Social Philosophy Reading Group
Current Convener: Brandon Yip ([email protected])
The Social Philosophy Reading Group gathers every fortnight to read books and papers related to social philosophy broadly construed. Thus far, we have read papers and books from a diverse range of authors as well as topics. The reading of any writing in this group does not imply the endorsement of any author or their philosophical position, instead, we aim to critically examine writing that has been influential in social philosophy. See below for a list of what we have read and a projected list of books we will read next year.
Most sessions are online or hybrid. Please get in touch with Brandon if you'd like to be notified of future meetings.
The Social Philosophy Reading Group gathers every fortnight to read books and papers related to social philosophy broadly construed. Thus far, we have read papers and books from a diverse range of authors as well as topics. The reading of any writing in this group does not imply the endorsement of any author or their philosophical position, instead, we aim to critically examine writing that has been influential in social philosophy. See below for a list of what we have read and a projected list of books we will read next year.
Most sessions are online or hybrid. Please get in touch with Brandon if you'd like to be notified of future meetings.
Future Readings
- Margaret Walker (1998) Moral Understandings: A Feminist Study in Ethics
- Charles Taylor (2012) Philosophical Papers
- Charles Mills (1997) The Racial Contract
Dates, Readings
June 2021-August 2021 John Searle (2010) Making the Social World
20/04/21 Katherine Jenkins (2016) 'Amelioration and Inclusion: Gender Identity and the Concept of Woman'
27/04/21 Robin Dembroff (2018) Real Talk on the Metaphysics of Gender.
03/05/21 Charles Taylor (1971) 'Interpretation and the Sciences of Man'
10/05/21 Amie Thomasson (2007) 'Realism and Human Kinds'
17/05/21 Ásta (2013) 'The Social Construction of Human Kinds'
24/05/21 Sally Haslanger (2019) 'Cognition as Social Skill'
November 2020-May 2021 Sally Haslanger (2014) Resisting Reality
29/10/20 Linda Martín Alcoff (1999) 'On Judging Epistemic Credibility: Is Social Identity Relevant?'
22/10/20 Charles W. Mills (2007) 'White Ignorance'
15/10/20 Gaile Pohlhaus Jr. (2011) 'Relational Knowing and Epistemic Injustice: Toward a Theory of Willful Hermeneutical Ignorance'
08/10/20 Kristie Dotson (2014) 'Conceptualising Epistemic Exploitation'
01/10/20 Nora Berenstain (2016) 'Epistemic Exploitation'
August 2020-September 2020 Miranda Fricker (2007) Epistemic Injustice
June 2021-August 2021 John Searle (2010) Making the Social World
20/04/21 Katherine Jenkins (2016) 'Amelioration and Inclusion: Gender Identity and the Concept of Woman'
27/04/21 Robin Dembroff (2018) Real Talk on the Metaphysics of Gender.
03/05/21 Charles Taylor (1971) 'Interpretation and the Sciences of Man'
10/05/21 Amie Thomasson (2007) 'Realism and Human Kinds'
17/05/21 Ásta (2013) 'The Social Construction of Human Kinds'
24/05/21 Sally Haslanger (2019) 'Cognition as Social Skill'
November 2020-May 2021 Sally Haslanger (2014) Resisting Reality
29/10/20 Linda Martín Alcoff (1999) 'On Judging Epistemic Credibility: Is Social Identity Relevant?'
22/10/20 Charles W. Mills (2007) 'White Ignorance'
15/10/20 Gaile Pohlhaus Jr. (2011) 'Relational Knowing and Epistemic Injustice: Toward a Theory of Willful Hermeneutical Ignorance'
08/10/20 Kristie Dotson (2014) 'Conceptualising Epistemic Exploitation'
01/10/20 Nora Berenstain (2016) 'Epistemic Exploitation'
August 2020-September 2020 Miranda Fricker (2007) Epistemic Injustice