To mark the publication of the special issue “Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War”, the editorial board of Studia Philosophica Estonica invites everyone to a public lecture, entitled “Just War and the Ethics of Killing: An Analysis of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict”, by Prof. Jeff McMahan, Sekyra and White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Oxford.

This public lecture will be held on Thursday, 05 September 2024, from 16:00-18:00, in White Hall at the University of Tartu Museum (Lossi 25, Tartu).

The Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Estonia, Mr. Maksym Kononenko, will participate in the event.

“Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War” was edited by Dr. Aaron James Wendland, Vision Fellow in Public Philosophy, King’s College London. The editor-in-chief of Studia Philosophica Estonica is Dr. Toomas Lott, Research Fellow in the History of Philosophy, University of Tartu.

In the midst of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Studia Philosophica Estonica has launched a groundbreaking special edition, “Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War”. It is the first issue of a philosophy journal to exclusively cover Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The renowned public intellectuals and distinguished scholars who contribute to this volume have written essays that combine rigorous academic analysis of the conflict with an accessible and engaging style. As a result, this special issue on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine offers insight that will resonate with professional academics and the general public, alike.

“Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War” contains contributions from some of the most influential public intellectuals writing today, including world-renowned author, Margaret Atwood, one of the most celebrated scholars of Ukrainian history, Timothy Snyder, two preeminent Oxford ethicists, Jeff McMahan and Jonathan Wolff, and three of Ukraine’s leading cultural critics, Mychailo Wynnyckyj, Volodymyr Yermolenko, and Irina Zherebkina. Taken together, these writers offer a clear and compelling examination of the defining issue of our time, by combining cutting-edge academic research with intimate personal experiences of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

We will be glad if you attend this public lecture.