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 feminists’ reflections on the discipline of philosophy. Check it out here! The second part is …
Posts on Racial Justice, Anti-Racist Action for Philosophers and Solidarity on The Philosophers’ Cocoon
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 …
Two new public-philosophy articles by center members
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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A few articles, inputs and resources about racism and racial injustice
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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Upcoming Online Event on Philosophy of Climate Change
The Oxford Climate Society and the Oxford Faculty of Philosophy are hosting a series of online events on the Ethics of Climate Change, bringing "together some of the world’s leading experts in climate ethics — John Broome, Megan Blomfield, Henry Shue and Simon Caney — to showcase the latest and cutting edge work in the area." …
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A lot of Engaged Philosophy by Centre-member Megan Blomfield
As we've posted in January, our centre-member Megan Blomfield started off the year 2020 with co-organizing a series of workshops on Land Rights in a Changing Climate in Norway, talking place between the 27th and 31st of January. Since then, she's presented a lot more engaged work, addressing important issues of our time: In February, …
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Centre member T. Ryan Byerly on “Being an Intellectually Dependable Person”
In his newest post on the blog "Open for Debate", centre member T. Ryan Byerly writes about what it means to be an intellectually dependenable person and what intellectual virtues are connected to that. As he writes, "[w]e are often at the mercy of others when we are trying to figure things out. The same …
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New addition to our “Links”-List and defenitely worth a close look: Biopolitical Philosophy
On our "Links"-page, you can now find a link to the blog "Biopolitical Philosophy", which provides "up-to-date information and cutting-edge critical analysis of biopolitical asymmetries and other mechanisms and effects of power in philosophy and beyond". The Blog was started in 2019 by Melinda Hall and Shelley Tremain, and aims, among other things, to showcase …
Paper on “Youth Philosophy Conferences”-Case study in “Precollege Philosophy and Public Practice”
Our very own Joshua Forstenzer, Jane Gatley and Elliott Woodhouse just had a paper published on "Youth Philosophy Conferences and the Development of Adolescent Social Skills. A Case Study." In it, they "present an empirical case study into the effects of attending a philosophy conference on social skill development in 15- to 18-year-old students", focussing …
Trans Day of Visibility
March 31st is International Transgender Day of Visibility. This day is dedicated to bringing "attention to the accomplishments of trans people around the globe while fighting cissexism and transphobia by spreading knowledge of the trans community." It's a day to show support for the trans community. In light of this, we wanted to (re-)share two …
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