Forthcoming events

Our Philosophy Society visiting speakers series, Birmingham Workshops in Philosophy series, PG Seminar and the Work in progress seminar. In addition, we host Royal Institute of Philosophy Birmingham branch events, seminars at the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion, and various other public lectures and events throughout the year.

Anti-Abortion Advocacy, Violence, and Toleration

Date: 17/10/2018
Description: Global Ethics Tea Seminar: Dr Jeremy Williams

Café Masters for College of Arts and Law

Date: 18/10/2018
Description: Café Masters is an informal networking events for prospective masters students at the University of Birmingham to find out more about studying a Masters programme in the College of Arts and Law.

Café PhD for College of Arts and Law

Date: 18/10/2018
Description: Café PhD is an informal networking event for prospective students to find out more about studying a PhD programme in the College of Arts and Law.

Undergraduate Open Day

Date: 20/10/2018
Description: The perfect opportunity to hear first-hand from our current students and teaching staff about living and learning at Birmingham.

A Duty to be Beautiful?

Date: 20/10/2018
Description: Have you ever felt a pressure to be beautiful? Ever wondered why beauty is valued so highly in today's society? Professor Heather Widdows unpacks beauty standards and the pressure to conform, following the release of her illuminating book 'Perfect Me'.

Are confabulations representational?

Date: 24/10/2018
Description: Philosophy Work in Progress seminar given by Krystyna Bielecka on confabulations.

The rise of beauty-standard denialism - a philosopher and New York Times critic in conversation

Date: 28/10/2018
Description: Join philosopher Heather Widdows and New York Times critic Amanda Hess for a conversation about body image, beauty standards and the pressures to be perfect. The event takes place at Bluestockings bookstore, New York. Heather's book 'Perfect Me: Beauty as an Ethical Ideal' was published in May 2018.

Objects and Properties in Causation

Date: 31/10/2018
Description: Philosophy Society seminar given by Helen Steward (Leeds)

Belief, Imagination and Delusion Conference

Date: 06 - 07/11/2018
Description: This conference aims to bring together researchers interested in the nature of belief, imagination, and delusion formation, to reflect on interactions between these areas.