Philosophy PhD

We welcome research proposals of outstanding quality in any area of philosophy.<br/><br/>We are one of the world’s leading philosophy departments for research, boasting 40 academic researchers. Our research covers a wide range of philosophical topics and questions, with strengths in both contemporary philosophy and the history of philosophy.<br/><br/>Our areas of research and staff interests include:<br/><br/><br/>- Ancient Greek and Medieval Islamic Philosophy<br/><br/><br/>- Epistemology<br/><br/><br/>- Ethics<br/><br/><br/>- European Early Modern and Enlightenment Philosophy<br/><br/><br/>- Existentialism and Phenomenology<br/><br/><br/>- Logic and Language<br/><br/><br/>- Metaphysics and Ontology<br/><br/><br/>- Mind and Cognition<br/><br/><br/>- Philosophy of Science<br/><br/><br/>- Social and Political Philosophy<br/><br/><br/>Philosophy is rated 4th in the UK by Times Higher Education for the quality and breadth of the research using the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).<br/><br/>The department has close links with other subject areas within the University, such as psychology, linguistics, informatics, jurisprudence, politics and classics.