Edinburgh Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) Chapter

The Edinburgh MAP Chapter, formerly the Edinburgh Women in Philosophy Group (EWPG). Chatter events held on the first Friday of the month at 4pm in 7.01 DSB.

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This month's MAP Chatter schedule:
February 2nd: Non-Western Perspectives and Decolonialism in Philosophy
March 1st: Feminism and Philosophy
April 12th: Networking as a Minority in Philosophy
May 3rd: Minority Perspectives on Death and Grief

All events at 4pm in 7.01 DSB!

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Submissions from & about underrepresented groups are highly encouraged!

[IAPDD @PhilDeathDying]

IAPDD announces call for abstracts for Edinburgh conference May 2-3, theme 'Relating to Death, Relating to the Dead.' Submission deadline Feb 26 -- submit at this form: https://t.co/G94oAptjPl

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Tomorrow and on 5th of January, there will be a workshop on Avicenna’s metaphysics and its relevance for contemporary philosophy with Karen Bennett, Michael Della Rocca, Tuomas Tahko! Full programme here: https://t.co/Vac97zggWG

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So, so proud of our former MAP committee member @eihtbeezy! Truly formidable work driven by courage, strength, and tremendous insight

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@p_realism @lisabortolotti Sorry to hear that, Michela. Hope that you will feel better soon, and your long covid symptoms won’t be exacerbated. Take good care!

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This is happening tomorrow! On top of the keynote, there will also be a roundtable discussion on “Mental Health and Minorities in Philosophy”, with Prof. Bortolotti and representatives from the Edinburgh philosophy department and student community.

[C Thi Nguyen @add_hawk]

Just had my mind fully blown by an aesthetics talk on medieval Indian aesthetics by Cat Prueitt, about how cognition makes us free. Also about the deep difference between Western and South Asian ideas here.

Ok, explaining this might take a while. Here goes:

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On Wednesday, @eihtbeezy gave a great talk on the Black Male Studies Paradigm, which was followed by some invigorating discussions on the explanatory payoff, parameters, potential constraint and implications of adopting and applying the paradigm.

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Our MAP committee member, @eihtbeezy, will give a lecture on “The Black Male Studies Paradigm” tomorrow. To see more details or/and register for the lecture, go to https://t.co/14TW8xVaoc

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@eihtbeezy has also written two blog posts on related topics. Read them here https://t.co/F3sr59dq2x and here https://t.co/VB8o40a3P1

[Edinburgh Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) Chapter @RepEdinburgh]

Our MAP committee member, @eihtbeezy, will give a lecture on “The Black Male Studies Paradigm” tomorrow. To see more details or/and register for the lecture, go to https://t.co/14TW8xVaoc

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The Edinburgh MAP Chapter is planning for several exciting events the coming academic year. Get in touch if you would like to find out more!

[MAP UK @mapforthegapuk]

Yesterday we wrapped up our Summer School for Trans Philosophers, organized by MAP Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Sheffield, St.Andrews & Stirling, and MAP UK, and we simply had an amazing time. It was a wonderful experience to get people together, share philosophy and socialise /1

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!!Announcement!! 🧵
🏳️‍⚧️UK Summer School for Trans Philosophers, 11th and 12th of July in Edinburgh https://t.co/ya5V1aPKk3🏳️‍⚧️

The MAP chapters of St.Andrews&Stirling, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, Oxford & MAP UK are planning a summer school for and by trans philosophers

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Please follow the link above to find our contact information and be added to the mailing list for the group!

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Please feel free to join the EMAPC James McCune Smith in our reading of Martin Delany's Blake this semester! Our first meeting is Oct 4th!

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Please join us for the 2018 New Enlightenment Lecture on the 10th of December at the University of Edinburgh. This year we have Professor Genia Schoenbaumsfeld speaking on Epistemic Angst, Intellectual Courage and Radical Scepticism.Please see the attached poster for details:

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EWPG's Spring Workshop on Philosophy of Love, Family and Relationships is on 22nd May 2018. Everyone's welcome!

This fancy poster contains the schedule for the event:

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This is on right now: The New Enlightenment Lecture with Helen Beebee: "What's the Point of Philosophy?"

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'What is the Point of Philosophy?' EWPG is hosting New Enlightenment Lecture by Professor Helen BeeBee on December 5, 2017. Everyone is welcome! #feministphilosophy #edinburgh @UoE_Philosophy