Philosophy at St Andrews
Philosophy at St Andrews
St Andrews is one of the leading international centres for philosophy in Britain.
In the latest UK-wide assessment of the research of UK universities (REF 2014) the philosophy department was ranked 1st in Scotland and 5th in the UK (by grade point average). 83% of research was assessed as either 4* or 3*. 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.
Latest news
St Andrews Philosophy top for student satisfaction
We have maintained our first place in the UK for student satisfaction out of 45 departments with a 100% student satisfaction score in 2017.
Events
This is a selection of forthcoming and highlighted events - see also the full schedule of Philosophy events.
Mon 4th September 2017 to Tue 5th September 2017
Kant and Contemporary Philosophy - UK Kant Society 2017 Annual Conference
Fri 20th October 2017 15:07
2017 Annual Postgraduate Reading Party
The 2017 Annual Postgraduate Reading Party will take place Friday 20 - Monday 23 October 2017 at Comrie Croft, near Crieff in Perthshire.
Sat 2nd December 2017 to Sun 3rd December 2017
The Metaphysics of Knowledge II Workshop
see event webpage
The Metaphysics of Knowledge II
Fri 20th April 2018 09:00
St Andrews - Edinburgh Kant Workshop
Organiser - Prof. Jens Timmermann
Details TBA
Wed 2nd May 2018 09:00
Paton Colloquium in Kantian Ethics
Organiser - Prof. Jens Timmermann
Details TBA