OUP Book Launch: ‘Women of Ideas: Interviews from Philosophy Bites’
To celebrate the publication of ‘Women of Ideas: Interviews from Philosophy Bites’, join Suki Finn in conversation with Rebecca Roache, Teresa M. Bejan, and Sarah Fine, as they discuss the status, works, and experiences of women in philosophy.
‘Women of Ideas’, edited by Suki Finn, features interviews with thirty leading women philosophers and presents an engaging and stimulating taster of what’s going on in philosophy today. Based on interviews from Philosophy Bites, the world’s foremost philosophy podcast, these lively conversations illuminate diverse aspects of being human-personal, social, ethical, and political-for anyone interested in philosophical reflection on our world.
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Suki Finn is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London. She researches in the areas of metametaphysics, the philosophy of logic, the metaphysics of pregnancy, the epistemology of love, and feminist and queer theory. Suki has published her work in various philosophy journals, edited collections, and in the online magazine Aeon. ‘Women of Ideas’ is Suki’s first book. Suki is on the Executive Committee for the Society for Women in Philosophy UK, and on the Council for the Royal Institute of Philosophy.
Sarah Fine is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at King’s College London. She specializes in issues relating to migration and citizenship. She is also interested in work at the intersection of philosophy and the arts. She is co-editor (with Lea Ypi) of ‘Migration in Political Theory: The Ethics of Movement and Membership’.
Teresa M. Bejan is Associate Professor of Political Theory at the University of Oxford. Her research brings historical perspectives to bear on contemporary political questions. She is the author of ‘Mere Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Toleration’ and is currently at work on a new book about equality before modern egalitarianism.
Rebecca Roache is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London. She is putting the final touches to a monograph on swearing, and plans next to write about how we manage to communicate offensive things to people without explicitly saying anything offensive.
Date:
29 April 2021, 19:00
Venue:
This event will be held online
Speakers:
Suki Finn (Royal Holloway, University of London),
Sarah Fine (Kings College London),
Teresa M. Bejan (University of Oxford),
Rebecca Roache (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/m3hqw6bb/register
Audience:
Public
Editors:
Helen Morley,
Holly Omand,
Joby Mullens