(women) In Parenthesis
@inparenthesis.bsky.social
We are a research centre that supports scholarly work, philosophical engagement, and projects on Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley & Iris Murdoch. Follow up for updates and join our network Mapping the Quartet!
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the remarkable Sarah Lucas & Frits Gåvertsson & we’ll be flying the flag for @inparenthesis.bsky.social
Come to the beautiful @maynoothuniversity.ie for the 10th @swip-i.bsky.social - Ways of Knowing: Epistemologies & Pedagogies conference 2/2
#womeninphilosophy #midgley #foot #murdoch #anscombe
Come to the beautiful @maynoothuniversity.ie for the 10th @swip-i.bsky.social - Ways of Knowing: Epistemologies & Pedagogies conference 2/2
#womeninphilosophy #midgley #foot #murdoch #anscombe
October 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
the remarkable Sarah Lucas & Frits Gåvertsson & we’ll be flying the flag for @inparenthesis.bsky.social
Come to the beautiful @maynoothuniversity.ie for the 10th @swip-i.bsky.social - Ways of Knowing: Epistemologies & Pedagogies conference 2/2
#womeninphilosophy #midgley #foot #murdoch #anscombe
Come to the beautiful @maynoothuniversity.ie for the 10th @swip-i.bsky.social - Ways of Knowing: Epistemologies & Pedagogies conference 2/2
#womeninphilosophy #midgley #foot #murdoch #anscombe
With the help of scholars, we're mapping historical/philosophical connections to the Wartime Quartet.
Our latest Margaret Macdonald - written my philosopher Oliver Spinney. You can read it on our website!
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/quartet-biog...
Our latest Margaret Macdonald - written my philosopher Oliver Spinney. You can read it on our website!
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/quartet-biog...
Mapping Connections Mapping Connections | In Parenthesis
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October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
With the help of scholars, we're mapping historical/philosophical connections to the Wartime Quartet.
Our latest Margaret Macdonald - written my philosopher Oliver Spinney. You can read it on our website!
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/quartet-biog...
Our latest Margaret Macdonald - written my philosopher Oliver Spinney. You can read it on our website!
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/quartet-biog...
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Mary Midgley and Jane Goodall in 1989.
Goodall's influence is clear throughout Midgley's work and central to her claim that philosophy needs ethology
Goodall's influence is clear throughout Midgley's work and central to her claim that philosophy needs ethology
October 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Mary Midgley and Jane Goodall in 1989.
Goodall's influence is clear throughout Midgley's work and central to her claim that philosophy needs ethology
Goodall's influence is clear throughout Midgley's work and central to her claim that philosophy needs ethology
This looks like a fantastic talk for anyone in the area (wisconsin-madison)!
'The Life and Philosophy of Alice Ambrose' - a public lecture by Sophia Connell
philosophy.wisc.edu/event/public...
'The Life and Philosophy of Alice Ambrose' - a public lecture by Sophia Connell
philosophy.wisc.edu/event/public...
Public Lecture: Sophia M. Connell (Birkbeck, University of London)
“The Life and Philosophy of Alice Ambrose Lazerowitz”
philosophy.wisc.edu
September 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This looks like a fantastic talk for anyone in the area (wisconsin-madison)!
'The Life and Philosophy of Alice Ambrose' - a public lecture by Sophia Connell
philosophy.wisc.edu/event/public...
'The Life and Philosophy of Alice Ambrose' - a public lecture by Sophia Connell
philosophy.wisc.edu/event/public...
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Looking forward to attending ‘Mary Midgley Amongst the Economists’ - the upcoming first seminar of @inparenthesis.bsky.social's 2025-6 series 👀
@natjdyer.bsky.social @philosophellie.bsky.social
@natjdyer.bsky.social @philosophellie.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Looking forward to attending ‘Mary Midgley Amongst the Economists’ - the upcoming first seminar of @inparenthesis.bsky.social's 2025-6 series 👀
@natjdyer.bsky.social @philosophellie.bsky.social
@natjdyer.bsky.social @philosophellie.bsky.social
Our speakers themes (see our website for full titles):
1. @natjdyer.bsky.social on Mary Midgley
2. Larry Blum on Iris Murdoch, Dorothy Emmet, and Bernard Williams
3. Dominic Lash on Elisabeth Anscombe
4. Molly Bellamy on Iris Murdoch
5. Freya Gerz Iris Murdoch and Elisabeth Anscombe
1. @natjdyer.bsky.social on Mary Midgley
2. Larry Blum on Iris Murdoch, Dorothy Emmet, and Bernard Williams
3. Dominic Lash on Elisabeth Anscombe
4. Molly Bellamy on Iris Murdoch
5. Freya Gerz Iris Murdoch and Elisabeth Anscombe
We're excited to announce our new Online Seminar Series for the 2025-6 academic year!! We have 5 fantastic talks coming up. For titles and abstracts see our website - and get the dates in your diary!
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
#philsky #philosophy
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
#philsky #philosophy
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September 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Our speakers themes (see our website for full titles):
1. @natjdyer.bsky.social on Mary Midgley
2. Larry Blum on Iris Murdoch, Dorothy Emmet, and Bernard Williams
3. Dominic Lash on Elisabeth Anscombe
4. Molly Bellamy on Iris Murdoch
5. Freya Gerz Iris Murdoch and Elisabeth Anscombe
1. @natjdyer.bsky.social on Mary Midgley
2. Larry Blum on Iris Murdoch, Dorothy Emmet, and Bernard Williams
3. Dominic Lash on Elisabeth Anscombe
4. Molly Bellamy on Iris Murdoch
5. Freya Gerz Iris Murdoch and Elisabeth Anscombe
'The Wartime Quartet—Three years on'
A super interesting review by Megan Laverty in Philosophical Investigations! Read here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
A super interesting review by Megan Laverty in Philosophical Investigations! Read here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
'The Wartime Quartet—Three years on'
A super interesting review by Megan Laverty in Philosophical Investigations! Read here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
A super interesting review by Megan Laverty in Philosophical Investigations! Read here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
We're excited to announce our new Online Seminar Series for the 2025-6 academic year!! We have 5 fantastic talks coming up. For titles and abstracts see our website - and get the dates in your diary!
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
#philsky #philosophy
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
#philsky #philosophy
News | In Parenthesis
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We're excited to announce our new Online Seminar Series for the 2025-6 academic year!! We have 5 fantastic talks coming up. For titles and abstracts see our website - and get the dates in your diary!
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
#philsky #philosophy
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
#philsky #philosophy
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Delighted to welcome @inparenthesis.bsky.social as Author Supporters for the End Sexism In Schools charity. Rachael & Clare stand with ESIS in calling for 50% of whole, taught class novels and reading lists in schools to be authored by women, with 50% the lead protagonist being women and girls.
August 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Delighted to welcome @inparenthesis.bsky.social as Author Supporters for the End Sexism In Schools charity. Rachael & Clare stand with ESIS in calling for 50% of whole, taught class novels and reading lists in schools to be authored by women, with 50% the lead protagonist being women and girls.
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One is the brilliant #EllieRobson @philosophellie.bsky.social on #MaryMidgley and #Animals! Not to be missed and again, what an incredible resource and gift #PhilosophyBites is #philosophy #philsky @inparenthesis.bsky.social
#Midgley
#Midgley
Just released - two new episodes of the Philosophy Bites podcast - listen here (and soon on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.philosophybites etc) Philosophybites.libsyn.com
Philosophy Bites
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August 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
One is the brilliant #EllieRobson @philosophellie.bsky.social on #MaryMidgley and #Animals! Not to be missed and again, what an incredible resource and gift #PhilosophyBites is #philosophy #philsky @inparenthesis.bsky.social
#Midgley
#Midgley
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Unforgettable summer with #Midgley & the #philosophyinthewild project & reading heaps of #Murdoch in between. Excited to be teaching the Great Texts module @uniwinchester.bsky.social this semester with a focus on #Foot’s #NaturalGoodness & therefore big links to #Anscombe @inparenthesis.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Unforgettable summer with #Midgley & the #philosophyinthewild project & reading heaps of #Murdoch in between. Excited to be teaching the Great Texts module @uniwinchester.bsky.social this semester with a focus on #Foot’s #NaturalGoodness & therefore big links to #Anscombe @inparenthesis.bsky.social
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EVENT!
Midgley, Stebbing, and the History of Philosophy
17 July 2025
@UoNHumanities
Details: ianjameskidd.weebly.com/midgley-steb...
@thebshp.bsky.social
@inparenthesis.bsky.social
@philosophellie.bsky.social
#philosophy #history #stebbing #midgley
Midgley, Stebbing, and the History of Philosophy
17 July 2025
@UoNHumanities
Details: ianjameskidd.weebly.com/midgley-steb...
@thebshp.bsky.social
@inparenthesis.bsky.social
@philosophellie.bsky.social
#philosophy #history #stebbing #midgley
July 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
EVENT!
Midgley, Stebbing, and the History of Philosophy
17 July 2025
@UoNHumanities
Details: ianjameskidd.weebly.com/midgley-steb...
@thebshp.bsky.social
@inparenthesis.bsky.social
@philosophellie.bsky.social
#philosophy #history #stebbing #midgley
Midgley, Stebbing, and the History of Philosophy
17 July 2025
@UoNHumanities
Details: ianjameskidd.weebly.com/midgley-steb...
@thebshp.bsky.social
@inparenthesis.bsky.social
@philosophellie.bsky.social
#philosophy #history #stebbing #midgley
Super well done to the incredible pre-doctoral philosophers who presented papers and posters at our Wartime Quartet conference in Cambridge this weekend with fantastically inspiring keynotes from Jane Heal and Sabina Lovibond. Photos coming soon!
predoctoralwartimequartetconference.my.canva.site
predoctoralwartimequartetconference.my.canva.site
predoctoralwartimequartetconference.my.canva.site
June 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Super well done to the incredible pre-doctoral philosophers who presented papers and posters at our Wartime Quartet conference in Cambridge this weekend with fantastically inspiring keynotes from Jane Heal and Sabina Lovibond. Photos coming soon!
predoctoralwartimequartetconference.my.canva.site
predoctoralwartimequartetconference.my.canva.site
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A very moving final session on the work of Julius Kovesi - an ‘associate of the Quartet’ and a fascinating philosopher that I am so glad that I now know about. A superb paper and session by Alan Tapper @inparenthesis.bsky.social
#philsky
philpapers.org/rec/TAPJKA
www.juliuskovesi.com
#philsky
philpapers.org/rec/TAPJKA
www.juliuskovesi.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A very moving final session on the work of Julius Kovesi - an ‘associate of the Quartet’ and a fascinating philosopher that I am so glad that I now know about. A superb paper and session by Alan Tapper @inparenthesis.bsky.social
#philsky
philpapers.org/rec/TAPJKA
www.juliuskovesi.com
#philsky
philpapers.org/rec/TAPJKA
www.juliuskovesi.com
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Wonderful to be at stunningly beautiful @lunduniversity.bsky.social for The Somerville Group: Influences, impact, & legacy conference. 100% worth a 3am start to be here for the start & keynote from the Philosopher Queens Clare Mac Cumhaill & Rachael Wiseman @inparenthesis.bsky.social #philsky
June 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Wonderful to be at stunningly beautiful @lunduniversity.bsky.social for The Somerville Group: Influences, impact, & legacy conference. 100% worth a 3am start to be here for the start & keynote from the Philosopher Queens Clare Mac Cumhaill & Rachael Wiseman @inparenthesis.bsky.social #philsky
Just back from beautiful laid-back Lund. What a smorgasbord of brilliant work on Quartet(+) figures @lunduniversity.bsky.social, incl from MtQ's @philosophellie.bsky.social @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Just back from beautiful laid-back Lund. What a smorgasbord of brilliant work on Quartet(+) figures @lunduniversity.bsky.social, incl from MtQ's @philosophellie.bsky.social @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social
A quick reminder, this is happening tomorrow!
Join us next week for our final online seminar for this academic year!
‘Discussing Relationality Starting From G.E.M. Anscombe’
Chiara Pellegrini, University of Padua
3rd June 2025, 3pm - 4.30pm BST
More info here: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
‘Discussing Relationality Starting From G.E.M. Anscombe’
Chiara Pellegrini, University of Padua
3rd June 2025, 3pm - 4.30pm BST
More info here: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
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June 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A quick reminder, this is happening tomorrow!
Join us next week for our final online seminar for this academic year!
‘Discussing Relationality Starting From G.E.M. Anscombe’
Chiara Pellegrini, University of Padua
3rd June 2025, 3pm - 4.30pm BST
More info here: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
‘Discussing Relationality Starting From G.E.M. Anscombe’
Chiara Pellegrini, University of Padua
3rd June 2025, 3pm - 4.30pm BST
More info here: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
News | In Parenthesis
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Join us next week for our final online seminar for this academic year!
‘Discussing Relationality Starting From G.E.M. Anscombe’
Chiara Pellegrini, University of Padua
3rd June 2025, 3pm - 4.30pm BST
More info here: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
‘Discussing Relationality Starting From G.E.M. Anscombe’
Chiara Pellegrini, University of Padua
3rd June 2025, 3pm - 4.30pm BST
More info here: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
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TODAY: Josh and Ray explore the life & thought of Mary Midgley with Clare Mac Cumhaill from @durham-university.bsky.social, co-author of "Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought #Philosophy Back to Life" – 11a on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & www.kalw.org/show/philoso....
#PhilSky #WiseWomen
#PhilSky #WiseWomen
Mary Midgley
The life and thought of the pioneering eco-feminist.
www.kalw.org
May 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
TODAY: Josh and Ray explore the life & thought of Mary Midgley with Clare Mac Cumhaill from @durham-university.bsky.social, co-author of "Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought #Philosophy Back to Life" – 11a on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & www.kalw.org/show/philoso....
#PhilSky #WiseWomen
#PhilSky #WiseWomen
Check out this gorgeous record (olfactory and calligraphic!) of the 'multi-species' poem created by #philosophyinthewild’s #TeamRomania – together with USAMA ethology and human animal interaction students - at the European Bison reserve in Hateg #mixedcommunity www.notesfromabiscuittin.com/romania/
May 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Check out this gorgeous record (olfactory and calligraphic!) of the 'multi-species' poem created by #philosophyinthewild’s #TeamRomania – together with USAMA ethology and human animal interaction students - at the European Bison reserve in Hateg #mixedcommunity www.notesfromabiscuittin.com/romania/
Just before Team Norway's workshop for sixth graders on the mutualism between humans and eider ducks on the Vega Archipelago takes place tomorrow in Lånan, an island cluster south of the Arctic circle, the interview w/Devon Fredericksen is out. Please read & share your thoughts. #Philosophyinthewild
April 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Just before Team Norway's workshop for sixth graders on the mutualism between humans and eider ducks on the Vega Archipelago takes place tomorrow in Lånan, an island cluster south of the Arctic circle, the interview w/Devon Fredericksen is out. Please read & share your thoughts. #Philosophyinthewild
Call for Abstracts: Women in Parenthesis 2025-6 online Work in Progress series!
We welcome talks on the Wartime Quartet and connected figures! Have a look at the link below for previous talks
Send 250 words to [email protected] by 31st July 2025!
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
#philsky
We welcome talks on the Wartime Quartet and connected figures! Have a look at the link below for previous talks
Send 250 words to [email protected] by 31st July 2025!
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
#philsky
April 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Call for Abstracts: Women in Parenthesis 2025-6 online Work in Progress series!
We welcome talks on the Wartime Quartet and connected figures! Have a look at the link below for previous talks
Send 250 words to [email protected] by 31st July 2025!
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
#philsky
We welcome talks on the Wartime Quartet and connected figures! Have a look at the link below for previous talks
Send 250 words to [email protected] by 31st July 2025!
www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/
#philsky
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'Humans have always lived in 'mixed community' with other animals' (Mary Midgley) - our new 'philosophy in the wild' project explores the nature of 'mixed community' across 13 global sites! Check it out and please share widely. Next stop Norway! www.notesfromabiscuittin.com
Notes from a Biscuit Tin - Notes from a Biscuit Tin
Philosophy in the Wild – Finding Hope in Mixed Communities, is a global Women In Parenthesis public philosophy project which builds on the success of Notes from a Biscuit Tin. Between April 2025 and A...
www.notesfromabiscuittin.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:49 AM
'Humans have always lived in 'mixed community' with other animals' (Mary Midgley) - our new 'philosophy in the wild' project explores the nature of 'mixed community' across 13 global sites! Check it out and please share widely. Next stop Norway! www.notesfromabiscuittin.com