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Research in the Department of Philosophy

Department of Philosophy research projects

Research Projects & Publications 

"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."
--Socrates
 

 

The Department of Philosophy is a strong research department being currently ranked by the independent Philosophical Gourmet Report equal ninth overall among UK philosophy departments. We are also ranked joint 4th in the world for Philosophy of Art, and joint 8th in the world for Metaphysics.

 

 

Featured projects

Mind and Narrative

Mind and Narrative

 

Professor Gregorie Currie discusses whether literary claims of insight into mind and motivation are exaggerated.

»More information on Mind and Narrative available soon. 

Philosopy of Sport

Philosophy of Sport

 

Professor Stephen Mumford asks "Why watch sport?"

» More information on the Philosophy of Sport available soon.

 

Ethics

Ethics and Explanation

 

Uri Leibowitz and Neil Sinclair consider explanation, in ethics and beyond, as part of a 3 year AHRC funding project.

» More information on Ethics and Explanation.

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Non truth-conditional meaning

 

Stefano Predelli addresss issues such as honorifics, pejoratives, slurs, vocatives (as well as quotation and demonstratives).

» More information on Non truth-conditional meaning.

 

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Research Publications and Expertise 

We are home to the major journal, Analysis  and number among our faculty an editor of Mind and Language  and two members of the editorial board of the Australasian Journal of Philosophy.

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The guide can be searched by subject area - everything from narrative or sport to ethics or epistemology - or by using an expert's name. 

Seminars and events

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