The Public Philosopher: A day in Honour of Jo Wolff’s Career

July 16, 2025
Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University

Blavatnik School of Government
OX2 6GG
Oxford
United Kingdom

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University of Oxford
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Utrecht University
University of Oxford
Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München
Catholic University of Louvain
(unaffiliated)
Oxford University
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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University of Oxford

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Jo Wolff is one of the most influential political philosophers of our time, a scholar whose work has shaped numerous debates in philosophy—from equality and disadvantage to health and disability, urban policy, and structural injustice.

Yet beyond his scholarly contributions, Jo has been a public philosopher in the fullest sense—committed to making political philosophy relevant, accessible, and engaged with the world. His writing and teaching have inspired generations of students, while his work with policymakers has demonstrated how philosophy can inform and shape public decision-making.

This event celebrates Jo Wolff’s extraordinary career in the most fitting way: by doing political philosophy together. Friends, colleagues, and former students will gather to reflect on key themes of his work: the practice of engaged political philosophy, just and unjust cities, health and disability, equality, the public role of philosophers, and Jewish thought in the twentieth century. The day includes a line-up of leading scholars and long-time collaborators, culminating in a keynote address from Jo himself.

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July 16, 2025, 7:00pm BST

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