Philosophy at UM

22/10/2026

Yesterday evening we had the pleasure of hosting Dr Dave Camilleri (Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Melbourne), an alumus of our Department, who delivered the first talk in this year's edition of our Philosophy Research Seminars Series. The topic, 'BMX as Third Space - Embodied Creativity, Community and the Politics of Place' drew upon Dr Camilleri's ongoing research.

15/10/2026

Join us for an informal chat with Prof. Friggieri...

07/10/2026

Our annual Philosophy Research Seminars Series kicks of with a talk by Dr Dave Camilleri, followed by discussion. 📆 Wednesday 21 Octeober ⏱️ 17:30 📍 IT Service Building VC101. Open to all.

30/09/2026

Congratulations to Prof. Jean-Paul De Lucca on the recent publication of his article ‘When is Astrology “Too Much”? Tommaso Campanella on Judicial Astrology and Free Will’ in a special issue of Rivista di Filosofia (vol. 117, no. 2), one of Italy's oldest and most distinguished philosophical journals.

Antonio Clericuzio Mario De Caro Antonella Del Prete Written in the Stars. Renaissance Astrology and Free Will. Introduction Rivista di filosofia 2/2026 pp: 223-227 DOI: 10.1413/121594

29/09/2026

🏅 Warmest congratulations to Prof. Joe Friggieri on being honoured with the National Book Council's Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented during the annual National Book Prize ceremony, held recently under the patronage of the President of Malta, H.E. Myriam Spiteri Debono. A richly deserved recognition of a distinguished career!

27/09/2026

Congratulations are due to Dr Niki Young, whose latest paper, 'Alphonso Lingis and the Question of Environmental Responsibility' has been published in Environmental Philosophy, vol 23, issue 1

The paper can be found here:
https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase26?openform&fp=envirophil&id=envirophil_2026_0999_7_7_162

22/09/2026

The programme of the Department of Philosophy's annual conference is out. You can read about our speakers and their talks here:

Engaging the contemporary 2026

14/09/2026

One of Italy's leading contemporary philosophers, Prof. Maurizio Ferraris, will deliver a talk entitled 'From New Realism to Webfare'. After the talk, there will be time for discussion.

02/09/2026

There is still time to join our team...closing date 15th September at 2 pm......if the world of ideas excites you, look no further...by studying philosophy at UM, you'll challenge your mind and prepare for your future careers.

22/07/2026

Congratulations to Dr Enrico Schiro and Dr Niki Young on their joint publication called 'How Things Exceed Their Relations: Toward an Object-Oriented Symbiosis'. Their paper can be found here:

https://www.metacriticjournal.com/article/349/how-things-exceed-their-relations-toward-an-object-oriented-symbiosis?fbclid=IwZnRzaATMkYNwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4iQ1_Z5pJ69KkeXNjw0nysHDMEdMfxf0P53WhP4qOAT6lp_zKSiuzXRVId_g_aem_UZDdb2oMKWNICnuWxIdnSg

Metacritic Journal for Comparative Studies and Theory is an open-access, peer-review, online publication for academic research, published twice a year by the Faculty of Letters, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj, Romania.