Some people make the world better just by being in it. Thank you #SarahDrewsLucas (& all the great crowd) & of course #MaryMidgley #IrisMurdoch #PhilosophicalFriendship #ResearchDay #philsky @inparenthesis.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @uniwinchester.bsky.social sites.exeter.ac.uk/cptnews/2026...

A very special homecoming exhibition, celebration and future planning meeting for #philosophyinthewild #findinghopeinmixedcommunity @inparenthesis.bsky.social #philsky #philosophysky #poetrysky #Midgley #MaryMidgley @litandphil.bsky.social

There was a *second* Quartet (film-& philosophy) Symposium and so it looks like we are rolling! @angliaruskin.bsky.social @uniwinchester.bsky.social _?_ Thanks for everything @domlash.bsky.social @inparenthesis.bsky.social #philsky #filmsky #Anscombe #Foot #Midgley #Murdoch #filmphilosophy

Matthew Leggatt@matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Had a great time presenting at The Quartet Symposium today organised by my wonderful colleagues @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social and Dan Varndell! The papers were all incredibly delivered and thought-provoking. I previewed my Utopian Studies paper I'll be giving in Bucharest in a couple of weeks!

EVENT: Poetry Readings: A Celebration of Philosophy, Poetry and the More-Than-Human World 15th June 6pm to 8pm Join us for an evening of philosophical reflection on the role that poetry can play in connecting us with non-human animals and the environment. www.litandphil.org.uk/event/poetry...

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Monday 15th June | 6pm A Celebration of Philosophy, Poetry […]

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Pilgrimage to Somerville College. @inparenthesis.bsky.social

Some Murdoch in London!

Aristotelian Society@aristotsoc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Next Monday we've got Anil Gomes (Oxford) speaking to us about 'Iris Murdoch on God, Good, and Soul'. Free and open to all. ⏰ 18.15, 11 May 2026 📍Woburn Suite, Senate House 🔗https://www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedings/the-2025-26-programme/anil-gomes/

This is taking place tomorrow!

(women) In Parenthesis@inparenthesis.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The next instalment of our online seminar series takes place 1 week today and it sounds fantastic! Follow the link to read Molly's abstract: 😀 'The Divine in Iris Murdoch’s Novels' Molly Bellamy ⏰ Online 15th April 2026, Wednesday, 3pm - 4.30pm BST 🔗 www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

The next instalment of our online seminar series takes place 1 week today and it sounds fantastic! Follow the link to read Molly's abstract: 😀 'The Divine in Iris Murdoch’s Novels' Molly Bellamy ⏰ Online 15th April 2026, Wednesday, 3pm - 4.30pm BST 🔗 www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

Do you have a work in progress you want to share with our network? The CALL FOR ABSTRACTS to our 2026/7 Online Seminar Series is now open. We welcome abstracts on topics within the Women in Parenthesis scope of interest. For more information, see our website: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

EVENT: 'The Oxford Quartet: Women Philosophers Against the Tide' Friday, Apr 17 from 6:30pm to 8pm. With Celebrated actress, Annette Badland, and philosophers Constantine Sandis and Sasha Lawson- Frost www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-oxford...

The Oxford Quartet: Women Philosophers Against the Tide

Explore the philosophy and friendship of Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Iris Murdoch and Mary Midgley

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We're excited to announce the publication of Board Member Cathy Mason's new book: "Iris Murdoch's Moral Philosophy: Reframing the True, the Real, and the Good" global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Deadline coming up quickly! Please pass along to your students.

(women) In Parenthesis@inparenthesis.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A CfA for the 2nd Predoctoral Conference on the quartet in Manchester in June: deadline 20 February. For more information about how to submit and attend please see our website: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

A CfA for the 2nd Predoctoral Conference on the quartet in Manchester in June: deadline 20 February. For more information about how to submit and attend please see our website: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

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A quick reminder that we have @domlash.bsky.social speaking to us in 1 week! Please come and join us online, information on our website linked below 😊

(women) In Parenthesis@inparenthesis.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Come along to our next online seminar, in just under 2 weeks! "Intention in Film after Anscombe" / Dominic Lash (Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge University). 🗓️ 18th February 2026, Wednesday, 3pm - 4.30pm GMT 📍Online via: 🔗 www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/ #philosophy #philsky

Come along to our next online seminar, in just under 2 weeks! "Intention in Film after Anscombe" / Dominic Lash (Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge University). 🗓️ 18th February 2026, Wednesday, 3pm - 4.30pm GMT 📍Online via: 🔗 www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/ #philosophy #philsky

A CfA for the 2nd Predoctoral Conference on the quartet in Manchester in June: deadline 20 February. For more information about how to submit and attend please see our website: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

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In case you missed it, you can now watch Lawrence Blum's wonderful Christmas Lecture for our Seminar Series on Youtube: youtu.be/P-ZB7050R3E

The recording of my talk about the philosopher Mary Midgley and economics is already online. Thanks to the whole @inparenthesis.bsky.social team & to @philosophellie.bsky.social, @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social, @amytaggart.bsky.social, @iangr.bsky.social for joining! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYNC...

Nat Dyer: 'Midgley amongst the economists'

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Next week is our special (online) Christmas Lecture with Lawrence Blum! Come along! 'Iris Murdoch, Dorothy Emmet, and Bernard Williams: Convergences and Divergences in Counter-Traditions in 20th Century British Moral Philosophy' 17th December, 3pm - 4.30pm BST www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

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the remarkable Sarah Lucas & Frits Gåvertsson & we’ll be flying the flag for @inparenthesis.bsky.social Come to the beautiful @maynoothuniversity.ie for the 10th @swip-i.bsky.social - Ways of Knowing: Epistemologies & Pedagogies conference 2/2 #womeninphilosophy #midgley #foot #murdoch #anscombe

With the help of scholars, we're mapping historical/philosophical connections to the Wartime Quartet. Our latest Margaret Macdonald - written my philosopher Oliver Spinney. You can read it on our website! www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/quartet-biog...

Mapping Connections Mapping Connections | In Parenthesis

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Mary Midgley and Jane Goodall in 1989. Goodall's influence is clear throughout Midgley's work and central to her claim that philosophy needs ethology

This looks like a fantastic talk for anyone in the area (wisconsin-madison)! 'The Life and Philosophy of Alice Ambrose' - a public lecture by Sophia Connell philosophy.wisc.edu/event/public...

Looking forward to attending ‘Mary Midgley Amongst the Economists’ - the upcoming first seminar of @inparenthesis.bsky.social's 2025-6 series 👀 @natjdyer.bsky.social @philosophellie.bsky.social

Philosophy Talk@philtalkradio.bsky.social · 11mo ago

One of the first philosophers to write about #climate change, Mary Midgley, was born on this date in 1919. For our episode earlier this year, we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter to explore Midgley’s ideas about #animals and the Gaia hypothesis: youtu.be/yraIY5Uhb98 #PhilSky #WiseWomen

Our speakers themes (see our website for full titles): 1. @natjdyer.bsky.social on Mary Midgley 2. Larry Blum on Iris Murdoch, Dorothy Emmet, and Bernard Williams 3. Dominic Lash on Elisabeth Anscombe 4. Molly Bellamy on Iris Murdoch 5. Freya Gerz Iris Murdoch and Elisabeth Anscombe

(women) In Parenthesis@inparenthesis.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We're excited to announce our new Online Seminar Series for the 2025-6 academic year!! We have 5 fantastic talks coming up. For titles and abstracts see our website - and get the dates in your diary! www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/ #philsky #philosophy

'The Wartime Quartet—Three years on' A super interesting review by Megan Laverty in Philosophical Investigations! Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

We're excited to announce our new Online Seminar Series for the 2025-6 academic year!! We have 5 fantastic talks coming up. For titles and abstracts see our website - and get the dates in your diary! www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/ #philsky #philosophy

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Delighted to welcome @inparenthesis.bsky.social as Author Supporters for the End Sexism In Schools charity. Rachael & Clare stand with ESIS in calling for 50% of whole, taught class novels and reading lists in schools to be authored by women, with 50% the lead protagonist being women and girls.

One is the brilliant #EllieRobson @philosophellie.bsky.social on #MaryMidgley and #Animals! Not to be missed and again, what an incredible resource and gift #PhilosophyBites is #philosophy #philsky @inparenthesis.bsky.social #Midgley

Nigel Warburton@nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Just released - two new episodes of the Philosophy Bites podcast - listen here (and soon on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.philosophybites etc) Philosophybites.libsyn.com

Unforgettable summer with #Midgley & the #philosophyinthewild project & reading heaps of #Murdoch in between. Excited to be teaching the Great Texts module @uniwinchester.bsky.social this semester with a focus on #Foot’s #NaturalGoodness & therefore big links to #Anscombe @inparenthesis.bsky.social