Organized by Dr. Michele Vagnetti and Dr. Andreas Vrahimis

📅 Dates: January 15 – February 26, 2025
🕒 Time: 4:30 – 6:00 PM (CTE)
🌐 Location: Online via Zoom

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The New Voices Talk Series for Winter 2025 shines a spotlight on women’s contributions to the history of analytic philosophy and philosophy of science. Organized by Dr. Michele Vagnetti and Dr. Andreas Vrahimis, this lecture series offers a compelling exploration of the groundbreaking work of female philosophers, whose impact has often been overlooked. The series kicks off on January 15, 2025, and continues every Wednesday through February 26, 2025. Participation is entirely online and open to everyone.

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Program Overview

January 15: Dr. Andreas Vrahimis (University of Cyprus)
Stebbing’s critique of Schiller’s pragmatism
Dr. Vrahimis reconstructs the debate between L. Susan Stebbing and F.C.S. Schiller on pragmatist theories of truth. This talk highlights Stebbing’s significant, yet often neglected, contributions to the early critical engagement of analytic philosophy with pragmatism.

January 22: Dr. Peter West (Northeastern University, London)
Dorothy Emmet’s Moral Philosophy
This lecture delves into Dorothy Emmet’s moral philosophy, emphasizing her view that ethics should incorporate sociological insights. Dr. West argues for the importance of Emmet’s focus on roles, relationships, and virtues in modern moral theory.

February 5: Dr. Giulia Felappi (University of Southampton)
“There is no reason for the necessity of the ultimate principles of deduction.” Margaret MacDonald on Logical Necessity
Dr. Felappi explores Margaret MacDonald’s views on logical necessity, analyzing her critique of conventional approaches and her distinct perspective on the nature of logic.

February 12: Dr. Suki Finn (Royal Holloway University of London) 
“Thinking (About Stebbing) To Some (Feminist) Purpose”
Dr. Finn repositions Susan Stebbing’s Thinking To Some Purpose as a feminist text, exploring its relevance to contemporary political and philosophical debates.

February 19: Dr. Julia Franke-Reddig (University of Siegen and Université de Genève)
Ilse (Rosenthal-)Schneider and Einstein on Kantian Philosophy
Dr. Franke-Reddig examines Ilse Rosenthal-Schneider’s Neo-Kantian approach to the philosophical implications of Einstein’s theory of relativity, shedding light on her collaboration with Einstein and her role in the development of philosophy of science.

February 26: Dr. Amanda J. Favia (Nassau Community College)
What’s Self-love Got to Do with it? E.E. Constance Jones on the Deduction of Prudence from Benevolence
Dr. Favia explores E.E. Constance Jones’ innovative solutions to the tension between self-love and benevolence in ethics, offering insights into how her arguments influenced the discussion on Henry Sidgwick’s dualism of practical reason.

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Interested? Register here.