UCD School of Philosophy

12/06/2026

12-month Teaching Fellow in Ethics at UCD School of Philosophy, starting September 2026. Closing date: 25th June. Find out more at https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/, job reference no. 019753.

12/06/2026

Registration is open for upcoming conference 'Prejudice in Hume and his contemporaries' taking place in UCD on June 23-24. Please register here: https://forms.gle/HbnEir41bou7J4rh9 Note, registration is free but required due to limited seating.

This event is generously supported by the British Society for the History of Philosophy, the Mind Association, Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland, and the UCD School of Philosophy.



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21/05/2026

Congratulations to former School of Philosophy PhD candidate, Liam Ó Beagáin, on the publication of his article "Character of Language and its Engine: The Fundamental Role of Form of Language in Wilhelm von Humboldt’s Kantian Account of Linguistic Creativity":

Abstract. For Wilhelm von Humboldt, the pinnacle of linguistic creativity sits in the ‘character of a language’ that creates ‘worldviews’. Yet, debate surr

21/05/2026

Today!

Welcoming all attendees to BSP26: ‘Heidegger 50 years on – Is There Still a God That Can Save Us?’

The British Society for Phenomenology 2026 Annual Conference convened by the Philosophy Department, Faculty of Media, Arts, & Humanities, University of Sussex, UK.

https://www.thebsp.org.uk/2026/05/19/welcome-to-bsp26-heidegger-50-years-on-is-there-still-a-god-that-can-save-us/

11/05/2026

Applications remain open for our taught MA, MSc, Graduate and Higher Diploma programmes. These include:

• MA/GradDip in Philosophy
• MA in Contemporary European Philosophy
• MA in Philosophy of Mind & Embodied Cognition
• MA in Ethics: Theory & Practice
• MA/GradDip in Philosophy & Public Affairs
• MA/GradDip in Philosophy & Literature
• MSc/GradDip in Cognitive Science
• Higher Diploma in Philosophy (conversion programme)

Find out more, including modules studied, entry requirements, part-time options, and how to apply, at https://www.ucd.ie/philosophy/study/postgraduate/ma/.

29/04/2026

You are invited to attend a workshop on Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism.

The workshop will examine what role emotions play within the climate movement movement, and how emotions inform, shape and motivate the activism pushing for change.

Everyone interested in the philosophy of the climate crisis is welcome!

17 June 2026, D520 UCD Newman Building. Please register for the workshop here: https://forms.gle/XaxiPpiN4M1zXcZM6

24/04/2026

Registration is now open for upcoming British Moral Philosophy Workshop, taking place from 8-9 June! This event is organised by the BMoral ERC project. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/british-moral-philosophy-workshop-tickets-1988155595907?aff=oddtdtcreator

The programme is also available:https://www.bmoralproject.com/_files/ugd/84e40d_b498b8bcb41541e2856aa76156bd38c9.pdf

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22/04/2026

The annual Royal Institute of Philosophy/UCD School of Philosophy public lecture will be delivered this year by Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rosa (Professor at Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena and Director of the Max-Weber-Kolleg in Erfurt), on Thursday 29th October at University College Dublin. Please save the date! Further details to follow.

17/04/2026

The HDip Arts Philosophy is a one-year full-time 60-credit (ECTS) programme. It is designed for:

Students who hold an undergraduate degree in a subject other than Philosophy and wish to further their philosophical education.

Students who wish to apply for one of our taught MA programmes but do not have a qualifying degree. These students should bear in mind that the minimum entry requirement for the taught MA in UCD is an overall GPA of 3·08 (B–) or 2:1 in the Higher Diploma. See https://www.ucd.ie/philosophy/study/postgraduate/conversion-degree/ for details.

Entry Requirements
The HDip Arts Philosophy is of interest to graduates who already hold a BA degree or equivalent Level 8 degree NFQ (Irish National Framework of Qualifications). The programme runs during the daytime in conjunction with the full-time BSc programme.

You apply to the programme called the Higher Diploma in Arts Philosophy (PLS4) here. Once your application is successful, you must choose at least 60 credits from the available undergraduate modules as follows:

30 credits must be Level-2 modules (those beginning with a ‘2’, typically worth 5 credits each), at least 20 credits of which must be taken in the first semester, and
30 credits must be Level-3 modules (those beginning with a ‘3’, typically worth 10 credits each).

More information and details on how to apply can be found here:
https://www.ucd.ie/philosophy/study/postgraduate/ma/hdip/

The HDip Arts Philosophy is of interest to graduates who already hold a BA degree or equivalent Level 8 degree NFQ (Irish National Framework of Qualifications). The programme runs during the daytime in conjunction with the full-time BSc programme.