Department of Philosophy, University of York UK

Joe Lee-Doktor writes for Yorkshire Bylines on the local effects of UK climate change policies, dispelling myths and pointing in some helpful directions:

York wildfire brings North Sea drilling debate close to home A fire on a much-loved York nature reserve highlights what is at stake as Andy Burnham considers further North Sea drilling

Join us on Saturday August 1st at Bolsover castle for Margaret Cavendish's MindFest! https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/bolsover-castle-margaret-cavendishs-mindfest-1-aug/

PhD student Sophie White will be onsite throughout the day giving lightening talks, exploring Margaret’s bold ideas and asking questions such as do animals think, and can we touch colours?

Margaret Cavendish's MindFest at Bolsover Castle Step into the mind of Margaret Cavendish at Bolsover Castle's MindFest!

Read Tom Stoneham's response to Andy Hamilton's viral reflection: 'Why isn't Durham University taking AI cheating seriously?':

The 'Problem' of AI Cheating | Tom Stoneham — Random musings ... The 'Problem' of AI Cheating | Tom Stoneham — Random musings ...

Congrats to our newest philosophy graduates!

(All of them were human, but not all of their supporters were! Photo credit: Mary Leng)

This week, Mike Stuart will be speaking about "Pragmatic Understanding and Scientific Robotics" at the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice in Cambridge. See the full program here:

SPSP Conference 2026 Program | SPSP Cambridge 2026 The Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice 2026 conference program. Hosted at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge.

Numbers "are no more real than Sherlock Holmes." Watch Mary Leng on Philip Goff's video philosophy series, here!

Are Numbers Real? Mary Leng is a mathematical fictionalist, which is a philosopher wh...

This week, Louise Richardson will be a keynote speaker at the Copenhagen Summer School in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind. Louise will be speaking about grief and memory.

For more details, see:

Summer School 2026 Copenhagen Summer School in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind.

This week, Louise Richardson will be speaking at a conference in Berlin entitled "The Physical World and Its Perception: Phenomenology and Analytic Philosophy." Louise will be speaking about "Structural Features and Naïve Realism." See details here: https://philevents.org/event/show/150209

York has been ranked 9th in the UK for philosophy in the Complete University Guide league tables (2027). Read the full results here: https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/philosophy, and our story about it, here: https://www.york.ac.uk/philosophy/about/news/2026/philosophy-cug-2027/

As part of York's Festival of Ideas, Sophie White and Mia Gane participated at the HRC Family Fun Afternoon. Sophie presented on Margaret Cavendish's Mind Lab, and Mia presented on "What's your dream home?" The future philosophers loved it!