"When knowledge isn't power" Workshop

Everyone is invited to a mini-workshop on "When knowledge isn't power" in Philosophy Fortnight 2026.

Hosted by The Warwick Mind and Action Research Centre (WMA) and Funded by Leverhulme Trust.

Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick

Date: 25 March 2026

Location: MB0.08, Mathematical Sciences Building.

2.00 – 2.15 Intro & welcome: Chenwei Nie

2.15 - 3.15 Knowing in Selfie Culture, Heather Widdows (Warwick), and Fiona MacCallum (Psychology, Warwick).

3.15 - 3.45 Coffee

3.45 - 4.45 The Valuing Body, Kate Kirkpatrick (Oxford)

4.45 – 5.00 Break

5.00 – 6.00 The Importance of Feeling for Knowing, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies (Birmingham)

6.00– 6.30 Concluding reflections: Quassim Cassam