Philosophy at St Andrews
St Andrews is one of the leading international centres for philosophy in Britain.
In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, St Andrews Philosophy was ranked joint-first with University College London amongst all UK Philosophy departments. 40% of philosophical research at St Andrews was awarded the highest grade (4*, 'world leading'). The St Andrews/Stirling graduate programme (SASP) was ranked second in Britain in a recent US-based survey.
There is a busy programme of conferences, workshops and visiting speakers from universities in the UK and from abroad. The Philosophy Club, which is open to everyone, is the regular visiting speakers' seminar. Several specialized research seminars meet weekly or fortnightly. There is also a Friday Seminar for doctoral students, and a seminar specifically for MLitt students.
There are two philosophical research centres in St Andrews: The Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs (CEPPA), and the Arché Philosophical Research Centre for the Philosophy of Logic, Language, Metaphysics and Epistemology. The Philosophical Quarterly, one of the most respected international philosophy journals, is edited from St Andrews.
Events
This is a selection of forthcoming and highlighted events - see also the full schedule of Philosophy events.
Wed 13th February 2013 16:15
Mikko Tolonen (Leverhulme Visiting Fellow)
Philosophy Club
Wed 20th February 2013 16:15
Either the World Is Digital or It Is Not
Franz Berto (Aberdeen)
Philosophy Club
Tue 26th February 2013 19:30
Eric Olson (University of Sheffield)
The Epicurean view is that there is nothing bad about death, and we are wrong to loathe it. This paper distinguishes several different such views, and shows that while some of them really would undermine our loathing of death, others (including those most often defended) would not. It then argues that no interesting version of Epicureanism could be true. More precisely, if there is nothing bad about death, that can only be because there is nothing bad about anything.
Wed 27th February 2013 16:15
Chris Belshaw (Open University/CEPPA Fellow)
Philosophy Club
Wed 13th March 2013 16:15 to Thu 14th March 2013
Qassim Cassam (Warwick)
Philosophy Club
Wed 10th April 2013 16:15
Personal and Impersonal Values
Toni Ronnow-Rasmussen (CEPPA fellow)
Philosophy Club
Fri 26th April 2013 to Sun 28th April 2013
Mon 29th April 2013 to Wed 1st May 2013