Andrew Cooper Memorial Event
The Life and Work of Andrew Cooper: Reflections and Conversations
On 18-19 June, we gathered to remember the life and work of our cherished colleague, teacher and friend, Andrew Cooper. Many travelled in from far and near to take part in the event and it was truly wonderful to have this occasion to reflect on Andrew鈥檚 extraordinary scholarly and personal legacy, and to witness how profoundly Andrew touched the lives of so many of us. Our deepest thanks to all the contributors and participants, and to all those who supported the event in various ways.
The conference programme is here Link opens in a new windowas well as below, and the poster is hereLink opens in a new window.
The recordings are available below:
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the organisers:
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Curie Vir谩g:curie.virag@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window.
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Karen Simecek:k.d.simecek@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window
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Fridolin Neumann:Fridolin.Neumann@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window
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, 鈥淎ndrew Cooper and Hegel on Tragedy and Community鈥�
Break (5 mins)
3:35-4:20 Daniel Vanello, 鈥淐ooper鈥檚 Philosophy of Education: A Holstean Position鈥�
4:20-4:40Coffee
4:40-5:45 Session 3: Personal Reflections (Chair: Karen Simecek)
Fabienne Peter
Alexandra Lilley
ChenweiNie
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