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Prof Clare Chambers has published a new book titled Freedom & Equality: Essays in Liberalism and Feminism

11 April 2024

Should the state recognise gender? Can a liberal state discourage traditional family structures? Is women's sport compatible with equality of opportunity? Should feminists defend women's freedom to choose cosmetic surgery? Is genital cutting always wrong, or is it only wrong for girls? Freedom and Equality: Essays in...

Michael Tanner (1935-2024)

5 April 2024

The Faculty of Philosophy is saddened to report that Michael Tanner died on Wednesday, 3 April. Michael had been a member of the Faculty for all his adult life, first as an undergraduate on the Moral Sciences Tripos from 1955, taking firsts at Part I and at Part II, and from 1961 as Assistant Lecturer and as Lecturer from...

The Faculty of Philosophy is delighted to announce that Dr Owen Griffiths will be joining the Faculty in September 2024 as Assistant Professor in Philosophy.

22 March 2024

The Faculty of Philosophy is delighted to announce that Dr Owen Griffiths will be joining the Faculty in September 2024 as Assistant Professor in Philosophy. Owen is currently an Associate Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy at UCL and a By-Fellow in Philosophy at Churchill College, Cambridge. He has previously held...

Statement regarding recent blog post by Dr. Nathan Cofnas

29 February 2024

The Faculty of Philosophy is aware of a recent blog post by Dr. Nathan Cofnas and the negative impact that it is having on some of our students. The Faculty recognises the importance of upholding academic freedom and freedom of speech within the law, but remains resolutely committed to eliminating racism and unlawful...

Alexander Bird elected Correspondant de l’Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.

10 January 2024

On 11 December 2023 Professor Alexander Bird was elected ‘Correspondant de l’Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques’. The Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques is one of the five academies constituting the Institut de France (the others include the Académie Française and the Académie des Sciences). Numbers of...

Prof Clare Chambers on the Advisory Board for major research into public attitudes on assisted dying.

24 November 2023

Professor Clare Chambers will be one of the members of the Advisory Board for a major new public engagement project on the ethics of assisted dying. The research is being led by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics , who have appointed Hopkins Van Mil, M.E.L Research, and the Sortition Foundation to design, facilitate, and...

Postgraduate applications for 2024 entry are now open, for both the MPhil in Philosophy and the PhD in Philosophy

6 October 2023

Postgraduate applications for 2024 entry are now open, for both the MPhil in Philosophy and the PhD in Philosophy . The deadlines for receipt of completed applications for admission in October 2024 are as follows: 11th October 2023 United States applicants (who are both US citizens and currently resident in the US) wishing...

Professor Ian Hacking, CC, FRSC, FBA (18 February 1936 – 10 May 2023)

12 May 2023

Professor Ian Hacking, CC, FRSC, FBA (18 February 1936 – 10 May 2023). The Faculty of Philosophy is saddened to hear of the death of Ian Hacking on 10 May. Ian was an undergraduate and then a doctoral student (supervised by Casimir Lewy) in the Faculty of Philosophy, thereafter a research fellow, between 1956 and 1964. He...

Professor Arif Ahmed has been appointed Commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

8 December 2022

Professor Arif Ahmed has been appointed Commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), as announced by the Government Equalities Office. For further details see: https://equalityhumanrights.com/en/our-work/news/new-commissioners-appointed-ehrc

Faculty of Philosophy has been awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze award from 4th October 2022 for five years

7 October 2022

We're very pleased to announce that the Faculty of Philosophy has been awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze award from 4th October 2022 for five years. Athena SWAN is the national kitemark for gender equality in universities and similar organisations. You can find out more about it here https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/equality-...

Prof Clare Chambers has published a new book titled Freedom & Equality: Essays in Liberalism and Feminism

Michael Tanner (1935-2024)

The Faculty of Philosophy is delighted to announce that Dr Owen Griffiths will be joining the Faculty in September 2024 as Assistant Professor in Philosophy.

Statement regarding recent blog post by Dr. Nathan Cofnas

Alexander Bird elected Correspondant de l’Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.

Prof Clare Chambers on the Advisory Board for major research into public attitudes on assisted dying.

Postgraduate applications for 2024 entry are now open, for both the MPhil in Philosophy and the PhD in Philosophy

Professor Ian Hacking, CC, FRSC, FBA (18 February 1936 – 10 May 2023)

Professor Arif Ahmed has been appointed Commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

Faculty of Philosophy has been awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze award from 4th October 2022 for five years

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