We are delighted to announce that the 2026 Matraszek Scholars, Ema Luna Lalić and Andrija Jurić have arrived at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, where they will be pursuing graduate research as part of the New Generation Research Exchange. Ema is a PhD student at the University of Rijeka, working on humanistic philosophy, engaging thinkers including Richard Rorty and Bernard Williams. Andrija, a PhD student at the University of Novi Sad, is investigating egology and th

On 11 March, Professor Dean Zimmerman (Rutgers) will deliver a talk entitled "Divine Bootstrapping: Do Abstract Objects Lead to Atheism?" at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford. Date: 11 March 2026 Time: 3pm-4:45pm Venue: the Aula, Blackfriars Hall, St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LY This event is free and open to the public. Abstract: Realism about a certain kind of “abstract object”, namely, universals or properties, has been thought to pose a problem for theism. To be a realist

We are delighted to announce this year’s Marek Matraszek Scholars who are currently pursuing their research projects at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford as part of the HPS's New Generation Research Exchange. Daniel Milewski is exploring the connections and differences between Wittegenstein’s and Heidegger’s philosophical views. He is working with Stephen Mulhall at New College, who is a leading authority on both thinkers. Karol Milczarek is developing a predicative acco

The Humane Philosophy Society, in collaboration with its partners at the universities of Oxford, Warsaw and Zagreb University is...

We are pleased to announce that the 2023 George Boole Prize for Logic has been awarded to Spencer Salmon. The Boole Prize is awarded each...

We are delighted to announce that Bartosz Wesół (University of Warsaw) has been awarded the 2023 Oxford University Prize for Central...

On 24 May Laura Gow (University of Liverpool) will deliver a talk entitled "When Beliefs Don't Seem True" at the Humane Philosophy...

On 3 May Joshua Farris (Bochum University) will deliver a talk entitled "Personal Identity and the Creation of Self" at the Humane...

A book launch for The Meaning of Mourning: Perspectives on Death, Loss and Grief, edited by HPP organiser Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode will...

The HPP and its partners invite applications, and papers for its 2023 study week, ‘Minds, Persons and Cosmos’. This event will comprise a...