@SWIPUK

SWIP UK is the UK Society for Women in Philosophy, which includes students and professionals working within or outside of academic departments.

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Joined June 2014
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I'm looking forward to giving a talk (online) at this event next week, which is cheering me up a bit in times like these. Will be talking about the harms of deadnaming and how to resist these harms. ifilnova.pt/en/events/new-diā€¦

New Directions in Social Philosophy of Language

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Congratulations to CEPPA's Katharine Jenkins whose book 'Feminist Philosophy a Very Short Introduction' has just been published with OUP!
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The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Delusion is an incredible resource, superbly edited by @Ema_SB. Also contains my chapter with @JeannetteL16 , where we open up new transdisciplinary lines of enquiry across phenomenology and linguistics! taylorfrancis.com/chapters/eā€¦

Delusion and meaning | 4 | The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Del

The territory of meaning in delusions can be carved up in many ways, depending on the different senses of the word ā€˜meaningā€™. In this chapter, we address three

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On today's #projectEPIC blog, Jodie Russell explores communication in the context of ineffable experiences epistemicinjusticeinhealthcaā€¦
Two young people finding it hard to communicate

ALT Two young people finding it hard to communicate

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Today at 11 am PT/2 pm ET, a @philosopher1923 event with *Sara Ahmed* !
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Can one bring together logic and feminism? How can we create a more inclusive environment in a field where this seems to be an impossibile challenge? Amazing talk by Sara Uckelman on this at @unibirmingham and @PTRBirmingham organised by @simone_picenni šŸ’«
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A recently published article by the co-founder of the UK Simone Weil Research Network, Dr Christopher Thomas, entitled 'On Recognising the Real: Beauty and Affliction in Simone Weil' Open Access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ā€¦

On recognizing the real: Beauty and affliction in Simone Weil

If the guiding question of ethics is ā€œhow should I live?,ā€ then the guiding question of aesthetics might be ā€œwhat is beauty?ā€ For Simone Weil, these two questions have intertwined answers that turn...

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Very excited to lead this session tomorrow (17 Oct) at Cardiff's @ffotogallery - a chance to learn about & try out feminist ways of approaching and writing about photographs. Rego is free & all are welcome - no scholarly or writing experience necessary #FfotoCymru
Alix Beeston@alixbeeston7 Oct 2024
Cardiff friends, I'm leading a Feminist Library session @ffotogallery on Thurs 17 Oct, featuring an informal talk on feminist approaches to photography and a writing workshop reflecting on images in the gallery for #FfotoCymru2024! Free and open to all: ffotogallery.org/whats-on-liā€¦

Feminist Library: Dr Alix Beeston ā€” ffotogallery

Featuring an informal talk and a creative writing workshop, this session will give participants an opportunity to explore and practise feminist ways of seeing, thinking, and writing about photographs.

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Delighted to see that a symposium on my book Why Delusions Matter has been published, open access, in Philosophy of the Mind Sciences: philosophymindscience.org/inā€¦ I loved engaging with the critical perspectives on my book, and found them a great source of inspiration for future work.
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Looking forward to this year's Works-In-Progress series on emotions via "The Emotion and Society Lab." It's a virtual, read-ahead event. We are excited to discuss the papers of the brilliant folks below in the upcoming months. Get on mailing list: emotionandsociety.substack.cā€¦
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āž” šŸ”“ [OPEN ACCESS] "Institutional Epistemic Isolation in Psychiatric Healthcare" by Lucienne Jeannette Spencer tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.ā€¦ #socialepistemology #journal #article #academia #research #Academics #knowledge #Health

Institutional Epistemic Isolation in Psychiatric Healthcare

Within the last decade, epistemic injustice has been a valuable framework for those working on exposing oppressive practices within the healthcare system. As this work has evolved, new terminology ...

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New @IrisMurdoch Podcast Episode! This time we're discussing dogs in her fiction. The episode covers Under the Net, The Sandcastle, The Nice and the Good, The Sacred and Profane Love Machine, The Green Knight and The Philosopher's Pupil in some depth. soundcloud.com/user-54880425ā€¦
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Royal Institute of Philosophy Cardiff Annual Lecture 2024 :: Quiet As Its Kept: On Epistemic Fragility :: ā€“ Professor Kristie Dotson ā€“ live on YouTube Tuesday 19th November 8.30pm - 10.00pm UK time Full details: bit.ly/TRIPCdf2024
Photo of Professor Kristie Dotson

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A great post on collective virtues by Steven Bland on Open for Debate #Philosophy blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/openfordā€¦

How should we lead our intellectual lives?

This question has long preoccupied philosophers, but has recently taken on greater public urgency in response to fears about misinformation, disinformation, bullshit, tribalism, and other perceivedā€¦

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The @MancPhilosophy Department hosted a Women in Logic Summer School, empowering 16-18 year olds & addressing gender underrepresentation. Read all about it here: (manchester.ac.uk/about/news/ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦) Congrats to all involved; excited for next year! #WomenInLogic #WomenInPhilosophy #UoM
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Four years ago, we published our little book The Philosopher Queens. Yesterday, three young women came up to me after my lecture and told me it was the reason they chose to study philosophy. I think that's mission accomplished!
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"Gatekeeping in Science" by Katherine Dormandy for Open for Debate #philosophy blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/openfordā€¦

Gatekeeping in Science

Itā€™s common in public discourse to see worries about pseudoscience. This is understandable, for the stakes are high. Although science surely canā€™t tell us about everything, it is our best way to leā€¦

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Are you heading to Birmingham on Friday for the 2024 Joint Session? Have a first look at the programme here: aristoteliansociety.org.uk/tā€¦ And tag us in your tweets!
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We are pleased to announce BTG webinar no. 23, to be held on July 27, 2024 (Sat.), 5-7 pm Philippine time. To register, please go here: forms.gle/5MFSr9pup45dTYqG9
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Donā€™t forget to sign up! bit.ly/BTGFeministClassroom
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