Trinity Student Philosophical Review

Now in its fourth volume, TSPR continues to publish exceptional essays on a wide range of topics. This year's edition, open for the first time to students from all disciplines, features essays spanning ethics, logic, metaphysics, and aesthetics, from questions about the nature of shame and human dignity, to the philosophy of politeness, to the role of imagination in Kantian aesthetics. The Iris Murdoch Prize for best undergraduate essay was awarded to James Ryan for his paper The Genesis of Shame.

Volume IV was officially launched on 27 March 2026, with a special evening at the Graduate Memorial Building. The event included a talk by Dr Sebastian Stein of Heidelberg University and provided a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the new edition and the student team behind it.

Congratulations to Editor-in-Chief Shane Burke and the full 2026 TSPR Committee on producing such an impressive publication.

Read the TSPR Volume IV