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Human rights and equality at the Autumn Series
On Thursday 1 October, the Department of Philosophy's Autumn Series lecture asked whether two of the EU's founding values are as closely connected as we tend to assume. Thanks to everyone who came along to the Synge Theatre.
05 Oct 2026
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A warm welcome to three new PhD students in Philosophy
This September, the Department of Philosophy is delighted to welcome three new PhD students, working on autism and the self, metaphysics and value, and abstract objects.
16 Sep 2026
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Rowan Mellor to speak on collective responsibility at research festival
Assistant Professor Rowan Mellor joins a panel on Europe's future challenges on Tuesday 22 September, bringing his research on collective responsibility to Trinity's Arts and Humanities Research Festival.
15 Sep 2026
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Dr Lilian Alweiss takes Kant and Parmenides to China
A five-stop lecture tour across China begins today, taking Dr Lilian Alweiss from Renmin University to a phenomenology keynote over the course of September.
03 Sep 2026
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Remembering Professor David Berman, 1942-2026
Professor David Berman, Fellow Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Philosophy, has died. He was among the leading Berkeley scholars of his generation and helped establish Irish Philosophy as a field of research.
29 Jul 2026
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Philosophy department welcomes two new teaching fellows
Jade Hadley and Jamie Turner join the Department of Philosophy this August, bringing expertise in metaphysics and early modern philosophy, and philosophy of religion in the Islamic tradition.
27 Jul 2026
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Philosophy welcomes new Assistant Professor in Value Theory
Rowan Mellor takes up a new position in value theory this August, bringing research on the ethics of group action from postdoctoral fellowships at Toronto and Northwestern.
20 Jul 2026
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The School's summer newsletter is out now!
The School's alumni newsletter is out now, and Philosophy features with pieces on Ruth Chang's Donnellan Lectures, a conference on the nature of time, and the Iris Murdoch Prize for student writing.
08 Jul 2026
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Faith in a World of Thinkers. A Critical Notice of: Anil Gomes, The Practical Self
Dr Julian Bacharach. Published in International Journal of Philosophical Studies, January 2026
18 Jun 2026
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Amor Mundi: Why It Is So Difficult to Love the World
Professor Lilian Alweiss. Published in Philosophies, December 2025.
18 Jun 2026
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