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The latest news from the Philosophy department
Philosophy PhD student paper accepted for prestigious conference
Olivia Coombes will present her paper at the largest philosophy conference in the UK
Philosophy hub is good for thought, experts say
Key life skills that pupils can learn from philosophy are available from a new online hub.
Social and political philosophy appointments
Philosophy is delighted to announce the appointment of two permanent faculty working in social and political philosophy
Oxford University Press lists lecturer's paper in Best of Philosophy roundup
Martin Smith is the author of a paper featured in OUP's list of best philosophy papers of 2018
Launch of OPEN-Scotland philosophy education network
Philosophy researcher Lani Watson is launching an online network for people interested in promoting philosophy in schools and communities
Philosophy pop culture podcast takes off in student-staff partnership project
Philosophy students have launched a podcast with the help of staff and financial support from the student partnership fund
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Languages, love and feminist philosophy
Researchers from the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences will take the stage at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Research at spring festivals: design, robots and debates
The School's researchers Simon Kirby, Mark Sprevak and Andy Clark are all sharing their work at UK festivals this spring
Philosophy professor to deliver Royal Society prize lecture
Michela Massimi will be awarded the 2017 Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and is giving her prize lecture 'Why philosophy of science matters to science'
Obituary: Geoffrey Madell
It is with sadness that the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences announces the death on 8th March 2018, at the age of 84, of Geoffrey Madell, former Senior Lecturer in Philosophy. He is survived by Muriel, his wife of over forty years.