Leeds Uni PRHS
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School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science at The University of Leeds. Info for current and prospective students and researchers.
Coming soon from IDEA is the launch of a new Bloomsbury book series on Practical Ethics. Expect thought-provoking minigraphs tackling some of today’s most pressing ethical challenges - from AI and bias to climate reparations, consent, dementia, and beyond. Watch this space #PhilosophyMatters
In the latest Ethics Untangled, Sarah Carter-Walshaw asks, should we dispose of bodies in a more environmentally friendly way? www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
64. Should we dispose of bodies in a more environmentally friendly way? With Sarah Carter-Walshaw - Ethics Untangled
Content warning: This episode contains frank discussion of death and of various forms of body disposal, which some might find distressing.Sarah Carter-Walshaw, Lecturer in Applied and Inter-Disciplina...
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How are changes to #Hajj pilgrimage booking systems in Saudi Arabia affecting #British-Muslim pilgrims and consumers? PRHS' Prof Seán McLoughlin shares expert insights with @Gloria Honeyford and @Khush Sameja on BBC One's Rip Off Britain this Thursday at 10:45am.
Join us this Wednesday for a talk by Dr Leonie Smith (Lancaster University). Title: "Looping Injustice, Politics and Class." 📍 IDEA, 17 Blenheim Terrace (Boardroom) 💻 Online attendance available For full details, visit: bit.ly/PRHScalendar
In the latest episode of Ethics Untangled, Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril joins me to look at the ethics of long COVID and the ways it is reshaping how we think about disability, care, and community. www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
60. How should long covid change how we think about disability? With Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril - Ethics Untangled
In this episode, we’re looking at the ethics of long COVID and the ways it is reshaping how we think about disability, care, and community. Long COVID has left millions of people living with chronic s...
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Happy 172nd birthday to pioneering scientist and suffrage campaigner, Hertha Ayrton. In this blogpost for the IET Archives, Professor Graeme Gooday and his co-author revisit Hertha's remarkable scientific work.. Worth a read 👇 ietarchivesblog.org/2026/04/27/s...
Sharpening the reputation of scientist and suffragist, Hertha Ayrton
Graeme Gooday (University of Leeds) and Patricia Fara (University of Cambridge) Today is the 172nd anniversary of an extraordinary woman: Hertha Ayrton (1854–1923), who was born as Sarah Phoebe Mar…
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PRHS' Dr Luke Brunning was a speaker at a recent British Academy event. Luke joined other panellists to explore how technology is reshaping modern love, the rise of dating apps and their impact on intimacy, connection and identity. Watch the session here - www.youtube.com/live/kZ-ZQNE...
Love in the time of tech
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What is the point of philosophy? Why not take a moment to read Professor Helen Beebee’s CTP blog post this month, on the equilibrist’s answer to this question. Use the link below to access the blogpost. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/centre-theor...
What is the point of philosophy? The ‘equilibrist’ answer
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Great conversation with Tareeq Jalloh available now!
IDEA: The Ethics Centre@idea-leeds.bsky.social · 5mo agoThis episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social sees Jim speaking with philosopher Tareeq Jalloh about the ethics of drill rap - often celebrated for its creativity & authenticity, yet heavily criticised for its alleged links to violence. What’s really at stake when society debates the ethics of drill?
On 18 March 2026, Adelene Buckland will give a talk to Leeds HPS titled "Artificial Mothers: Technoscientific Utopias in the 1830s and beyond." Find more information here: hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/v...
Visiting Speaker: Adelene Buckland (18 March)
On 18 March 2026, Adelene Buckland (Kings College London) will give a talk in the Centre for HPS at Leeds titled, “Artificial Mothers: Technoscientific Utopias in the 1830s and beyond.” The talk wi…
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In this new @ctp-leeds.bsky.social blog, Dr Andrew Kirton shares why we shouldn’t be too quick to outsource our writing jobs to AI. As he argues, if we use GenAI to think and write we do lose something. Find out what it is in this blog. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/centre-theor...
What do we lose through using Generative AI to write?
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Our events calendar is now live for the upcoming term! 🥳 Most of our events take place on Wednesdays from 1pm in the boardroom at 17 Blenheim Terrace (the University of Leeds). For the most up-to-date schedule throughout the term, keep an eye on our PRHS departmental calendar: bit.ly/PRHScalendar
Welcome! We are the Centre for Theoretical Philosophy at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social. We bring together philosophers, academic staff, and postgraduate students working across theoretical and analytic philosophy. Here, you will find announcements about our weekly seminars and activities.
The CTP Blog series is back, after a short break. In this latest edition, Professor J Robert G Williams presents and plays around with a puzzle by Crispin Wright, showing a clash between two tempting claims about fuzzy boundaries. You can read the article here ... ahc.leeds.ac.uk/centre-theor...
A puzzle about fuzzy boundaries
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The Centre for Theoretical Philosophy (CTP) at PRHS invites you to a two-day conference in celebration of the work of Professors Helen Steward and Scott Shalkowski. Registration is free! Date: 18th and 19th September 2025. Venue: Maurice Keyworth LT. To register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...
Greg Radick giving the Genetics Society’s JBS Haldane This year's prestigious Haldane lecture (click) will be delivered by Greg Radick. The JBS Haldane Lecture recognises an individual for outstanding ability to communicate topical subjects in genetics research, widely interpreted, to an…
Greg Radick giving the Genetics Society’s JBS Haldane
This year's prestigious Haldane lecture (click) will be delivered by Greg Radick. The JBS Haldane Lecture recognises an individual for outstanding ability to communicate topical subjects in genetics research, widely interpreted, to an interested lay audience. This speaker will have a flair for conveying the relevance and excitement of recent advances in genetics in an informative and engaging way. The annual open lecture will be delivered on a topic, and in a place, agreed with the Genetics Society. In addition to delivering the Lecture, the recipient will receive an honorarium of £1000 and a three-year membership of the Society.
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In this recent blog post by the Centre for Theoretical Phil., Dr Ellen Clarke suggests that scientific activity is a much more active process of conceptual engineering, in which our observations are heavily idealised and bent into models that help us navigate reality. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/centre-theor...
What work does the concept of rationality do? What does it mean to say someone is or is being rational or irrational? In this latest CTP blog post, Dr Andrew Kirton questions what attributions of rationality might amount to and in what way, if any, they are useful. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/centre-theor...
What is it like to be in the Matrix? Read more on this in the latest blog article published by the Centre for Theoretical Philosophy, and written by Dr Heather Logue. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/centre-theor...
What is it like to be in the Matrix?
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Following the release of Natasha McKeever's paper "Is Sex Work Inherently Gendered?" (available to read here: https://buff.ly/40j7mCM...), this week's Ethics Untangled episode sees Jim Baxter speaking to Natasha about this topic.
This year IDEA The Ethics Centre celebrates its 20th Anniversary, as part of the celebrations we are planning to host several events, including workshops, public lectures and a conference. Please keep an eye on our social media accounts or on our website https://buff.ly/3B3Pa7M throughout the year
As part of IDEA The Ethics Centre's 20th anniversary celebrations we are delighted to welcome Heather Widdows who will be presenting a public lecture entitled "The Future of Applied Ethics and the role and Progress of IDEA". please book your space at this Eventbrite link: https://buff.ly/4aAuWjt
As part of IDEA The Ethics Centre's 20th anniversary celebrations we are delighted to welcome Gavin Esler who will be presenting a public lecture entitled "Dead Cats, Strategic Lying & Truth Decay".
Our current episode features Natasha McKeever asking why sex work is so gendered. I.e., why are people who get paid for sex mostly women, why are people who pay for sex mostly men, and why is by far the most common scenario in sex work a man paying a woman for sex? www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
31. Why is Sex Work So Gendered? With Natasha McKeever - Ethics Untangled
*CONTENT WARNING: This podcast contains some frank discussion of sex and sex work.*While there are all kinds of sex work, by far the most common scenario involves a man paying a woman for sex. It is, ...
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IDEA: The Ethics Centre@idea-leeds.bsky.social · 2y agoNatasha McKeever of IDEA has just had a new paper published. Entitled "Is Sex Work Inherently Gendered?" it is open access and available to read here: https://buff.ly/4gWI4BG This also links with the work Natasha is doing within @clsrleeds.bsky.social
Natasha McKeever of IDEA has just had a new paper published. Entitled "Is Sex Work Inherently Gendered?" it is open access and available to read here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... This also links with the work Natasha is doing within the PRHS Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships.
Is Sex Work Inherently Gendered? | Hypatia | Cambridge Core
Is Sex Work Inherently Gendered?
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A new CTP blog article written by PRHS's Dr Heather Logue has been published. The article is titled, "What it’s like to perceive: Eden vs. The Matrix". We hope you enjoy reading this ahc.leeds.ac.uk/centre-theor... Previous publications can be accessed here ahc.leeds.ac.uk/homepage/449...
What it’s like to perceive: Eden vs. The Matrix
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We’ve just recorded the first episode in our forthcoming podcast series: “The Science of 1875”! This will feature reflections on what science looked like 150 years ago when the Yorkshire College of Science was officially inaugurated! Coming in January 2025! #histsci
Good to hear about the new UKRI-funded Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities at the School of Advanced Study (University of London) with a strong commitment to practice-based networks and support for open access training www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
New UKRI-funded Centre launched to boost public engagement in arts and humanities research
The Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities, which is supported by UK Research Innovation (UKRI), will create opportunities for humanities researchers.
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We're thrilled to announce that The Sapling Fund 2024-25 will support partnership-working across six dynamic research and impact projects ahc.leeds.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
AHC researchers awarded Sapling Fund grants for innovative collaborative projects
The Sapling Fund is designed to support the development of interdisciplinary research and impact projects rooted in the arts and humanities
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