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Luke Davies

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Aspiring philosopher, keen but unaccomplished runner/cyclist, currently a postdoc at the University of Groningen working on Kant's moral and political philosophy and duties to self https://www.lukejamesdavies.com/

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Aiding the Impermissible? Kant and the Morality of Medical Assistance in Dying | Canadian Journal of Philosophy | Cambridge Core Aiding the Impermissible? Kant and the Morality of Medical Assistance in Dying

New open-access publication! πŸ”‘
Luke J. Davies. "Aiding the Impermissible? Kant and the Morality of Medical Assistance in Dying", forthcoming in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy
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19.01.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Aiding the Impermissible? Kant and the Morality of Medical Assistance in Dying | Canadian Journal of Philosophy | Cambridge Core Aiding the Impermissible? Kant and the Morality of Medical Assistance in Dying

I'm very happy to see that my paper on Kant on assisted dying has now been published at the Canadian Journal of Philosophy, and open access (thanks Dutch Research Council and @leverhulme.ac.uk)! Read it here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

16.01.2026 10:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sexual Harassment Investigations at Oxford - Daily Nous John Tasioulas resigned from his position as director of the University of Oxford’s Institute for Ethics in AI in September. Five months earlier, the university had begun an investigation into allegat...

A philosopher has resigned from his position at Oxford following a months-long investigation of sexual harassment allegations against him...

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If this happened at a steel plant there would be talk of government bail out to secure jobs

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Xβ€”Kant’s Analytic Method and the Argument of Groundwork I Abstract. In the famous first section of the Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant sets out to identify the principle of morality, but each of the

We have a recent (open access πŸ”‘) publication from a member of our research group: a new paper on the structure of Kant’s argument in the first section of the Groundwork.

Pauline Kleingeld, β€˜Kant’s Analytic Method and the Argument of Groundwork I’, in Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society.

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Latest issue | Kantian Review | Cambridge Core Kantian Review

New issue of Kantian Review that I helped to edit is out now. The theme is "Sovereignty, Nationality, and Language". www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

06.10.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Volume 42 Issue 2 | History of Philosophy Quarterly | Scholarly Publishing Collective

New issue of History of Philosophy Quarterly Vol. 42, No. 2 (2025) scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/hpq/issu... @illinoispress.bsky.social @lukedphilosophy.bsky.social

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The academic β€œleft on read”

29.06.2025 18:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This week's university redundancies: Bedfordshire, Bradford, Bournemouth, Cardiff Met, Dundee, Greater Manchester (Bolton), Nottingham, Royal Holloway. This will continue until someone gets a grip.

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'My university course made me who I am - now it's being cut' Universities are cutting jobs to make financial savings, with students and staff bearing the brunt.

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08.02.2025 08:57 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Immanuel Kant's Day Off A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes

Comic source: existentialcomics.com/comic/414

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Just finished the last session of my graduate class on Kant. I've been in Oxford a while, but it still feels special to have been able to teach my own class here.

04.12.2024 11:14 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Diversity Reading List in Philosophy (@diversityread.bsky.social) Decolonising and diversifying philosophy curricula - news and announcements.

The DRL is leaving X! Being able to share our news widely is very important to us, as we're a small, volunteer-based community - please give us a hand in building our following back on:

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28.11.2024 12:08 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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How I remember teaching on Zoom

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cruel but fair

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Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship We offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK).

Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.

**Tell Everyone**

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Me too please, if that's okay!

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Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships in the Humanities at University of Oxford Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships in the Humanities- University of Oxford – Humanities Division #skystorians πŸ—ƒοΈ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKO386/l...

11.11.2024 19:33 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Me too please!

18.11.2024 12:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My paper β€œDuties to self, consent, and respect in Kant’s Moral Philosophy” is now online (Open Access) with JMP! brill.com/view/journal...

Thanks to @leverhulme.bsky.social

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