In various conversations, some of us have thought it might be nice to have a reading group on philosophy of medicine, with international reach. As well as creating a nice place for regular conversations, this might support people who feel a bit isolated where they are, to connect more with the international philosophy of medicine community. And of course it encourages those of us who suffer from “readers block” to read on a regular basis!

We haven’t yet decided what to read, or exactly how often to meet. So we might do a sort of pilot, and continue if it feels good, or drop it otherwise. As a rough guide, we’re imagining having maybe 8 or 10 meetings at intervals of 2 or 3 weeks, each lasting about 90 mins. These might run Sept-Dec (perhaps with some earlier meetings in June/July for those who are free). Then we review, and decide whether to line another series of meetings up for the following year. However, everything is open.

If you would like to be part of this experiment, please would you drop us a line at cpemph@durham.ac.uk? No commitment.