On the afternoon of Friday, March 13th, University of Edinburgh's Department of Philosophy will be holding a small workshop in honour of Professor Pauline Phemister’s retirement.
Professor Phemister is one of the founding members of the BSHP and held a number of roles in the society over the years, in addition to many years’ service to the BJHP. Please join us in celebrating Pauline and her work! If you would like to attend the workshop online via MS Teams, please RSVP to Jen Marušić () by March 11th.
Workshop in Honour of Pauline Phemister
Friday, March 13th 2026, 12:30-5pm, 7.01 Dugald Stewart Building
Followed by a reception, 5-6 pm, 7th Floor of Dugald Stewart Building
Schedule
12:30-1:30 Lloyd Strickland: The Argument from Universal Aseity
1:30-2:30 Jennifer Marušić: Phemister on Leibnizian Interconnectedness
2:30-3:00 Coffee Break
3:00-4:00 Mara van der Lugt: The Cosmic and the Creaturely
4:00-5:00 Comments by Pauline and general discussion
5:00-6:00 Reception on the 7th floor of DSB.
