Philosophers, spread the word! The next Special Issue of The Philosophical Quarterly will be 'Philosophy and Climate Change' - Guest Editor Stephen Gardiner, call for papers here: academic.oup.com/pq/pages/cal...

Last week I sat down to discuss my research on homelessness as part of the Philosophy of Homelessness conference at Paris Nanterre University. If you’re interested in such things, you watch it here www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXeb...

The Philosophy, and Moral Harms, of Homelessness

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St Andrews Philosopher Margaret Hampson has just published 'On Magnificence' in Mind! She argues that, and explains why, Aristotle was right to identify that Magnificence is a virtue as a human excellence and constitutive of a flourishing human life academic.oup.com/mind/advance...

On Magnificence

Abstract. Aristotle’s catalogue of ethical virtues includes the virtue of magnificence (megaloprepeia), the mean between the vices of vulgarity and shabbin

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St Andrews philosopher Bradley Hillier-Smith was recently featured on the Dissenter Podcast discussing his work on ethical responses to refugees.

Bradley Hillier-Smith@bradleyhsmith.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It was a great pleasure to discuss my research on what an ethical response to refugees would be on The Dissenter Podcast. You can watch/listen here if you would like to find out more:

If you thought this sounded cool, register to attend either in-person or online! Schedule here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/arche/event/... Register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/q4DhBX3K30 @standrewsphil.bsky.social

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...

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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... #philsky

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

R. D. Kent 🍉@rdk96.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Excited to share that I'll be joining the University of St Andrews as a Research Fellow from July 🥳 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I'll be contributing my work on ideological scientism to @alicemurphs.bsky.social's excellent aesthetics of science project, which you can read more about here:

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.

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...

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@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) #philsky

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...

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/...

Beyond Belief - René Girard: The Catholic thinker influencing Silicon Valley - BBC Sounds

Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world.

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Little paper 'Saying the Same Thing' is out in Erkenntnis, Open Access here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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...

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

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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

Ping Pong Philosophy 🏓@pingpongphilosophy.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🌍 Are possible worlds just as real as our own? And what role does imagination play in logic and metaphysics? In this episode 🏓, I talk with Franz Berto, Professor at the University of St. Andrews, about modal realism, imagination, and what we can learn from reading Wittgenstein’s Tractatus.

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!

Ping Pong Philosophy 🏓@pingpongphilosophy.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🌍 Are possible worlds just as real as our own? And what role does imagination play in logic and metaphysics? In this episode 🏓, I talk with Franz Berto, Professor at the University of St. Andrews, about modal realism, imagination, and what we can learn from reading Wittgenstein’s Tractatus.

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

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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/...

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...

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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: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/44358c...

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

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

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

Ping Pong Philosophy 🏓@pingpongphilosophy.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🎙️ In the very first episode of Ping Pong Philosophy, I sit down with Greg Restall, Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews, to talk about possibilia, proof-theoretic semantics, and more!🏓 Full episode out now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHyx...

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... #PhilSky

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...

St Andrews is proud to rank as third best in the UK for philosophy in the Guardian university guide www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

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

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