The Society for Applied Philosophy was founded in 1982 with the aim of promoting philosophical study and research that has a direct bearing on areas of practical concern. CALL FOR PAPERS (now closed: deadline 16 Jan 2017) Open themed event The event will be an open themed applied philosophy conference...
Philosophy of 'race' and racism
University of Oxford Philosophy faculty 27-29 June 2016 W. E. B. Du Bois famously wrote that "the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line". All of us now are well into the twenty-first century, and for contemporary Europeans, Du Bois’ remarks may appear distant a second...
Gender, Public Policy, and Philosophies of Emotion
Society for Women in Philosophy Ireland Workshop Programme 9.30-10.00 Registration and Welcome 10.00-11.30 Gender, Public Policy, Emotion: Philosophical Perspectives I When is Shame Good? Thinking about the Dynamics of Punishment through Shameful Exposure (Luna Dolezal, Durham University/Trinity College Dublin) Teaching “Patriotic Love” in Schools (Eileen Brennan, Dublin City University)...