Imagination Day A one-day workshop on the philosophy of imagination, addressing such questions as: What is the epistemic role of imagination? How does it work in our engagement with fiction and in thought experiments...

If you thought this sounded cool, register to attend either in-person or online! Schedule here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/arche/event/...
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📣 We're delighted to announce that the 2026 Antognazza Lecture, 'Ethics for Humans: Spinoza and Moral Philosophy', will be delivered by Professor Donald Rutherford

📍St. Andrews University @standrewsphil.bsky.social, evening of 4 November 2026

Abstract here 👇
bshp.org.uk/news/bshp-an...

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Over the moon to be having Rory join us at @standrewsphil.bsky.social this summer!

The Ethics of State Responses to Refugees The concept of the refugee is currently under several distinct forms of pressure. Populists, in many wealthy states, have demonized the figure of the re...

My book has received this excellent review from Michael Blake in the Notre Dame Philosophical Review, with some really thought-provoking and fair critical comments.

@standrewsphil.bsky.social is becoming the imagination hub -- happening in May, feat. Amy Kind, Nick Wiltsher, Alice Murphy, Mike Stuart, Justin D'Ambrosio , William D'Alessandro, Petronella Randell:

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/arche/event/...

This week, St Andrews Philosopher Bradley Hillier-Smith will be giving a talk at the Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford on 'Grounding the Components of an Ethical Response to Refugees'

www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/events/groun...

💥WoW 2026💥
Workshop on Welfare and Ethics, July 2026, @uni-saarland.de

📅Call for Abstracts:
30.04.2026

Keynotes by Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek (University of Lodz), Theron Pummer (@standrewsphil.bsky.social)

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This evening, St Andrews Philosophy Society will be hosting a talk by Tommy Curry.

The talk, entitled They Refused to See: Criminalizing Black Male Vulnerability to IPV in State v Atkins, will be in School II from 7.30 pm.

Our MadBadSad Research Collective will be holding a workshop: Neurodiversity: Diverse Perspectives from the 13th-14th March

madbadsadgroup.wordpress.com/schedule-for...

Beyond Belief - René Girard: The Catholic thinker influencing Silicon Valley - BBC Sounds Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world.

St Andrews Philosopher Alex Douglas @axdouglas.bsky.social was featured in this discussion on René Girard on BBC Radio 4.

You can listen here:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Little paper 'Saying the Same Thing' is out in Erkenntnis, Open Access here:

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Bradley Hillier-Smith: The Ethics of State Responses To Refugees - Ethical Theory and Moral Practice Ethical Theory and Moral Practice -

St Andrews Philosopher Bradley Hillier-Smith's book The Ethics of State Responses to Refugees has been reviewed in Ethical Theory and Moral Practice.

You can read the review here
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

St Andrews Philosopher Alex Douglas @axdouglas.bsky.social will be giving a talk on his book Against Identity at the G10 Festival of Great Ideas in Amsterdam Nov 21-23 alongside talks from other fantastic speakers. You can get tickets here: /https://www.g10vandeeconomie.nl/#D1

You can listen to St Andrews Philosopher @franzberto.bsky.social featured here on @pingpongphilosophy.bsky.social discussing modal realism and imagination

Back when I was an undergrad I stumbled upon a video of a certain Franz Berto who boldly claimed that the laws of logic are not only about how we reason in our mind, but that they applied to reality as such. Years later I was able sit down with him for a chat.
New episode of Ping Pong Φ out now!

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St Andrews Philosopher Greg Restall will be giving the Wendy Huang Lectures in Philosophy in Taiwan next week philo.ntu.edu.tw/web/announce...

Health professionals should be involved in setting research priorities Clinician researchers can influence the prioritisation and impact of research and ensure its benefits are spread fairly, write Joseph Millum and Leah Pierson Health professionals play a critical rol...

St Andrews philosopher Joseph Millum has co-authored this important piece for the @bmj.com

Clinician researchers can influence the prioritisation and impact of research and ensure its benefits are spread fairly, write Joseph Millum and Leah Pierson. www.bmj.com/content/391/...

St Andrews philosopher Justin D'Ambrosio will be giving a talk on 'The Meaning of Means' today at the University of Glasgow

You can join virtually at 3pm here:

uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/8600146360...

This week, St Andrews Philosopher & specialist in medical ethics, Dr Joseph Millum, will give a talk on Ethical Decision-Making for Minors at the University of Louisville School of Medicine Healthcare Ethics Speaker Series

Register for the talk here:

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Homeless deaths hit a record high last year – and every one of them was preventable Britain’s housing crisis is not just a policy failure but a moral one, says Bradley Hillier-Smith. When we treat the homeless as ‘nuisances’ and ‘pests’, we deny their humanity – and our own

St Andrews Philosopher Bradley Hillier-Smith wrote this piece, based on his research, for The Independent on the record number of homeless deaths.

It argues homelessness and these deaths are entirely avoidable and should not be an accepted feature of our social landscapes

St Andrews philosopher Greg Restall is featured in this new philosophy channel.

A recent review of St Andrews Philosopher Bradley Hillier-Smith's book in Ethics and International Affairs:

'The Ethics of State Responses to Refugees offers a novel, thoughtful, and persuasive ethical analysis
of how states should respond to refugees.'

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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The University of St Andrews Philosophy Department is now accepting preliminary applications for the 2026 call for Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships!

For more information, visit: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/philosophy/r...

Professor Jens Timmerman, a world-leading expert scholar on Kant's philosophy here at St Andrews, has just published a new book: Kant and the Supposed Right to Lie, through @universitypress.cambridge.org

www.cambridge.org/core/books/k...

Best UK universities for philosophy – league table The study of how to think about ideas and ask questions about truth, right and wrong – includes ethics, history of philosophy, logic

St Andrews is proud to rank as third best in the UK for philosophy in the Guardian university guide

www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights is an outstanding resource covering key questions, problems, and debates in scholarship on the nature, justification, authority and relevance o...

St Andrews' resident philosopher of human rights Adam Etinson has two book chapters in the forthcoming Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights

www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

Free Thinking - Friendship - BBC Sounds Matthew Sweet discusses the mythology, psychology and politics getting along with people.

St Andrews Philosopher Alex Douglas @axdouglas.bsky.social was invited onto BBC Free Thinking to discuss his recent thoughts, research and book on Against Identity

You can hear the interview here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

And Alex's book is here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/456203...

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Hopeful pessimism Podcast Episode · The Gray Area with Sean Illing · 14/07/2025 · 52m

You can hear St Andrews Philosopher Mara van der Lugt speak about her recent book Hopeful Pessimism on the Gray Area podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

And the book itself is available here:

press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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St Andrews philosopher of Human Rights @adametinson has co-edited the comprehensive and rich Stanford Encyclopedia entry on Human Rights with James Nickel

Essential reading for anyone interested in the Philosophy of Human Rights

plato.stanford.edu/entries/righ...

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