Author name: Harry

Talk: “Wittgensteinian Arithmetic, Aristotelian Arm-Raisings”, Wittgenstein and Ancient Philosophy-conference, Athens

I am giving a talk at the Wittgenstein and Ancient Philosophy-conference at Athens in June 29.-July 1. For more information, please see: https://finninstitute.gr/en/kalenteri/wittgenstein-and-ancient-philosophy-2/. Abstract: In the Philosophical Investigations Wittgenstein (in)famously asks: “what is left over if I subtract the fact that my arm goes up from the fact that I raise my arm?” (PI§621). This […]

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Being, Change and Activity in Aristotle’s Metaphysics IX – Talk at the Hur tala om det västenliga?-symposium, Helsinki

I am giving a talk on Aristotle at the “How to Speak of What is Essential?”-symposium organized by the The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters at Helsinki. For more information see: https://scientiarum.fi/en/events/symposium-hur-tala-om-det-vasentliga/.

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Talk “Aristotle on natural teleology: The dialectical strategy of Physics II.8-9 reconsidered” at the “Questions arising from the Aristotelian Zoology”-conference, Finnish Institute at Athens, 23.-24.3.2026

I will be presenting a paper on Aristotle on natural teleology at the “Questions arising from the Aristotelian Zoology”-conference, Finnish Institute at Athens, 23.-24.3.2026. Aristotle’s biology has become a flourishing field of scholarship in recent decades, and its relevance has only increased amid growing concerns over biodiversity loss and reconsideration on the relationship between human

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Aristotle on Epagōgē—A Unitary Concept? Panel discussion at the International Aristotle Conference in Lisbon, July 3rd

I will be presenting at the International Aristotle Conference in Lisbon on July 3rd as part of “Aristotle on Epagōgē—A Unitary Concept?”-panel together with Michael Peramatzis, Miira Tuominen, Mika Perälä, and Benjamin Wilck (we asked Miira Tuominen to join the panel when Marja-Liisa Kakkuri-Knuuttila had to decline; additionally Antonio Ferro also had to cancel his

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Joining Merton College, Oxford

I am thrilled to announce that I will be joining Merton College (Oxford) as a (fixed-term) Stipendiary Lecturer in Philosophy. My duties will mainly involve undergraduate teaching. Specifically, I will be in charge of Ethics and Moral Philosophy teaching and act as the Director of Studies for the college’s undergraduates on the PPE-programme (and other

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Funding for Mika Perälä’s project from the Kone Foundation

The Kone Foundation has funded Mika Perälä‘s project “Lajien historia ja moninaisuus aristoteelisessa eläintutkimuksessa” (“History and Diversity in Aristotelian Zoology”). One of the aims of the project is to translate Aristotle’s biological works into Finnish (which haven’t previously been translated). The project consists of Tua Korhonen, Erja Salmenkivi, and Liisa Kaski; I will contribute to

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