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    I want a feminist speaker to make an appearance for a change.
    — Wallows

    Why ?
    Who would you suggest ?
    Amity

    Underappreciated virtue ethicists of care, such as Nel Noddings (she will make a departure soon to the other world) or Carol Gilligan really make philosophy more than just a matter of commitment to cherished beliefs or dogma intertwined with word play.
    This is where I see the future of philosophy gearing towards.
    Wallows

    You make good points.
    I think I would broaden it out to female philosophers.
    The likes of Mary Midgley who passed away on 10th October 2018.
    Interviewed here:
    https://highprofiles.info/interview/mary-midgley/

    A list of women philosophers:
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_women_philosophers

    Mary Midgley was one of 4 great women philosophers celebrated here:
    https://www.dur.ac.uk/research/news/item/?itemno=39138


    The ultimate aim is to see the Quartet achieve recognition as a school in Analytic Philosophy and rewrite the history of 20th Century philosophy in the UK, which has mostly ignored women philosophers.

    Dr Clare Mac Cumhaill is from our Department of Philosophy and is the co-director of In Parenthesis with Dr Rachael Wiseman from University of Liverpool. To mark the birth centenary of Iris Murdoch they have organised the #PhilosophybyPostcard initiative - https://www.philosophybypostcard.com/.

    So, a guest speaker might not be a 'celebrity' in the sense of being famous.
    However, Dr Clare Mac Cumhaill and Dr. Rachael Wiseman might be considered well known in their field.
    Worthy of being interviewed at least?

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