The history of 20th century philosophy is still being written.
These pages explore the contribution of a remarkable group of philosophers who met as young women at Oxford University during World War II.
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Meeting Mary Warnock in the House of Lords
Liza and I were down in London on Thursday to meet with Mary Warnock. Baroness Warnock has recently retired from the House of Lords, but we met her there to talk about In Parenthesis and to find out what she could remember about...
‘Rings and Books’ by Mary Midgley
Midgley wrote this essay in the mid-1950s for BBC radio. In her memoir The Owl of Minerva, she recalls: “I wrote it because I had suddenly been struck by the fact that nearly all the famous philosophers whose lives we know about were lifelong bachelors...
Iris Murdoch lifeline
Jean Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) 1919 15 July: Born in Phibsborough, Ireland, to Irene Alice and Wills John Hughes Murdoch. 1925 Entered the Froebel Demonstration School, Roehampton. 1932 Joined...
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Listen to our Women in the History of Philosophy lecture
Clare and Rachael delivered the 2017 Annual Women in the History of Philosophy lecture at...
Read Ana Barandalla’s super post on Stereotype Threat!
A fascinating perspective on the familiar phenomenon of stereotype threat – it involves a...