Birkbeck Department of Philosophy

We're so proud to announce that Birkbeck has been reconfirmed as one of the UK's leading research-intensive universities, with 83% of research confirmed as world-leading and internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework 🎉 Read more:

Birkbeck reconfirmed as one of the UK's leading research-intensive universities The majority of Birkbeck’s research (83%) has been confirmed as world-leading and internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), the UK’s official assessment of the quality and impact of research in universities, published today.

Dr Sophia Connell discusses escaping the “Feedback Loop” of sexism in the History of Philosophy. See the nice write up at Daily Nous: "Women philosophers faced sexism in their time, which led to their work being undervalued by contemporaries."

Escaping the “Feedback Loop” of Sexism in the History of Philosophy | Daily Nous “Some of the women discussed in this Issue cannot be slotted easily into a history that did not include their ideas in the first place.” That’s from the introduction to the latest British Journal for the History of Philosophy, a special issue on “Lost Voices: Women in Philosophy 1870-1970,.....

This week at Birkbeck Philosophy, students in Dr Northcott’s Philosophy of Science module will be discussing whether experiments can ever definitively prove you wrong. To learn more or to join us, visit our website.

Study in the Department of Philosophy — Birkbeck, University of London Find about which courses you can study in the Department of Philosophy at Birkbeck and what we offer for our students.

We are excited for our lineup of modules this term including: Philosophy & Gender, Kant’s Ethical Theory, Philosophy, Business and Society, and Moral Responsibility. To learn more or to join us, visit our website

Study in the Department of Philosophy — Birkbeck, University of London Find about which courses you can study in the Department of Philosophy at Birkbeck and what we offer for our students.

Our very own Prof Ken Gemes discusses ‘Karl Popper vs. Friedrich Nietzsche’ on this episode of the Popperian Podcast

The Popperian Podcast: The Popperian Podcast #13 – Ken Gemes – ‘Karl Popper vs. Friedrich Nietzsche’ This episode of the Popperian Podcast features an interview that Jed Lea-Henry conducted with Ken Gemes. They speak about the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, how that philosophy intersects and diverges with the philosophy of Karl Popper, what both men got right and what they got wrong, how the ph...

If you care about the environment and sustainability, we have the right programme for you! Find out more about the new online MSc Global Environment and Sustainability from Dr Izabela Delabre. Access the full article with Programme Director on our website: https://london.ac.uk/news-opinion/london-connection/feature/new-generation-sustainability-leaders?fbclid=IwAR0XzeasSX-jfS3QxyLIeZKFsTPbuoGhbnCorPhkkdC4X5ixWIYvgN5vTbE

Your planet needs you: join a new generation of sustainability leaders Our new MSc Global Environment and Sustainability programme equips environment and sustainability practitioners with the skills to take on urgent global issues.

Our applications will soon be opening to the new MSc Global Environment and Sustainability course. Don’t waste time - act to address our urgent environmental crises. Learn how to tackle global problems in an effective and strategic way. You will have an opportunity to develop a specialist area of interest by working on substantial independent project. Register your interest: london.ac.uk/environment

Global Environment and Sustainability This degree offers students modules covering pressing global contemporary environmental problems including climate change and environmental hazards.

Philosophy, as Spinoza understands it, is the art of learning to live as joyfully and securely as we can. But because we can only practice this art collectively, philosophising is always a partly political project - a matter of learning to live together peacefully and harmoniously. What enables us to do this?
In this talk, Susan James discusses how some of Spinoza’s answers, especially his analysis of natural right, jolt our assumptions and make us reconsider the problem.
Visit the link below to access the talk:

10-Minute Talks: Spinoza on philosophising What enables us to live together peacefully and harmoniously? In this talk Susan James discusses some of Spinoza's answers to this and other philosophical questions.

As part of our commitment to widening participation, Birkbeck is offering a number of Diversity100 PhD studentships for 2021-22 entry. These scholarships actively address under-representation at the highest level of research and encourage BAME students to consider academic research in all disciplines. Applications are OPEN now and more details, including the eligibility criteria, can be found here: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/student-services/financial-support/phd-funding/diversity100-studentships.

Diversity100 PhD Studentships — Birkbeck, University of London Find out about Birkbeck's Diversity100 PhD studentships, for BAME applicants with home fees status.

The Department of Philosophy will award a limited number of bursaries to full-time and part-time students embarking on the MRes in Philosophy for 2021-22.
The MRes in Philosophy aims to provide students with research-based training in philosophy and serves as a foundation for starting an individual PhD project.
For more details, including eligibility criteria, please visit https://www.bbk.ac.uk/student-services/financial-support/pg-funding/mres-philosophy-bursary.

MRes Philosophy Bursary — Birkbeck, University of London The Department of Philosophy will award a limited number of bursaries to students embarking on the MRes in Philosophy.

The Department of Philosophy, Birkbeck, is delighted to announce that Dr Stacie Friend has just been appointed joint editor of the journal Analysis from September 2021, along with Dr David Liggins (Manchester) and Dr Lee Walters (Southampton). Analysis, which was founded in 1933, is the most established and esteemed journal for short papers in philosophy.