Simon Palmer

Deadline approaching! Apply by 4 April 2026 for one of four fully funded PhD studentships at Surrey’s School of Social Sciences, starting October 2026. We encourage interested candidates to get in touch and discuss their ideas! More info on Linkedin: linkedin.com/posts/surrey-c…

On 8 December, Daniel Viehoff will be presenting his paper 'Authority and Control' as part of the LPT Seminar Series. Join us for what promises to be an exciting discussion! Register here: bit.ly/3YXPH4w

This Friday, Nov 7th, Ariel Zylberman (SUNY) will be at the Legal Philosophy Trident presenting his paper on normative powers titled "Powerful Animals". Join us! You can register here: forms.gle/jXSz5JBPVTjgWY…

The SCLP Term Card is out - more events will be added, but here is an overview of confirmed SCLP events this year

On Friday (October 3rd), we are kicking off the LPT Seminar Series with Alex Guerrero (Rutgers), who will discuss a dilemma voters face between voting instrumentally or as true believers. The seminar is online and open all. You can register here: bit.ly/3YXPH4w

We are delighted to announce the schedule for this Fall’s Collective Discussions. 11 Sep: @Ira_cs95, The Legal Concept of Care 16 Oct @shbarclay , The Scalar Nature of Law 13 Nov: Patricia Mindus, TBC 11 Dec: @marienewhouse, Towards an Equality-Based Punishment Theory

We have a wonderful lineup for this year! I'm really proud of this series, which has now become an established venue showcasing excting new work in practical philosophy, with a global audience and in-depth discussions. I'm looking forward to this year's seminars!

@EzeqMonti and I are delighted to announce the 2025-26 Legal Philosophy Trident Seminar Series Line-up & Schedule. More info and details 👇

We’re delighted to share that Dr Leah Trueblood (DPhil, Oxon) has officially joined Surrey Law School and is now a member of the Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy! More info on LinkedIn, which is now our main news channel along with our mailing list. linkedin.com/posts/surrey-c…

@EzeqMonti Thanks @EzeqMonti and @Miottoluc for having me, and to all the participants for such helpful feedback. Was a privilege.

Next Friday (9 May), Simon Palmer (@SJP____) will be presenting his paper 'Do Triggerable Reasons Explain Legal Authority?' as part of the LPT Seminar Series. Join us for what promises to be an exciting discussion! Register here: bit.ly/3YXPH4w

Surrey well represented here... :) Organised by @BenjiLTheory (SCLP & ITAM) and Felipe Jiménez (USC)

Just out in Legal Theory (open access) - "Resolving Peer Disagreement about the Law" by Dr Alex Houghon, SCLP PhD 2024, now Lecturer in Law and Philosophy at the University of Stirling cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Nov 27 workshop - Corporate Agency and Responsibility H. Pauer-Studer: "A Non-Mentalistic Account of Corporate Agency and Responsibility" K. Silver: "Corporate Moral Rights and Status" A. Sarch: "Technically, I Didn't Break the Law: Culpable Evasion or Meticulous Compliance?"

Really happy to see this out! It was an honour to be able to contribute with an article on Bulygin on legal gaps. I hope it helps to motivate people in the Anglophone world to pay more attention to Bulygin's outstanding work. global.oup.com/academic/produ…

SAVE THE DATES!!! We are pleased to announce our MacCormick Annual Lecture and our Annual Lecture on Ancient and Contemporary Philosophy of Law for 2024! Both events will be online only and registration opens soon. Keep an eye on our account for more information!

📢 We have just launched our new (and much requested!) Mentoring Programme! The Collective’s mentoring programme aims to support women working in legal philosophy in enhancing their skills, navigating professional challenges, and progressing their careers.

@artsofdenial @JakeWojtowicz Not Jake, but I think Jake is referring to this bit in "Persons, character and morality" (p13-14 of Moral Luck).

There's a bit in Bernard Williams about how someone might have a project to eliminate injustice in the world, but that is very different to someone who has a project that *he* eliminates the injustice. That tells us something about what that person cares about.

This year's Julius Stone Address will be delivered by David Enoch on 31 July. His topic: "Law, Philosophy, and the Susceptible Skins of Living Beings". law-events.sydney.edu.au/events/jsaddre…

Deadline extended to the 12th of July! Do submit your abstract 😊

🌟Here are the announcements made in our closing remarks! 📢1. Michelle M. Dempsey (@m2dempsey) announced that Law and Philosophy Journal will be sponsoring The Collective's annual conferences and publishing a special volume with papers presented at our conferences!