We're looking forward to meeting all the potential new philosophers at the UCC open day today! You can come and chat to a philosopher at our information stand in the Main Restaurant, or come to one of our subject talks (at 11.30am or 1pm) in Kane G.02 See you soon!

Very pleased to present the MA Studentship in Philosophy for 2026-27 to Joshua Furlong. Here he is, with his parents Sharon Heaphy and Mark Furlong, and Head of Dept Dr. Joel Walmsley. Many thanks to a generous anonymous donor, and UCC's Advancement office, for making this possible. Congrats Joshua!

Dr Kian Mintz-Woo will be contributing to a Sustainability event at the Royal Irish Academy October 21. If you are in Dublin, please sign up and come along! www.eventbrite.ie/e/policy-pri...

Announcing the first event in this term’s Boole Lecture series. On 22 September, 14:00-16:00, Dr Julie Reshe (UCC/UCD) will launch her latest book, Negative Essays: On Death, Love, and Depressive Realism (Negative Press, 2026), with a talk entitled “Death, Love, and Depressive Realism.” .../

Had a lovely time at Approdi 2026 with my @uccphilosophy.bsky.social colleague Prof Vittorio Bufacchi (@vittorio66.bsky.social) this Friday - what a wonderful conference & roundtable with lots of interdisciplinary reflections on #crisistimes @uccresearch.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social

How can philosophers contribute to society and policy? Dr Mintz-Woo has been thinking about this and summarises his views in this new overview doi.org/10.1111/phc3... (for more details, you can see his doi.org/10.1111/japp... and doi.org/10.1007/s112... ). Enjoy

Philosophers in Public Policy Commissions

What role should philosophers play in public policy, especially in structured contexts like policy commissions? The commission paradigm is a formal governmental setting for discussion aimed at policy...

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Welcome back philosophers: we're looking forward to getting started next week! Canvas pages will become available soon, with timetables, handbooks, and contact details here: www.ucc.ie/en/philosoph... /...

A moving piece just published by Dr. Julie Reshe: aeon.co/essays/what-...

UCC Philosophy is pleased to announce climate ethicist Dr Kian Mintz-Woo has been elected to the Young Academy Ireland, where he will contribute to inititiaves advancing sustainability and climate action in Ireland. More details here: www.ucc.ie/en/research/...

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UCC Philosopher Dr. Kian Mintz-Woo will be presenting at a Roman climate ethics workshop and it is hybrid (sign up for a link) so anyone can listen in. Register for the WebEx link using the sign up below! More details in the attached image. luiss.webex.com/wbxmjs/joins...

The last talk in this term’s Boole Lectures Series in Philosophy will be given by Dr Denis Dzanic (Graz) on Wednesday, 25 March, 1500-1700, in SHTEPPS (the Hub). Title: How to Husserl a Bayes Everybody is welcome! .../

The next talk in the Boole Lectures Series in Philosophy will be given by Prof. Crescente Molina (Rutgers). CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27) | Wednesday, March 18th, 1500-1700. Title: Normative Powers and Permissive Right All are welcome! .../

Announcing that UCC Philosopher Dr Kian Mintz-Woo will be inaugurating a new lecture series at Trinity College Dublin April 1, 2026. For those in Ireland, please come by. [For those abroad, this is a great excuse to visit Ireland's second-best city! 😉]

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that, thanks to a generous donation from an anonymous benefactor, we are able to offer one MA Philosophy Studentship, worth €1000, in 2026-27. Details can be found here: www.ucc.ie/en/scholarsh...

MA in Philosophy Studentship Award | University College Cork

Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

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The next talk in the Boole Lectures Series in Philosophy will be given by Dr. Alba Montes Sánchez (Madrid). CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27) | Wednesday, February 25th, 1530-1730. Title: The Phenomenology and Affective Politics of Belonging and Non-Belonging .../

Here's a new paper from Dr. David Walsh in the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, comparing the theories of Nishida Kitaro and Alva Noe: academic.oup.com/jaac/advance...

Strange and Ordinary Tools: The Reciprocity of Art and Life for Nishida Kitarō and Alva Noë

Abstract. In Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature, Alva Noë argues that art is defined, in part, by its ability to disturb the organized activities that sha

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The next talk in the Boole Lectures Series in Philosophy will be given by Professor István Aranyosi (Bilkent) on Wednesday, 11 February, CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27), 1500-1700 Everybody is welcome! Title: "Flashbacks"

The first talk in this term’s Boole Lectures in Philosophy will be given by Professor Samir Okasha (University of Bristol) on Wednesday, 4 February, in the CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27) from 1500-1700 Title: Biological Essentialism Re-examined. All are welcome!

Here's Prof. Vittorio Bufacchi in today's Irish Examiner (and on the cover!) with a piece on the virtues of patience: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Interesting @ISS21UCC Populism and the rise of the far right panel event next Monday morning - see for more details below & register here: shorturl.at/1Fkx1 @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social @uccphilosophy.bsky.social

The final event in this term's Boole Lectures in Philosophy is the launch of Danny Forde’s new book, The Phenomenology of Psychedelic Experiences. Venue and time: CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27) | Thursday, November 27th, 1700-1830

November 20 is World Philosophy Day. To mark the occasion, here's a piece from Prof. Vittorio Bufacchi in today's Irish Examiner: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Vittorio Bufacchi: Philosophy is an antidote to toxic certainty

The world desperately needs philosophy today, to stand up to totalitarianism, and halt the process of democratic backsliding, writes Vittorio Bufacchi on World Philosophy Day

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UCC Philosopher Dr Kian Mintz-Woo is a featured alumnus of his bachelor institution, the University of British Columbia (Canada). Read his interview here: philosophy.ubc.ca/news/alumni-...

It’s out! My essay on #altright #memes & #microspectropolitics was published in an exquisite edited volume on #queerdeathstudies. Thanks to the fantastic editorial team! Go check it out here (or DM me for a copy): shorturl.at/7FNfd @uccphilosophy.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social

Here's an interview with Dr. Danny Forde, about his recent book "Phenomenology of Psychedelic Experiences" www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGih...

Phenomenology of Psychedelic Experiences with Danny Forde

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The next Boole Lecture in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Joshua Nichols (McGill University) "Reconciliation and the Spectre of Legal Skepticism: A Pragmatist Reading of Rule-Following and Legal Authority from Hart to Brandom" CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27) | Tuesday, November 4th, 1400-1600

We're looking forward to meeting the philosophers of the future today at UCC! Come and chat to a philosopher at our stand in the Main Restaurant, or hear our subject talks at 11:30 and 1pm in the Electrical Engineering building. See you soon!

The next Boole Lecture in Philosophy will be delivered by Prof. Rob Wilson (University of Western Australia) "Norming Human Individuality. The Significance of Eugenification" Venue and time: CACSSS Seminar Room (O’Rahilly Building G27) | Tuesday, October 7th, 1400-1600 .../

How should philosophers contribute to public policy? Dr Kian Mintz-Woo wrote a blog post for Justice Everywhere on this: justice-everywhere.org/.../choose-y... (based on his recent work in the Journal of Applied Philosophy: doi.org/10.1111/japp... )

Choose Your Own Philosophical Policy Role

In this interactive “choose-your-own-adventure” post, Kian Mintz-Woo (University College Cork) explores the different roles that philosophers might play in supporting the development of…

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In this "choose-your-own-adventure" post, Kian Mintz-Woo encourages us to think about the potential roles of philosophers in public policy discussions. Based on his article published with @the-joap.bsky.social @uccphilosophy.bsky.social justice-everywhere.org/general/choo...

Choose Your Own Philosophical Policy Role

In this interactive “choose-your-own-adventure” post, Kian Mintz-Woo (University College Cork) explores the different roles that philosophers might play in supporting the development of…

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