We're excited to welcome @shannonvallor.bsky.social Shannon Vallor as a panellist at our forthcoming event, Is AI a Threat? 🌟

🎟️ For more info, and to hear Prof Vallor speak at our event, see www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-ai-a-th...

#ArtificialIntelligence #AIEthics #Philosophy #AI #FutureOfTech

🎉 Today, on Volunteer Recognition Day, we our amazing #volunteers! ✨🤝

Thank you for everything you do. 🙏💖

#VolunteerRecognitionDay #VolunteerAppreciation #NationalVolunteerWeek #UnsungHeroes

I got this one last year for our conference on affective atmospheres. The application form was reasonable, the funding generous, and the team @triphilosophy.bsky.social wonderful to work with. And the conference was a blast. I highly recommend applying.

Interesting points, thank you! They seem to invite further discussion about what constitutes 'nature' and 'ownership'...

📢 Applications for the academic year 2026/2027 are now open!

We offer up to £5,500 in #funding #grants each year to organise a #philosophy #conference.

🔗 Find out more and apply: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/philoso...

#ConferenceFunding #academicgrants #HigherEducationUK #UKAcademia

Missed the London Lecture Series?

Learn about where philosophy has been and where it’s headed in our Centenary series, Philosophy in Retrospect and Prospect.

Catch up on the go, with all recordings now out as podcasts.

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Why are some of the errors made by #AI so simple and… nonsensical?

What is common sense, and why doesn't AI have it? 💡 🧐

🗓️ Book for our exclusive member event: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/event/illusi...

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Philosophy #Ethics #TechEthics #CommonSense #Seminar #Event

#ReelPhilosophyForEveryone This week, we are featuring Professor Fiona Woollard discuss how pregnancy is different from cases of interpersonal responsibility.

Watch the full video here: youtu.be/4ZDV-hGcNQU

🌿 This week's Big Question looks forward to #EarthDay2026 next week...
What do you think? Let us know in the comments, and start a conversation with your friends! 💭 👇
#Philosophy #Conservation #Wildlife #Ethics #BigQuestions

💍💐 Last weekend, one of our interns spent hours in a #moral debate with her friends after watching #A24's #TheDrama. The film follows a couple in the middle of planning their wedding, when they are confronted with a provocative #moral dilemma.
💭 How would you respond? Keep the debate going!

Professor Shannon Vallor describes technofatalism, the idea that technology will always be a threat.

Hear more from Professor Vallor at our upcoming panel event: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/event/is-ai-...

In this clip, Professor Harcourt asks Dr Rowan Williams about the interaction between empathy and cruelty, following his lecture on empathy’s relation to ethics.

#ReelPhilosophyForEveryone

Watch the full video: youtu.be/DB008jxdX3Y

Poster of the event

In early May Henry Taylor at @winterbournehouse.bsky.social will be talking about whether robots can help us address loneliness. Another lovely philosophy workshop supported by @triphilosophy.bsky.social #philsky #philosophyforeveryone #philosophymatters

Get a #grant of up to £1,500 per year, to put on a #philosophy programme or event for the general public. 🗣️💡

We award Local Partner grants to philosophy departments, philosophy clubs and other organisations.

🔗 Apply here: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/fund-yo...

Get 20% off @HowTheLightGetsIn Festival Hay 2026 tickets with the code TRIP2026. 💡✨

Final Tier Tickets have just been released for the world's largest #philosophy and music festival!

🎟️ Get tickets here: howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/ha...

Our President, Jonathan Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social, will give an online talk this coming Tuesday on Punishment, Mercy and Forgiveness ⚖️

🎟️ The talk is exclusive to TRIP members, but it's easy to join.

👇 Find out more: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/event/punish...

This week's Big Question is an emotive topic 🐼

🌿 Thanks to conservation efforts, Giant Pandas are no longer classified as an endangered species.

But why exactly is this important?

What do you think? 💭 👇

#philosophy #bigquestions #sustainability #ethics #environment #pandas #extinction

In this week’s #ReelPhilosophyForEveryone , Professor Harcourt asks Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta about how much we can know about the processes behind AI.

Watch the full video here: youtu.be/upalvKnBB7w

How does forgiveness transform the forgiver? 🤝💓
'Wrongdoing and Forgiveness' by Joanna North is available for free as part of our series, '100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking', celebrating our centenary: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#forgiveness #philosophyoflife #philosophical

📝 The Think Essay Prize is the perfect #opportunity for 15-18 year olds to bolster university applications and have a chance to be published in an issue of 'Think.' 🧠
2026 submissions close on Monday 20th April. More details: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/think-e...
#criticalthinking #philosophy

Would a shared language put an end to misunderstandings? Would we lose anything along the way? 🗣️🤝

🧐💬 What do you think about this week's Big Question?

#philosophy #bigquestions #brainteaser #puzzle #language #communication

For the first week in our new #ReelPhilosophyForEveryone series, Professor Harcourt asks Nikhil Krishnan about moral truths after his lecture on moralism in the modern day.

Watch the full video here: youtu.be/-PNbof7tGzc

Reel conversations, with real philosophers

Don't miss "Reel Philosophy, For Everyone" - a new series of Q&As from our recent London Lecture Series. Each episode will feature a different philosopher in conversation with our Academic Director, Edward Harcourt.

Our first video will be out tomorrow.

Is 'revolutionary' violence morally justifiable? 💭
C. A. J. Coady examines scholarly discussions on terrorism: both 'as ideology' and as an 'immoral' act. Download 'The Morality of Terrorism' for free at: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#philosophy #morality #violence

How can we make sure AI works ethically, for the benefit of humanity?

If you use AI in your professional life, or have concerns about how to implement AI in a responsible way, this panel event will be highly relevant to the challenges you may already encounter.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-ai-a-th...

We are pleased to introduce our first Centenary Distinguished Member, Dr William Godwin KC.

Find out more: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/introdu...

#philosophy

That's a wrap for this year's British Philosophy Fortnight. ❤️ 🎬

Thank you to everyone who has taken part, especially those of you who have shared your perspectives on why #philosophymatters.

✨ Keep following us for updates on events, resources, grants - and real #philosophy, for everyone.

Know someone who'll be revising for their #Philosophy #ALevel over the Easter holidays? 🐣📚

💡 Philosophy Briefings are 15-min videos following the A-Level curriculum, led by eminent philosophers.

Find them here: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/events/philo...

#philosophymatters #revision #learning

We'll leave that open to debate!

Thank you for your thoughts!

So - can something exist without any size at all?