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Philosophers and others at Oxford have issued an open letter to the UK gov't asking it to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. dailynous.com/2023/10/24/ope…
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Today in Oxford two #blueplaques are being unveiled celebrating philosophers. First is Iris Murdoch’s, at 30 Charlbury Road (and the portrait of her I used to sit under as an undergraduate in ⁦the Philosophy Faculty’s old Ryle Room).
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Thursday 18 May, 5.00pm, Omar Azfar Online Lecture 2023. Join Professor Lawrie Balfour, John G. Winant Visiting Professor of American Government, for the online edition of '"Modern Life Begins with Slavery": Toni Morrison and the Imagination of Freedom.'us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Hello, help! All our gear got nicked recently, so we’re fundraising to replace it. We need a new PA, which is the biggie, plus mics, cables etc, Only donate if you can afford it, but if you can we’d really appreciate anything you can spare! gofund.me/cca8eefb
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I'll be in Oxford on the 25th of May to deliver the annual John Stuart Mill Lecture @SomervilleOx. My talk will explore Mill's views on federation, nationality, and empire. Do come along! @cambridge_cpt @Dept_of_POLIS
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#parentingonearth is out today! Here’s a quick 🧵 on why I needed to write it & what it says. I’d taught, researched & written about climate justice for years. I knew it mattered, well before I had kids. But when I did, the whole thing become searingly personal… (1/ )
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John Stuart Mill Lecture @SomervilleOx | THURSDAY 25 May - 17.30 Duncan Bell @DrDuncanBell (@cambridge_cpt @Dept_of_POLIS) will explore Mill's views on federation, nationality, and empire. See below for more details and how to register intellectualhistory.web.ox.a…
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📢 @Politics_Oxford, in association with @magdalenoxford, seeks to appoint an Associate Professor of Comparative Political Economy. 📆 DEADLINE: 12PM GMT, Fri 7 Apr 2023 👀 buff.ly/3Zww1lj
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First up a book from #OxfordUniAuthors (DPIR’s @danbutt & Zofia Stemplowska, w. @DrSJFine ) about the #OxfordUniAuthor and legend David Miller! 📘 Political Philosophy, Here and Now: Essays in Honour of David Miller (@oxunipress 2022) buff.ly/3IDc5qe 2/12
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Happy #WorldBookDay! @oxford_politics is a proud home to many authors with fascinating ideas - lots have been busy publishing books in the last year! 📚 See our thread for *some* of the titles we’ve spotted (let us know if we’ve missed you!) 🧵@UniofOxford @oxsocsci 1/12
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I am thrilled that Oxford is now accepting applications for the Carlyle Junior Research Fellowship in the History of Political Thought. Apps due Feb. 17th, and details here: oriel.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/car… Please share widely! @OxfordCIH @cambridge_cpt @CSPT_org @owipt @MIHJournal
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A very warm welcome to Viktor Savchenko & family, joining us from Ukraine supported by @CARA1933 @BritishAcademy_ & @BalliolOxford. Viktor will work with Tom Douglas exploring influences on mental life and behaviour that infringe fundamental rights. practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/peo…
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NEW: Read this piece on the ethics of autonomous weapons systems by our new postdoctoral fellow Dr Linda Eggert @BalliolOxford carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/f…
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New book! Political Philosophy, Here and Now: Essays in Honour of David Miller @OUPPolitics @OUPPhilosophy global.oup.com/academic/prod… @danbutt @AviaPasternak @JonathanQuong @PattiTLenard @JeremyJWaldron
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As literary executor for the late Charles Mills, I am excited to announce a new publication by him, appearing in The Southern Journal of Philosophy: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/jour…
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Issue 7 is out :) Also, I wrote a thing on the case for a revised Beneficiary Pays Principle (cc @danbutt)
It's here! Our latest issue, Looking South, is out today. Read online at bit.ly/3oHXFLT
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Worth waking up the CSSJ Twitter account for this - next week!
The Centre for the Study of Social Justice is v excited to host a workshop on Labour market and workplace justice next week (14-15 July) - convened by Iñigo González-Ricoy & Jahel Queralt as part of their research project upf.edu/web/justwork Join us! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0f2d…