We are very saddened to note the death of our former colleague, Professor David Berman, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity. A leading Berkeley scholar, he helped establish Irish Philosophy as a field of research & taught here for over 3 decades. Read Paul O'Grady's tribute to David: tinyurl.com/nsvvf23v

Delighted to welcome two new teaching fellows to the Department of Philosophy this August: Jade Hadley and Jaime Turner. More on Jade and Jaime below. @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

We're delighted to welcome Rowan Mellor to the department this August as Assistant Professor in Value Theory.

Read more about our Department's achievements & milestones in the School's Alumni newsletter! 🥳 Available at: www.tcd.ie/ssp/news/202...

TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 4w ago

Our alumni newsletter is out now! 🥳 The newsletter takes in major research funding, distinguished visitors & milestones across @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social Read: tinyurl.com/mn2pjr66

⌛🧠 Why do we remember the past but not the future, and what does physics have to say about it? Dealing with Time and Chance, 22-23 June at @tcddublin.bsky.social & @ucddublin.bsky.social brings together philosophers & physicists to explore time's direction. Register here 🔽 tinyurl.com/5dh5hn6v

🤔 Is curiosity the key to European cooperation? As Ireland steps into the EU presidency next month, our colleague @farbod-a.bsky.social has a thought-provoking argument for why the kind of curiosity member states bring to one another really matters. #philosophy #philsky

TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our new series, Ireland as EU President, explores questions and dilemmas that Ireland must face in its new role come July 2026. 🤔 In this first video, Assistant Professor Farbod Akhlaghi asks 'Is curiosity the key to European cooperation?' @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social

👏🥳 Congratulations to Mackenzie Batista, our Philosophy winner at this year's Dermot McAleese Teaching Assistant Awards, recognised for her outstanding teaching on our undergraduate modules.

TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🏆 Congrats to the winners and nominees of the 15th annual Dermot McAleese TA Awards. The Awards, named in honour of Prof Dermot McAleese, recognise outstanding contributions to undergraduate teaching across the School’s four Disciplines. 🔗 www.tcd.ie/ssp/events/d...

What does it mean to judge- politically, morally, in public life? Hannah Arendt left that question unfinished. On 2 June, five international scholars gather at TCD to examine Samantha Fazekas' new book on Arendt's theory of judgment. Free to attend. Register here: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4stm4nam

What's Wrong With Confidence Culture? For this month's Favourite Read, Dr Rossella De Bernardi, Postdoc Fellow in Philosophy, recommends a book that asks whether the cultural push for female confidence is quite as empowering as it claims to be.🔗 tinyurl.com/4pyc7zns #philosophy #philsky #BookSky

Hard choices in life, law, and AI: the 2026 Donnellan Lectures wrapped up last week at Trinity. Huge thanks to Professor Ruth Chang @ox.ac.uk for a brilliant series, and to everyone who came along and took part in the discussions. #Philosophy #TrinityCollegeDublin

Congratulations to all Philosophy (and @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social) Scholars named on Trinity Monday!

TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Huge congratulations to all our Scholars named in Front Square on Trinity Monday! Becoming a Trinity Scholar is a major achievement for which second year students must show deep knowledge of their subjects. Read more here: www.tcd.ie/news_events/...

👏 Congratulations to 4th year #Philosophy student Nina Stremersch, who presented her research on Kant’s Transcendental Deduction at the @bristoluni.bsky.social Undergraduate Student Conference last weekend. Read more 🔗 tinyurl.com/yuxrms3v

What does #philosophy have to say about the world we're living in? Quite a lot, it turns out. The 2026 Philosophy Today series has wrapped up its 3rd year- 6 evenings, 6 speakers and a sold-out series. Thanks to everyone who came along! To hear about future events sign up here🔗 tinyurl.com/yac7rvh8

This is a reminder that our online information session about the MPhil in Philosophy takes place this Thursday 16 April! 📅 Thurs, 16 April ⏰ 3pm 💻 via Zoom Register via: tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Can we trust our memories or are they just stories we tell ourselves? 🤔 Looking forward to the final lecture in the 2026 #Philosophy Today series tonight, with Dr Julian Bacharach exploring what memory really is and what it connects us to. More on the series here 🔗 tinyurl.com/2fjuvvve

We are delighted to announce an upcoming ONLINE information session for our MPhil in Philosophy. 👏 📅 Thurs, 16 April ⏰ 3pm 💻 via Zoom Register: tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Great to see moral #philosophy in the mix here. Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social joins the panel at the @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social on 16 April.

Irish Film Institute@irishfilminstitute.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Monsters and the Fan’s Dilemma explores what happens when the art we love becomes entangled with troubling knowledge about its creator. The evening begins with a virtual keynote from Claire Dederer, followed by a panel with Dave Rudden, Sophie White, and Dr. Farbod Akhlaghi. 🎟️ https://bit.ly/4s8Jr4U

What does shame reveal about how we see each other? Do we have a moral duty to be polite? These are just some of the questions our #philosophy students are tackling in Volume IV of the Trinity Student Philosophical Review, launched last Friday at the GMB. 🎉 Read it here 🔗 tinyurl.com/yva8my39

Are emotion norms fair, and who do they really serve? Looking forward to the next lecture in this year's #PhilosophyToday public series - Dr Rossella De Bernardi explores the ethics and politics of emotion norms this evening. More on the series here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/2fjuvvve

Looking forward to welcoming Dr Vanessa Carr from @lmu.de to the #Philosophy Colloquium later today. She'll be speaking on Believing in Success Against the Odds. 📍 Room 5025, Arts Building More here: tinyurl.com/mwas3xs3

What do hard choices in everyday life, legal reasoning & AI tell us about the limits of rational decision-making? Prof Ruth Chang of @ox.ac.uk comes to Trinity this April for the Donnellan Lectures - 3 evenings of connected philosophical inquiry. Free to attend. Register here 🔽 tinyurl.com/mv3vt4s4

Vol IV of the Trinity Student Philosophical Review launches next Friday! 🎉 📅 Friday 27 March 🕕 6pm 📍 Hist Conversation Room, GMB, TCD Talk by Dr Sebastian Stein of ‪Heidelberg University, followed by a wine & cheese reception. 🍷 All welcome! #philosophy #philsky

💰🔎 What’s the upper limit on personal wealth, and is there one? Looking forward to this evening's #Philosophy Today public lecture - Dr Kenneth Silver explores Limitarianism and what extreme wealth means for fairness, democracy, and social trust. More on the series here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/2fjuvvve

What can thermodynamics tell us about free will? 4th year #Philosophy student Giorgia Carli took on that question at the 2nd Undergrad Philosophy Conference at @herts.ac.uk & made a case for epistemic freedom even in a deterministic world. Brilliant work Giorgia! 🎉 More here 🔗 tinyurl.com/4nc4tf5m

Looking forward to welcoming Dr Alex Franklin from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social to the #Philosophy Colloquium later today. He’ll be speaking on Against Rigour: In Favour of Informal Standards for Reduction in Philosophy of Science. 📍 Room 5025, Arts Building More here: tinyurl.com/33tkzmzs

It’s #WorldBookDay! 📚 This month’s Favourite Read comes from Dr @pmagana94.bsky.social who selects Josep Pla’s 'The Gray Notebook' - a young writer's reflections on life, uncertainty, and the future. Read more here 🔽 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/a... #philosophy #philsky #BookSky

The Donnellan Lectures return this April! Hosted by the Dept of #Philosophy at @tcddublin.bsky.social, this year’s series features Prof Ruth Chang from @ox.ac.uk delivering 3 lectures on hard choices in life, law & AI. 📅 21–23 April 🎟 Free - registration required Tickets ▶️ tinyurl.com/mv3vt4s4

Can science ever fully explain consciousness? Looking forward to Dr Tom Farrell’s talk this evening, A Completed Science – More Than a Dream?, the next lecture in this year’s #Philosophy Today public series. More on the series here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/2fjuvvve

Looking forward to welcoming Dr Martin Sticker from @bristoluni.bsky.social to the #Philosophy Colloquium later today. He’ll be speaking on Does the Formula of Humanity Prohibit (Some Forms of) Strike Action? 📍 Maxwell Theatre, Hamilton Building More on the series: 🔗 tcd.ie/philosophy/r...

🤔 What do our desires reveal about who we are? Looking forward to Dr Ashley Shaw’s lecture this evening, Subjects of Desire, the second talk in this year’s sold out #Philosophy Today public lecture series. More on the series here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/2fjuvvve