British Moral Philosophy Workshop

British Moral Philosophy Workshop

8–9 June 2026

School of Philosophy

Agnes Cuming Seminar Room, D520

Newman Building

University College Dublin 

Monday 8 June 2026

10:00–11:15     James Mackey (University College Dublin), “Malebranche, Norris, and the Backdrop to Mary Astell's View on Moral Motivation”

11:30–12:45     Jacqueline Broad (Monash University), “Learning to Live Naturally: Stoic Ethics in Early Modern Arguments for Women’s Education”

Lunch Break

14:00–15:15     Silvia Di Girolamo (University College Dublin), “From Ink to Insight: Transcribing Religious Meditations of Elizabeth Berkeley Burnet (MS Rawlinson D1092, fol.136–203)”

15:30–16:45     Ruth Boeker (University College Dublin), “Masham on Intellectual, Moral, and Religious Improvement” 

Tuesday 9 June 2026 

10:00–11:15     Suchana Datta (University College Dublin), “PhilarXiv: A Platform for Semantic Analysis and Curation of British Moral Texts”

11:30–12:45     Pietro M. Lucantoni (University College Dublin), “Catharine Macaulay on Our Power and Responsibilities towards Non-Human Animals”

Lunch Break

14:00–15:15     Getty Lustila (Northeastern University), “Catharine Macaulay and the Firmness of Mind”

15:30–16:15     Discussion on future directions for research on British Moral Philosophy

This workshop is funded by the European Union (ERC, BMoral, 101169707). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.