Philosophy at UM

In the world of AI studying philosophy is the smartest thing you can do...

Nell'era dell'AI, la professione più ricercata è il filosofo. E non è uno scherzo Mentre tutti correvano a studiare coding, qualcuno ha puntato su etica, pensiero critico e storytelling. Aveva ragione.

If you are interested in philosophical questions, our programmes of study provide the perfect opportunity to debate them. Get in touch for more information!

This Tuesday | 17:30 | GW D2

Transhumanist Happiness: An Illusion in the World of Ease Tuesday 12 May 2026

Congratulations to Dr Niki Young on his latest publication called 'Passionate encounters: Alphonso Lingis on community,
alterity, and politics' . The article is available as open access and can be read here:

Passionate encounters: Alphonso Lingis on community, alterity, and politics - Continental Philosophy Review This article explores the underexamined political dimensions of Alphonso Lingis’ philosophy, with a focus on his understanding of community, alterity, and passion as a possibility for political action. I show how Lingis’ work departs from liberal individualism in order to emphasize “community....

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Plato Warned Us About ChatGPT (And Told Us What to Do About It) Usted está viendo Templeton.org en español. Tenga en cuenta que solamente hemos traducido algunas páginas a su idioma. El resto permanecen en inglés.

✝️ We are saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Anthony D. Spiteri, a respected colleague who served in the Department for around twenty-five years, first as Lecturer and then as Senior Lecturer. Tony taught courses in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences, German Philosophy, the Modernism–Postmodernism Debate, and 20th-century philosophy more broadly. He will be remembered fondly by colleagues and students alike. May he rest in peace.

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Congratulations to Dr Niki Young on his latest publication in Open Philosophy, titled "Pathologies of Passion". It is available as open access by following this link.

Niki Young, Pathologies of Passion - PhilPapers In this paper, I aim to clarify and expand Alphonso Lingis’ understanding of impassioned states by showing how society pathologises passion through the language of emotions, thereby obscuring the excesses that ...