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The Department of Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen is delighted to be hosting the upcoming workshop, “Migration and Asylum in Scotland: A Philosophical Perspective”. This one-day workshop will explore how a distinctively philosophical voice might be added to the existing scholarly literature on migration and asylum in Scotland in...

The inaugural University of Aberdeen Philosophy Postgraduate Conference will take place at the University of Aberdeen, Sir Duncan Library, Meeting Room 1, from February 10-11, 2026. The theme of the conference is imagination, fiction, and extended reality.  Keynote Speakers: - Stacie Friend (University of Edinburgh) - Neil McDonell (University of Glasgow) The conference programme...

For further details please contact: Dr Eilidh Beaton eilidhbeaton.com

"The Rules of Rescue: Core Ideas"

This workshop explores ethical and epistemic problems connected to ambition and related ideas, such as social recognition, prestige, target-setting, achievement and the meaningfulness of life.  Ambition is an underexplored philosophical topic: yet arguably, the most significant achievements of humanity (e.g. space exploration, the elimination of smallpox) were strongly driven by...

Discussion event at Aberdeen Art Gallery, Friday 3 May 2024, 2-4pm

In person.   For more information, please contact Gerry Hough (g.hough@abdn.ac.uk)

TBA   For more information, please contact Gerry Hough (g.hough@abdn.ac.uk)

In person.   For more information, please contact Gerry Hough (g.hough@abdn.ac.uk).

Teams: 4 PM start time   For more information, please contact Gerry Hough (g.hough@abdn.ac.uk).