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Nice to see vegan philosophy in the news. Apparently, to be an 'Oxford philosopher', it's enough to have 'enrolled on a computer science course at Oxford University in 2021' and enjoy 'debates ... largely centre[d] around academia or philosophy'.

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1/ 📣 Big news! For the next 5 years I’ll be working with this amazing team @evahaifa.bsky.social Alasdair Cochrane & Bob McKay on the @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded Multispecies Mutualisms project wellcome.org/grant-fundin...

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We're thrilled to announce our CALL FOR PAPERS for the 2025 AASA Conference: "Centring Animals Across the Disciplines"! 📆 5th Nov. - 7th. Nov. at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia ⏰ Proposals due 20 June 2025 #animalstudies #academia animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...

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I will be chairing a session on Animal Ethics and Politics this morning and I encourage you all to attend! #philsky #animals #conservation Most of us have heard of animal ethics, but what about animal politics?

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Later today, I'm going to be presenting at my first @apaphilosophy.bsky.social conference. I'm on an an invited panel ('Animal Ethics and Politics') alongside Pablo Castello and Angela Martin. (@soaziglebihan.bsky.social is chairing.) If you're part of the conference, come along!

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My paper with @aliceoven.bsky.social and @basiayoxon.bsky.social has had another flurry of coverage in response to this news, which is very welcome. In particular, our figures are cited in a widely syndicated NPR article.

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Alternative proposal: how about you don't 'leverage AI in literature review' & instead do the reading & thinking that scholarship is supposed to be about yourself?

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My department is hiring! While I accept that nine-month contracts are far from ideal, IRPH at Loughborough is a great place to be, and this is better paid than many comparable roles. There's someone out there for whom this position will be perfect.

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Announcing a $2000 prize for the best essay published by an early-career scholar in legal, moral, or political philosophy published in F&E in 2025-26. No need to nominate your article: any eligible article will be considered a candidate. #PolTheory #philsky #moralphil #legalphilosophy #polisky

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Philosophy at Guelph is hiring in Ethics/ Applied Ethics. Please share widely. careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...

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This is (I believe) the first time cultivated meat has been available for sale in Europe. In a WORLD first, it's available as pet food! When I started talking and writing about this a decade ago, people thought the idea was laughable. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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A rare and wonderful sight of a great UK philosophy job. Please spread widely to colleagues worldwide. Area of Specialization: Ethics and/or Political Philosophy Would be an advantage to be able to teach Ethics of AI Tenure-track Application deadline: 10th March 2025 #philsky

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On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I talk to Professor Chloë Taylor (University of Alberta) about her 2024 Routledge Companion to Gender and Animals. We discuss animals in gender studies, feminist methodologies, and much more besides. knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-234-...

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Big thanks to Andrew Biro, who recently discussed my Food, Justice, and Animals in the Review of Politics. 'His analytical approach provides a set of arguments that is rigorous and carefully reasoned. ... His candor and openness to change is particularly remarkable and exemplary.'

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I’m going to be presenting at my first ever APA event in a few weeks, thanks to an invite from @soaziglebihan.bsky.social. The panel is called ‘Animal Ethics and Politics’. If you’re part of the conference, I encourage you to come along! #philsky

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Welcome to the Society for the Psychology of Human Animal Intergroup Relations (PHAIR) BlueSky page! 💙 Here we aim to advance and promote scientific research on moral and social psychology, diet and health, human-animal relationships, sustainability and environmental psychology. 🌱 phairsociety.org

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Judith Renner is convening a panel on animals in international relations at this year's @europeanisa.bsky.social conference in August. This is a important and sadly overlooked topic; I won't be able to make it, but I encourage people to submit! eisa-net.org/section-list/

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This ended up being a really fantastic conference. Every paper was informed and provocative; everyone was fun to be around. Big shout out to the organisers (David Paaske, Diego Exposito, and David Holroyd). Thanks for having me!

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Today and tomorrow, I’m visiting the University of Sheffield (specifically, The Wave, an impressive building that was under construction when I worked here!) for a conference on political theory, applied ethics, and animals. Maybe see some of you there?

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Yesterday, I was formally presented with the 2024 Britain & Ireland Association for Political Thought (@biapt.bsky.social) Early-Career Prize, ‘in recognition of an outstanding contribution to research, teaching, and service in political thought’.

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Currently at the BIAPT annual conference 2025 @biapt.bsky.social - about to present at a panel on animals and non-violence, with @joshmilburn.bsky.social, Hannah Battersby and Fred Matthews.

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Thursday-Saturday, I'm going to be at the British and Irish Association for Political Thought conference at the University of York; I'm co-convening a panel on animals and non-violence. If you're going to be there, come and say hello!

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This is sad to hear. In the first year of my undergraduate degree, I read Wolff's In Defense of Anarchism after it was mentioned in a lecture. Looking back, it was probably the first book of political philosophy by a living author that I read cover to cover.

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From my review in Environmental Ethics: 'I applaud Sebo for writing such an accessible, rigorous book. I hope and believe it will be widely read, and I hope and believe the ripples it starts will lead to a better world for animals and humans.' (And see episode 210 of Knowing Animals for more!)

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A reminder about these PhD opportunities. 6+ fully funded open studentships, plus one ring-fenced for UK minority ethnic candidates, in my school. I'm happy to support potential applicants in my research areas, including animal ethics/politics. Application deadline: 30 January. #philsky #polisky

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On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to @richardtwine.bsky.social about his book The Climate Crisis and Other Animals, published by our friends at Sydney University Press. The episode is available free below and in all the usual podcast places. knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-233-...

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New open access monograph: Katharina Braun's Law and Protest at the Periphery of Democracy: Evaluating Legal Responses to Animal Activism and Undercover Footage. Katharina worked with me/Alasdair Cochrane as a visiting PhD student at Sheffield. This book is based on her thesis.

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I had to share this paper when I saw the title... I taught Sara when I was at Sheffield; now she's reading for a PhD (with a thesis on animal ethics) at the University of North Texas. www.vr-elibrary.de/doi/10.14220...

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PAMBA 2025 Santa Barbara CFP out now! www.the-pamba.com/events-1/pam... #philsky

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Submissions are open for the Brian Barry Prize in Political Science, awarded by the British Academy (deadline: 28 February 2025)! This is a great opportunity for both junior and senior scholars! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medal...

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Just published: Kyle Johannsen's edited collection Positive Duties to Wild Animals, from Routledge. I'm pleasantly surprised to say that my chapter, 'Welcoming, Wild Animals, and Obligations to Assist', is being republished for the SECOND time... #philsky

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On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to Liza Bauer about her book Livestock and Literature: Reimagining Postanimal Companion Species, published in 2024 by Palgrave Macmillan. The episode is available free below and in the usual podcast places. knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-232-...

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Postdoctoral position available in Animal Welfare Economics at Toulouse School of Economics, to look at how to extend social welfare functions to include animals. They're particularly looking for expertise in welfare theory. Deadline: Jan 10, 2025. econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

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