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That's great to hear!! Happy to zoom into a meeting of the group if it can be arranged - email me if you think it'd work!

Oh brilliant! This is exciting! I'd be delighted to hear what you think of it!

Jules Holroyd's "Oppressive Praise" Jules Holroyd is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, with research interests in social and political philosophy, ...

This was a fun thing to do: Marshal Zeringue's page 99 test. Does page 99 give a good sense of my book as a whole? Read here to find out!
page99test.blogspot.com/2025/07/jule...
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The Ethics of Health Communication How should doctors and other health officials communicate effectively and ethically with the public? This conference brings together a variety of speakers working at the intersection of philosophical ...

In London for the British Academy conference* on the Ethics of Health Communication, talking about our (Fiona Woollard, Matt Cull) project on inclusion in perinatal & postnatal care!
*organised by my fab colleague Ben Davies!
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/briti...

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British Society for Ethical Theory 2025 Annual Conference: Southampton

Registration for BSET is now live. And what a line up!
sites.google.com/view/british...

Thanks to the support of the Analysis Trust, BSET can offer bursaries for graduate and underwaged philosophers seeking to attend.
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Update: now 6 books in Philosophy from Sheffield Philosophers to hear about (this is the first of two events - another in autumn about other colleagues' new books too!)

engagedphilosophy.org/2025/05/16/n...

I didn't read it as such! I'm just sorry it isn't a good fit for you.

I don't disagree with you about the state of the sector.

It's what the funder would cover! I guess for some folks .5 works well, for others less so. Sorry it isn't a good option for you!

Philosophy job at Sheffield! 22 months at 0.5FTE.
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Teaching...

Covers of books by Ryan Byerly, James Lenman, Paul Faulkner and Jules Holroyd. Text reads: Join us for a celebration of New books in Philosophy! 16th June 2025, 4.30-5.30pm, John Carr Library.

New Books in Philosophy from Sheffield Philosophers!

Books in epistemology, metaethics, philosophy of religion, moral and social philosophy!
Date: 16th June, 4.30-5.30pm

John Carr Library, Frederick Mappin Building.
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The Ethics of Health Communication How should doctors and other health officials communicate effectively and ethically with the public? This conference brings together a variety of speakers working at the intersection of philosophical ...

‪Registration is open for this super BA conference on the Ethics of Health Communication, organised by my brilliant colleague Ben Davies.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/briti...
I'll be there speaking about our project on trans inclusive perinatal care.
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This is the first of two adverts for postdocs on a project I'm involved in with Laura Gow and Thomas Raleigh. This one will be based in Luxembourg; the other will be based in Liverpool and will be advertised soon. Please share with anyone who might be interested.

recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.h...

look forward to seeing you there!

Looking forward to this conference on Positive Moral Philosophy at the end of May. I will be zooming in, and others can too! sites.google.com/georgetown.e...

Trans-inclusive Philosophy In light of the UK Supreme Court ruling about ‘gender’ in the Equality Act 2010 (reported on here and further discussed here), now is a good time to reiterate that Philosophy at Sheffie…

Dismal (and confused) news from the supreme court in the UK, so a good time to emphasise the trans-inclusive philosophy and learning environments we try to cultivate at Sheffield. engagedphilosophy.org/2025/04/17/t...

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Columbia Philosophy Statement on Mahdawi / Fundraiser - Daily Nous The Department of Philosophy at Columbia University has issued a statement about Mohsen Mahdawi, the philosophy major taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this past Monday. The statement...

A fundraiser has been launched to help pay for the legal expenses of the philosophy major taken by ICE earlier this week, and the Columbia Department of Philosophy has issued a statement about the situation and calling for the university to help him.

Today I am writing something else about an example involved in the book, and I realised I don't have to navigate around my googledocs to find the discussion - I can just flick to the page of the book! #philsky

Stack of books, title Oppressive Praise, author Jules Holroyd, cover art a melusine drawing by Céline Siani Djiakoua

It exists in physical form! #philsky #academicsky

looks super interesting - bookmarking to read!

Lucky to be at this great workshop on standing (to blame, to praise, to...?), and learning a lot. Today I'll be discussing my recent work on receiving praise, and also commenting on Hannah Tierney's work on meddlesome blame.
ps.au.dk/cepdisc/arra...

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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Maurice Merleau-Ponty Insights into the relationship between the body and the mind, habits, language and thought

Komarine Romdenh-Romluc, who I have the great fortune to be colleagues with at Sheffield, on In Our Time this morning, on Maurice Merleau-Ponty.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Julia Borcherding, Cambridge University: Towards a History of Philosophy? Early Modern Women Philosophers and the Canon, A case Study. The Diamond, LT 3, 28/03/25, 2.30-4.30pm. The Annual Women in the history of philosophy lecture. All welcome!

The annual Women in the History of Philosophy lecture at Sheffield is this week!

Julia Borcherding on ‘Towards a New History of Philosophy? Early Modern Women Philosophers and the Canon: A Case Study'.

28/03/2025, 2:30-4:30pm, Diamond LT2.
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"I didn't know philosophers did that!" | Institute of Philosophy | University of London YouTube video by British Philosophical Association

Brilliant to see ex-Sheffield PhD (now Manchester-based post-doc!) Tareeq Jalloh at this BPA/IP event talking about his work on philosophy and drill! #philosophymatters #philoforthnight2025
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

likewise, would love to read a handout/paper!

I was having such an interesting time, I forgot to post about my fun time discussing using things to express praise with the QUB political theory group on friday!
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CFA This conference is intended to provide the opportunity for speakers to share and develop their work in a welcoming and inclusive space, particularly those early in their academic careers. The...

Understanding Value XIII

The annual Sheffield postgraduate conference has a live CFA here, including call for contributions to a MAP panel on healthcare injustices.

More details here!
understandingvalue.weebly.com/cfa.html
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Yesterday, we read @julesholroyd.bsky.social 'Oppressive Praise' and today @jeppsson.bsky.social and Daphne Brandenburg's 'Patronising Praise', and praise will never be the same again #philsky

Hopefully for the better ;)

Thanks - really interesting to hear you recognise the phenomenon in that healthcare context also. I'd be keen to hear more. And feel free to message if you want any of the content you can't access :)

I think if you click the link in the post, not the thumbnail itself, it works (no idea what the difference maker is...?). Let me know if not though. Here's the link again:

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMH928/l...