS World University Rankings, University College Dublin has risen 18 places to rank 100th globally. #UCD #Top100 #QSRankings
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Katherine O’Donnell @ka-od.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
There’s a very short application window for this nice job — #PhilJobs #PhilSky @ucddublin.bsky.social
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
12-month Teaching Fellow in #Ethics at UCD School of #Philosophy, starting September 2026. Closing date: 25th June. Find out more at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo..., job reference no. 019753. #PhilSky #PhilJobs #PhilLaw #PoliticalPhilosophy
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Registration is open for 'Prejudice in Hume and his contemporaries' taking place in UCD on June 23-24. Please register here: forms.gle/HbnEir41bou7... Note, registration is free but required due to limited seating. #Hume #Philosophy #PhilEvent #UCDPhilosophy #PhilSky #ResearchIreland
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
You are invited to attend a workshop on Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism. Everyone interested in the philosophy of the climate crisis is welcome! 17 June 2026, D520 UCD Newman Building. Please register for the workshop here: forms.gle/XaxiPpiN4M1z...
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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
💙💛 University College Dublin is playing a leading role in six of seven major new Research Ireland centres, representing an investment of €460 million by the Government, aimed at strengthening Ireland’s position as a global research and innovation leader.
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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🏆📨 "Perhaps universities matter not because they deliver information, but because they create space for us to learn alongside each other. To think critically together. To care about the people we disagree with." @unaeuropa.bsky.social
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Two new online resources! 📘'Teaching Philosophy' - peer-reviewed journal dedicated to practical & theoretical teaching & learning of philosophy 📗'Teaching Ethics' - peer-reviewed journal dedicated to discussing ethical issues in both academia & professional practice Access via UCD Library website
Logos of Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Ethics - two new electronic journals added to UCD Library collection.
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BMoral ERC Project @bmoralproject.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
We are looking forward to our upcoming event, British Moral Philosophy Workshop, 8-9 June! Registration is open: www.eventbrite.ie/e/british-mo... #ERCResearch #Philosophy #philsky #MoralPhilosophy
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Congratulations to former School of Philosophy PhD candidate, Liam Ó Beagáin, on the publication of his article "Character of Language and its Engine: The Fundamental Role of Form of Language in Wilhelm von Humboldt’s Kantian Account of Linguistic Creativity": academic.oup.com/fmls/advance...
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Character of Language and its Engine: The Fundamental Role of Form of Language in Wilhelm von Humboldt’s Kantian Account of Linguistic Creativity
Abstract. For Wilhelm von Humboldt, the pinnacle of linguistic creativity sits in the ‘character of a language’ that creates ‘worldviews’. Yet, debate surr
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Applications remain open for our taught MA/MSc programmes in #Philosophy, Contemporary European Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind & Embodied Cognition, Ethics: Theory & Practice, Philosophy & Public Affairs, Philosophy & Literature, and Cognitive Science. Find out more at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/s....
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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🪪♻️ Borrow instead of buy with the UCD Library of Things, a first of its kind in Irish universities. Free for all UCD students and staff, the Library of Things supports a community of sharing, sustainability and reduced waste. www.rte.ie/news/2026/05...
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Check it out! UCD's 'Library of Things' one year on
The 'Library of Things' ethos has definitely become a thing in Ireland in recent years, with projects ranging from small, volunteer-led efforts to large-scale institutional initiatives.
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Clare Moriarty @quiteclare.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Talking Highlander and life-extension with Ben Davies
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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🤍 Belfield's most photogenic couple spotted at the Main Lake 🦢🦢 #UCDBelfield #MainLake #UniversityCollegeDublin
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
You are invited to attend a workshop on Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism. Everyone interested in the philosophy of the climate crisis is welcome! 17 June 2026, D520 UCD Newman Building. Please register for the workshop here: forms.gle/XaxiPpiN4M1z...
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The James Joyce Library will be open on the May Bank Holiday (Monday, 4 May). All other UCD libraries will be closed that day. See our full schedule, to the end of #UCDexams, at www.ucd.ie/library/use/...
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
English writer Mary Wollstonecraft was born #OTD in 1759. Best known for her book, 𝘈 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 (1792). It is a foundational text for feminism that argued for equal education and rights for women--challenging the notion of female inferiority. #literature #litsky #booksky
A split-image composition featuring two historical elements side by side. On the left is an oil portrait painting of Mary Wollstonecraft, the 18th-century British philosopher and advocate for women's rights. She is depicted as a young woman in her late 20s or early 30s with fair skin, rosy cheeks, and auburn hair tucked under a black cap. She wears a simple white muslin gown draped loosely across her shoulders and chest in a classical, flowing style. Her expression is calm and thoughtful, gazing to the left with soft brown eyes against a dark, shadowy background that gives the portrait a dramatic, introspective mood. On the right is a close-up photograph of the title page from the first edition of her seminal work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792). The text is printed in elegant 18th-century typography with black ink on aged, slightly yellowed paper. The full title reads: "A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN: WITH STRICTURES ON POLITICAL AND MORAL SUBJECTS. By MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT." Below are publication details: "LONDON: PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON, N° 72, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD. 1792." The page has a classic book layout with centered lines, decorative rules, and subtle printer's ornaments. The overall image juxtaposes Wollstonecraft's portrait with the foundational feminist text she authored, symbolizing her enduring legacy in women's rights and Enlightenment thought.
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BMoral ERC Project @bmoralproject.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Registration is now open for upcoming British Moral Philosophy Workshop, June 8-9! www.eventbrite.ie/e/british-mo... The programme is also available: www.bmoralproject.com/_files/ugd/8... #ERCResearch #Philosophy #philsky #MoralPhilosophy
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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Conditions at Belfield today: 17°C🌞, clear skies, cherry blossoms at peak bloom, swans fully operational. 🦢🦢🦢🌸 #Dublin #spring #UniversityCollegeDublin #campuslife
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Registration is now open for upcoming British Moral Philosophy Workshop, June 8-9! This event is organised by the BMoral ERC project. Please register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/british-mo... The programme is also available: www.bmoralproject.com/_files/ugd/8... #ERCResearch #Philosophy #philsky
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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The annual RIP @triphilosophy.bsky.social / @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social public lecture will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rosa (Professor at Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena and Director of the Max-Weber-Kolleg in Erfurt), 29th October @ucddublin.bsky.social. Details to follow!
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BMoral ERC Project @bmoralproject.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
BMoral is excited to host a 2-day workshop on 8th - 9th June @ UCD @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social on 'British Moral Philosophy' with invited speakers: Jacqueline Broad (Monash University) and Getty Lustila (Northeastern University). Programme & registration details to be announced. #ERCResearch #philsky
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