ESPE (European Seminars in Philosophy...

3rd July 2025 to 4th July 2025
The first seminar will deal with the theme: Philosophy of Education: Rethinking European Traditions View the Conference Programme
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12th February 2025
Oppositional Aesthetics Karen Simecek (University of Warwick) (Also streaming on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81813506541) Inspired by bell hooks’ notion of the oppositional gaze, I argue...
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5th February 2025
Harmless Fun or Dark Desires? Taking Stock of Video Game Violence David Waddington (Concordia University, Montreal) Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81813506541 Psychologists and philosophers...
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2nd July 2025 to 4th July 2025
PESGB recognises that early career academics, independent researchers and PhD students with little or no research hours on their workloads, are often short of time to initiate, consolidate or...
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17th September 2025
Philosophies of English Studies: Past, Present, & Future Directions Seminar 3: Disciplinary Identities The third in a series of three seminars funded by the Philosophy of Education Society of...
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18th June 2025
Philosophies of English Studies: Past, Present, & Future Directions Seminar 2: The Political Landscape The first in a series of three seminars funded by the Philosophy of Education Society of...
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26th March 2025
Philosophies of English Studies: Past, Present, & Future Directions Seminar 1: Aesthetic & Ethical Dimensions The first in a series of three seminars funded by the Philosophy of Education...
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29th January 2025
Moral Testimony, Moral Understanding and Moral Education Roger Marples (Independent Scholar) (also live-streamed on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81813506541) After a critical appraisal of...
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15th January 2025
What’s in a TV series? Moral education and a question of reading Paul Standish (UCL IOE) (also live-streamed on Zoom) For several years Sandra Laugier (Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne)...
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12th December 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education & Imagination Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley, Bath Spa University Join Zoom Meeting This presentation examines the philosophical challenges of integrating...
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24th March 2025
Over the last few years, a string of publications seems to suggest a persistent interest in Friedrich Fröbel, who is by most considered to be the inventor of the kindergarten, and whose seminal work...
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10th December 2025
Rita Felski, John Stewart Bryan Professor of English, University of Virginia On resonance: literature, theory, education The Society is delighted to announce the PESGB 60th Anniversary...
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