This evening I was a judge for the Philosothon hosted at King Edward VI High School for Girls in Birmingham. Honestly, that young people from diverse backgrounds could talk and listen together so intelligently, compassionately and responsively fills me with hope for the future.
*London talk, this Wednesday evening*
"From Lunch to Lessons: The Case for Promoting Plant-Based Diets in Schools"
With thanks to @ioe.bsky.social and @pesgb.bsky.social for hosting.
PhD scholarships at the University of Birmingham.
Application deadline: 27 February 2026. ⬇️
"complex writing with longer sentences" and "more jargon" were linked to higher scoring applications for the ERC’s Starting Grant!
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Also at this link, a video abstract, where I talk about what the point of the article is and isn't.
It's open access, so do check it out!
*Published today*, in the Journal of Philosophy of Education, my article "Teaching evolution in schools: A thin comprehensive liberal approach".
It gives a taster of the view I defend in my forthcoming book. doi.org/10.1093/jope...
Meanwhile, the government published this report today. Among its conclusions is that "Ecosystem degradation is occurring across all regions. Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse."
www.gov.uk/government/p...
This is in my daughter's school newsletter. I really hope she doesn't take it too literally as I feel like the requirement to be "inspiring" each time you speak sets expectations a little high. Also now pondering what constitutes "necessary" speech.
It exists in physical form! 🎉
""individual freedom will always be as much a social matter as an individual matter ... it is on the bedrock of social toleration that free speech stands tall as an individual privilege."
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What a job title!
Lol I'm often to be heard saying that; reassuring to hear that the more seasoned writers have that problem too!
"Morally as well as physically, there is only
one world, and we all have to live in it."
Mary Midgley
My son (11yo) likes to be given LEGO tasks. Yesterday, I told him to 'make me a philosopher in the style of The School of Athens for my office at the university.' I love how he even captured some Diogenes-like too-cool-for-school. And of course a couple of really excellent NPUs going on.
#philosophy
Tomorrow, 16 Dec, in the next meeting of the Flourishing Network, Jon Beale and I will introduce our forthcoming co-edited book with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social The Future of Education: Reimagining Its Aims & Responsibilities.
3-4pm ET over Zoom. All welcome:
hfh.fas.harvard.edu/flourishing-...
Thank you, I definitely want to read this.
Is it an introductory sort of introduction? I'm definitely interested in reading!
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Luckily wishing people Happy Easter is not such a thing, otherwise it'd be Happy Easton!
[Pointed out to me today by Rickard Karlsson.]
I just sent an email ending Happy Christina.
This is not the first time this has happened. My fingers and brain say that that's what you write after 'Christ'. And the rule works well most of the year. Any other Christinas out there who can sympathise?
Targeted advertising for those who read philosophy articles: those for whom the most sought-after feature of a shoe is stability.
Accidentally arranged March next year so that I am giving a fairly big deal* talk each week, and all vastly different topics.
Nice to keep things varied, hey? 🫠
*subjectively, for me, at my early career stage.
Just spotted this free item ad, perfect for philosophers!
Isn't there a movie about this?
There is a pretty active philosophy of education community in the UK, centred around @pesgb.bsky.social, who run many events.
Also, Philip Kitcher wrote a tome on this recently! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Hi, we've just (this week!) published a collection of essay on education, written almost exclusively by philosophers. If you want me to send you any of the articles, I can - PM me. The paper book is out in January and with a discount code, is £16.09.
academic.oup.com/book/61645
It's #DíaMundialDeLaFilosofía!
Did you know that philosophers can (sometimes!) be good at answering practical questions ? Questions such as: "What should state-mandated Relationships Education look like?" "Am I obliged to mentor my students?"
Like in this new book!
academic.oup.com/book/61645
It's #WorldPhilosophyDay!
And did you know that philosophers can (sometimes) be quite good at answering practical questions? Questions such as: "What should state-mandated Relationships Education look like?" "Am I obliged to mentor my students?"
Like in this new book!
academic.oup.com/book/61645
