Andrew Cooper Memorial event
The Life and Work of Andrew Cooper: Reflections and Conversations
On 18-19 June 2026, the Philosophy Department at 糖心TV will be hosting a commemorative event for Andrew.
The event will run for 1 陆 days and will involve a special guest presentation about Andrew鈥檚 most recent work in Tasmania, three roundtable sessions (each devoted to a broad theme in Andrew鈥檚 research), and time for personal reminiscences by students and staff.
All are welcome. If you're able to join us, it would be very helpful for planning if you could please register for the event. (See below) We will share more details as the planning develops.
See here for more details about the event: Poster.
In addition to this, there will be two other commemorative events for Andrew, which you can register for below:
5 June (Friday):
3 July (Friday): at UCL Bloomsbury Campus.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the organisers:
- Curie Vir谩g: curie.virag@warwick.ac.uk.
- Karen Simecek: k.d.simecek@warwick.ac.uk
- Fridolin Neumann: Fridolin.Neumann@warwick.ac.uk
Day 1 - 18 June 2026 - Room L5
9:30-10:00 Coffee
10:00-10:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks (Guy Longworth/Curie Vir谩g)
Personal reflections: David James
10:30-11:15 Lecture by Melinda Cooper, 鈥淐onversations about Wilderness: Andrew鈥檚 2025
Sabbatical Research Project鈥� (Chair: Curie Vir谩g)
11:15-12:45 Session 1: Philosophy of Nature and Natural history (Chair: Patrick Tomlin)
11:15-12:00 Rob Simpson, 鈥淲hat is the Opposite of Idolatry?鈥�
Break (5 mins)
12:05-12:50 Rozemin Keshvani, 鈥淣atural History v. Natural Philosophy: the Kant-Cooper Distinction鈥�
12:50-2:00 Lunch
2:00-4:15 Session 2: Aesthetics, Ethics and Tragedy (Chair: Fridolin Neumann)
2:00-2:45 Eileen John, 鈥� 鈥楢n Enlarged way of Thinking鈥�: Aesthetics and the Moral Project鈥�
2:45-3:30 Stephen Houlgate, 鈥淭ragedy鈥�
Break (5 mins)
3:35-4:20 Daniel Vanello, 鈥淐ooper鈥檚 Philosophy of Education: A Holstean Position鈥�
4:20-4:40 Coffee
4:40-5:45 Session 3: Personal Reflections (Chair: Karen Simecek)
Fabienne Peter
Alexandra Lilley
Chenwei Nie
Oscar Jenkinson
Rozemin Keshvani
Tobias Keiling
Luke Leong
6:00 pm Drinks at Radcliffe
7:30 pm Dinner in Leamington Spa
Day 2 - 19 June 2026 - Room S0.18
9:30-10:00 Coffee
10:00-12:20 Session 4: Philosophy as an Ethical project/Andrew鈥檚 Metaphilosophy (Chair: Nadine Elzein)
10:00-10:45 Karen Simecek, 鈥淔rom Poetry to Potatoes: Making a Difference Through Philosophy Projects鈥�
10:45-11:30 Curie Vir谩g, 鈥淭he Unity of Life: Biology, Ethics and Philosophical Practice鈥�
Break (5 mins)
11:35-12:20 Christoph Schuringa, 鈥淭he Philosopher as Explorer鈥�
12:20-12:45 Closing Discussion
12:45 Lunch