University of St Andrews

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.

For prospective students

• About Philosophy at St Andrews
• Undergraduates
• Postgraduates
• Distance learners
• About St Andrews

Departmental and Staff information

• Research centres and interests
• Staff profiles
• PhD and MPhil student profiles
• MLitt student profiles
• Research seminars and reading groups
• Philosophy Outreach
• Equality and Diversity
• Philosophy Club
• Philosophy Society

For current students

• Undergraduates
• Postgraduates
• Study Resources
• Staff-Student Consultation

Events

This is a selection of forthcoming and highlighted events - see also the full schedule of Philosophy events.

Wed 2nd May 2018 09:00

Paton Colloquium in Kantian Ethics

Organiser - Prof. Jens Timmermann

Including the 2018 Paton Lecture by Jeanine Grenberg (St Olaf College) on Kant’s Deontological Eudaemonism