Confronting the issues of our time, inside and outside academia
"In recent years, young people have been at the forefront of the fight against the climate crisis. However, formal education curricula have not yet been deeply affected by the climate crisis and this in spite of the fact that the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement, and Action for Climate Empowerment agenda …
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Our very own Josh Forstenzer has begun working with Union of Justice and Synergie Family this semester, investigating what should be the future of education in response to the Climate Crisis. The project is entitled âEducating for Catastrophe: What should a Climate Crisis curriculum look like in practice for children and young people, communities and …
We have some exciting updates from some of our centre members who recently graduated â engaged in both practical and theoretical ways! Jane Gatley was recently awarded a Society for Applied Philosophy short-term postdoctoral fellowship to work on two papers: one about conceptual engineering and education, and one about cultural capital in education. For this …
In a recent piece in The Indepenedent, our centre co-director Josh Forstenzer and Magid Magid reflect on how philosophy, specifically in our current climate of misinformation and confusion, can help in making our world a better place. From the article: "Lies are repeated over and over again and carried at the speed of clicks (and …
In a recently published article in the New Statesman our centre member Max Hayward reflects on Bertrand Russel's "In Praise of Idleness". Russel is writing in the context of the Great Depression, where "idleness was an unavoidable reality for the millions who had lost their jobs. Russell realised that his society didnât just need to …
Centre member Angie Hobbs has had a busy couple of months! On the 21st of May she helped compose a letter from the British Philosophical Association to the Government to draw attention to what philosophers at U.K. institutions are doing to assist in the pandemic. Read the letter here. On the 5th of June, Angie …
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Marking Juneteenth, the feminst philosophy journal Hypathia, has decided to contribute a two part curated online issue, "featuring previously published work by Black feminist scholars, which is made available freely, without subscription." The first part of the issue highlights Black feministsâ reflections on the discipline of philosophy. Check it out here! The second part is …
The Philosophers' Cocoon is currently publishing a series of posts on racial justice, asking what anti-racist actions philosophers can take. It includes a post referencing passages of Myisha Cherry's new paper "Solidarity Care: How to Take Care of Each Other in Times of Struggle"; one written by Johnathan Flowers on "How do we support Black …
Particularly in time of crisis, it's important to think about how we can help and support people - and not forget to look after ourselves at the same time. In light of these questions, center member T. Ryan Byerly has written an article entitled "Putting Others First Is Healthy If You Do It the Right …
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The following list (in no particular order) is by no means exhaustive, it only links to a few articles and other blog-posts worth reading in the context of the current situation. If you have further readings you would like to recommend, you can always get in touch with us! Jstor has published a Syllabus on …
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