25 Thursday Jan 2018
Posted in Ideas, Interviews
The Irish Times: “Do you let clichés and slogans do the thinking for you?“
Joe Humphreys:
As the second World War approached, the British philosopher Susan Stebbing wrote of “an urgent need to-day for the citizens of a democracy to think well”. She said: “ Our difficulties are due partly to our own stupidity, partly to the exploitation of that stupidity, and partly to our own prejudices and personal desires.”
Her words are as relevant in 2018…
16 Tuesday Jan 2018
Posted in Announcements, Research
Mike Beaney’s editorial for the first issue of this year’s volume of the British Journal for the History of Philosophy has gone live: link.
He presents an analysis of the contents of the last 25 volumes of the BJHP, and compares what the BJHP and the Journal for the History of Philosophy (JHP) have published over the last 5 years. He discusses, in particular, the BJHP’s concern with broadening the range of articles it publishes on the history of philosophy.
Update: Prof. Beaney’s editorial has now become the subject of a post on the influential philosophy blog Daily Nous, here.
16 Thursday Nov 2017
Posted in Announcements, History of Philosophy, Research
Analytic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction is now available for purchase from Oxford University Press.
14 Friday Apr 2017
Posted in News
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British Society for the History of Philosophy, Journal for the History of Philosophy, Maria Rosa Antognazza, Michael Beaney, Sacha Golob
Prof Maria Rosa Antognazza has just been elected Chair of the British Society of the History of Philosophy, while Sacha Golob has been appointed Associate Editor (with special responsibility for Post-Kantian Philosophy) of the British Journal for the History of Philosophy, the journal of the Society.
The Journal is based at King’s. It continues to be edited by King’s Professor, Michael Beaney.
03 Friday Mar 2017
Posted in Conference reports, Events, Public talks, Research, Seminars
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Annual Conference, British Society for the History of Philosophy, Jessica Leech, Mark Textor, Michael Beaney, Sacha Golob, Taichi Miura
Michael Beaney, Sacha Golob, Jessica Leech, Taichi Miura and Mark Textor will be representing King’s Philosophy at this year’s Annual Conference of the British Society for the History of Philosophy, due to take place on 6-8 April, at the University of Sheffield.
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