Department of Philosophy News
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Research Excellence Awards 2023Congratulations to Professor Vasilis Politis for receiving a Research Excellence Award for 2023, in the category of Pushing the Boundaries of Knowledge -
Dermot McAleese Awards 2023Congratulations to our colleague Peter Maher, who was presented with the Dermot McAleese Teaching Award in Philosophy at a ceremony in the college yesterday, in recognition of his commitment to achieving excellence in teaching and learning. -
New PublicationCongratulations to our colleague Professor Alison Fernandes on the publication of her latest book, ‘The Temporal Asymmetry of Causation’, published by Cambridge University Press. -
Irish Times InterviewAI, global warming, war and the pandemic have combined to dizzying effect. There’s no magic elixir – but there are things we can do. Dr. Pablo Fernandez Velasco, Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy, talks to Joe Humphreys in the Irish Times about some his latest research. -
Vacancy for Teaching Fellow in PhilosophyThis April, the Department of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin is embarking on an exciting new collaboration with the Faculty of Philosophy at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine. Learn more >> -
Collaboration with Kyiv UniversityThe School of Social Sciences & Philosophy currently has a vacancy for a 3-year fixed term Teaching Fellow in Philosophy. Closing date is 16th June 2023. Find out more and apply at https://jobs.tcd.ie -
Trinity Student Philosophical Review- Call For SubmissionsSubmissions for the inaugural edition of the Trinity Student Philosophical Review (TSPR) are now open.The TSPR is an entirely student run publication that aims to highlight the highest quality undergraduate essays in philosophy and provide a platform for emerging scholars to showcase their work. Learn more>> -
Philosophy Colloquium Series 2023Details of the Philosophy Colloquium Series for Hilary Term 2023 have been announced. The event will take place on Wednesday afternoons, 3-5pm in the Philosophy Dept. Seminar Room, Room 5012, Arts Building. For the full list of visiting speakers please click here>> -
Data Course Registration OpenRegistration is now open for our March CPD course in Big Data, AI & Ethics. The course will be online in the evenings. -
Trinity Researchers and Staff Honoured in IRC 'Research Ally' AwardsNine Trinity researchers and members of staff were honoured in the ‘Research Ally’ category at this year’s Irish Research Council Researcher of the Year awards, which marks the crucial role played by higher education personnel in supporting the academic research community across all career levels. -
Data Course Registration OpenRegistration is now open for our September CPD course in Big Data, AI & Ethics. The course will be online in the evenings.
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Philosophy Ranked in the Top 100 by SubjectThe Department of Philosophy has been ranked in the Top 100 by Subject in the 2022 edition of the QS World University Rankings. Trinity College also placed in the top 100 universities worldwide. -
New Data CPD CoursesThe Department of Philosophy is introducing a new CPD course - Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Ethics - deadline to apply is April 20th -
New Minor Subject in PhilosophyThe Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce a New Minor subject in Philosophy. A New Minor Subject is a new subject that may be taken up by Single Honours Students in their 2nd Year. Students may then choose to continue taking that subject in their 3rd and 4th Years and finish with a Major with Minor degree. -
CPD ModuleThe Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin is pleased to announce CPD in Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Social Data Module
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Applications are invited for an Assistant Professor (part-time, 50%) post in the Department of PhilosophyApplications are invited for an Assistant Professor (part-time, 50%) post funded under the Human Capital Initiative, Pillar 3, in The Department of Philosophy. Closing date: 12 noon on Monday, 9th August 2021. -
Teaching Fellow in Philosophy - Closing Date: Thursday, 17 June 2021The Department of Philosophy, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, is seeking to appoint a Teaching Fellow who has research specialization in Philosophy of Mind and teaching competence in Philosophy of Science, to commence on 1st August 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter.
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Dr Kenneth L. Pearce has been elected to fellowshipCongratulations to Dr Kenneth L. Pearce, Head of the Department of Philosophy and Ussher Assistant Professor in Berkeley Studies (Early Modern Philosophy) who has been elected to fellowship -
IRC Postdoc Margaret Hampson accepts position at University of St AndrewsCongratulations to IRC Postdoc Margaret Hampson in the Department of Philosophy who has accepted a permanent position as a Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, starting in September 2021
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Philosophy Department Welcomes Professor John Divers, Chair of Moral Philosophy (1837)Professor Divers, who joins Trinity from Leeds University, is a world-renowned expert in the theory of possibility and necessity. He is the author of Possible Worlds (Routledge, 2002) and a recent past president of the Mind Association. -
Department of Philosophy seeks 3 year Teaching Fellow in EthicsThe Department of Philosophy in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy invites applications for a 3 year teaching fellow in ethics, to begin immediately. Application deadline 21 August. -
Applications are now open for the post of Chair of Moral PhilosophyThe Department of Philosophy in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy invites applications for the post of Chair of Moral Philosophy - qualified candidates from any area of specialization are invited to apply.
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Department Welcomes New Associate Professor Adina PredaDr Preda, who joins Trinity from the University of Limerick, has research interests in the theories of rights, distributive justice, global justice, and justice in health. She was recently awarded a €1.3 million ERC Consolidator grant to lead the REAL – ‘Rights and Egalitarianism’ - research project. -
PhD Positions, Department of Philosophy.The Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin is pleased to announce two fully funded PhD positions in analytic value theory, under the supervision of Dr Adina Preda, for the coming academic year. Closing date Friday July 26, 2019.
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"What is Wisdom?" Workshop, Department of PhilosophyThe Department of Philosophy is happy to announce a Workshop on Wisdom entitled "What is Wisdom?", with speakers from Ireland, UK, France and the US on Friday and Saturday May 3rd and 4th 2019 in the Loyola Institute. -
Dr Lizzy Ventham, Teaching Fellow in Philosophy, publishes article in Irish TimesCongratulations to Dr Lizzy Ventham, Teaching Fellow in Philosophy, for having her article on Morality and Desire published in the Irish Times . -
Peter West Awarded Colin and Ailsa Turbayne International Prize Essay CompetitionCongratulations to Peter West from the Philosophy Department, who has recently won the prestigious Colin and Ailsa Turbayne International Prize Essay Competition for his article "Anti-Representationalism in Berkeley and Sergeant". This is the third time a scholar from Trinity College Dublin has won this prize.
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The Breakdown of Trust in Society - School of Social Sciences and Philosophy Public LectureIs trust in political institutions declining? How much does media bias affect electoral outcomes? And how can we re-establish trust where it has been lost? These are just some of the questions explored by economics, philosophy, political science and sociology academics at a recent public lecture. -
Trinity economics and philosophy graduates win Schwarzman scholarshipsTwo Trinity graduates—Conor McGlynn and Conor O’Meara—are among the 147 individuals that comprise the 2020 cohort of the Schwarzman Scholars, which is one of the world’s leading graduate fellowship programmes, located at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing. -
Conference: Irish Philosophy in the Age of BerkeleyAn interdisciplinary conference, Irish Philosophy in the Age of Berkeley, will take place in the Trinity Long Room Hub 5th-6th April 2019. Potential presenters should submit abstracts by 15 October 2018. -
William Lyons Prize in PhilosophyThe inaugural William Lyons Prize in Philosophy was awarded to Ruairi Maguire for his MPhil. Ruairi has been awarded a scholarship to Oxford University to do a DPhil in political philosophy. 66% of the MPhil class went on to fully funded PhD studies.
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Department of Philosophy welcomes new academic staff for 2018-19Incoming philosophy academics Brian Carey, Alison Fernandes, Elizabeth Ventham and Ben White will strengthen research and teaching expertise in Trinity in the fields of political philosophy, ethics, metaphysics and philosophy of mind. -
Department of Philosophy´s Public Lecture Series explores great philosophers who helped form Western civilisationEvening course to consider crucial ideas about values and humankind´s place in the world which were developed by philosophers such as Aristotle and Nietzsche. Lectures run for 11 weeks from September 11, 2018. -
Alumni to Student Mentoring Programme launch eventsTrinity philosophy graduates and penultimate/final year students are invited to mentoring events taking place from 25-27 Sept, 2018. It will be an excellent opportunity for current students to connect with alumni working in a range of sectors.
