Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin

The @tcd_school_ssp Alumni Newsletter 2025 is now available to read! 📖 It looks back on the School's achievements over the past academic year. 👏 📎Read the newsletter here: tcd.ie/ssp/alumni/new… @TCDsociology @tcdeconomics @TCDPoliticalSci

Why does Plato continue to inspire philosophers across centuries? The Platonic Mind, co-edited by our colleague Vasilis Politis and Peter D Larsen offers a fresh look at his influence on philosophy. A great pick from the @tcd_school_ssp Summer Reads series! @routledgebooks

How do we co-exist with machines?🤖 Professor @TahaYasseri (@TCDsociology) explains how machines are influencing our way of life today & how we can prepare ourselves for the future. @tcddublin @tcdglobal @TrinityResearch @TCD_AHSS @tcdeconomics @TCDPoliticalSci @TCDphilosophy

Thanks to Anil Gomes from @UniofOxford who visited the department this week for a 2-day workshop & excellent chapter-by-chapter discussion of 'The Practical Self' (@OxUniPress) exploring self-consciousness & our place in the world. More here 🔗 tinyurl.com/5hxnk2ej

So, why should we care about central bank independence? 🧐 Professor @DavideRomelli tells us why it matters in the first video of our Meet the Expert Summer Series! ✨ @TCD_AHSS @TrinityResearch @tcddublin @tcdglobal @TCDphilosophy @TCDsociology @tcdeconomics @TCDPoliticalSci

A warm congratulations to Professor David Berman, Fellow Emeritus (Philosophy) on the publication of his latest book “Whately's Historic Doubts about Napoleon's Existence and the Preliminary Question”, published by @Palgrave 👏 More here 🔗 tinyurl.com/3k4ahuvx

A big congratulations to PhD student Enda Russell, who has been awarded a 2025 Dermot McAleese Teaching Assistant Award ⭐️ Enda’s engaging approach to teaching has made a real impact- well done from all of us in the department! 👏 Read more here 🔗 tinyurl.com/7uf8tpyb

Delighted to be able to share this forthcoming paper: my part of a book symposium on Amir Saemi's excellent 'Morality and Revelation in Islamic Thought and Beyond', ed. by Mohammad Saleh Zarepour for Agatheos: European Journal for Philosophy of Religion. philpapers.org/rec/AKHDPE

The School is delighted to announce new staff in all 4 Departments starting in August! @tcdeconomics Drs Jian Cao, Gustav Fredriksson, & Yuen Ho @TCDphilosophy Dr Ashley Shaw @TCDPoliticalSci Drs Asli Ceren Cinar & Oguzhan Türkoglu @TCDsociology Dr Joonghyun Kwak & Larissa Meier

The Department of Economics is hiring! 📍 We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Economics on a specific-purpose basis, covering maternity leave. 💡 📅Application deadline 27 May at 12 pm 🔗 jobs.tcd.ie @TCD_SSP @TRiSSTCD @ceph_ie

Congratulations to Professors @ronanlyons and @DavideRomelli on their Fellowships! 🥳 Provost @LindaDoyle read out the names of the new Fellows & Scholars this morning at Front Square. 👏 Read the full list of Fellows and Scholars ⬇️ tinyurl.com/3k4jpkrx

🥳We are also very excited to welcome Dr Larissa Meier as an Assistant Professor in August Larissa research explores contemporary political conflicts, with a particular focus on social movements, political violence, and civil resistance. Read more here:tinyurl.com/4zp9pnjk

🙌We are very excited to welcome Dr Joonghyun Kwak as Assistant Professor in #Sociology in August. His research focuses on globalisation, sustainable development and social inequality. @TCD_SSP

Interested in starting an MPhil in Philosophy this September? Join Course Director Prof Lilian Alweiss at our upcoming webinar: 📅 Date: Tuesday 13 May 2025 🕒 Time: 10 am (Irish Time) 📍 Venue: Zoom (register here: tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regist…)

That’s a wrap on Philosophy Today 2025! 🥳 6 evenings of big questions, generous speakers & packed-out discussions. Thanks to everyone joined us & brought such curiosity & energy each week. 👏 Sign up for updates on future events here 🔽 tinyurl.com/4nxc8vrv

What does it mean to truly care for oneself? 🤔 Looking forward to tonight’s final talk in the Philosophy Today series, with Professor Vasilis Politis, exploring Socrates' teachings on self-examination and their relevance today.

✨ The Department is pleased to welcome Dr Ashley Shaw, who joins us as Assistant Professor in Philosophy this August. His research centres on mind & action, with current work on desire & rational agency & interests in need, habit & self-control. 🔗tinyurl.com/4fdrhhun

Delighted to welcome Professor Brad Hooker from @UniofReading for the final talk in our Hilary Term Colloquium Series later today. His presentation is titled "A General Theory of Fairness". A big thank you to all our speakers this term for making it such a success!

Huge congratulations to @NetByrne on her election to @RIAdawson, Ireland’s highest academic honour. Annette is Professor of Physiology and Head of the Precision Cancer Medicine Group at @RCSI_Irl & also a Senior Sophister studying Philosophy & English with us @tcddublin!

We’re pleased to welcome @MaxKhanHayward from @sheffielduni to the department later today for an extra Colloquium talk titled "What is the 'Method of Cases' in Ethics?" His talk will take place from 3-5pm in the Trinity Business School Board Room (Room 4.19, 4th floor).