Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick
Parent institution | University of Warwick |
|---|---|
| Head of Department | Guy Longworth |
| Website | Department of Philosophy |
The Department of Philosophy is an academic division in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Warwick. It is known for its strengths in Continental philosophy.[1][2]
Rankings
The Times places the department 3rd and The Guardian 6th in the UK in their respective 2021 league tables for best UK universities for philosophy.[3]
The Philosophical Gourmet Report lists the department 8th in the UK, and 3rd and 6th in the English speaking world for 19th and 20th century continental philosophy respectively. It also ranks the department 10th in Political Philosophy, 13th in Applied Ethics, 14th in Kant, 15th in Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of Law, and among the 12 "Highly Recommended" PhD programmes in Philosophy of Art.[4]
QS World University Rankings places the department 9th in the UK and 43rd globally in 2021.[5]
Awards
The department has been awarded a Bronze Athena Swan award by the Equality Challenge Unit.[6]
Journal
The Department publishes Pli: The Warwick Journal of Philosophy which is focused upon European philosophical traditions.[7]
Permanent faculty
- Sameer Bajaj
- Miguel Beistegui
- Stephen Butterfill
- Lucy Campbell
- Quassim Cassam
- Mat Coakley
- Andrew Cooper
- Diarmuid Costello
- Thomas Crowther
- Walter Dean
- Benedict Eastaugh
- Naomi Eilan
- Nadine Elzein
- Benjamin Ferguson
- Christoph Hoerl
- Stephen Houlgate
- Andrew Huddleston
- David James
- Eileen John
- Tobias Keiling
- Massimiliano Lacertosa
- Hemdat Lerman
- Guy Longworth
- Richard Moore
- Matthew Nudds
- Fabienne Peter
- Johannes Roessler
- Karen Simecek
- Tom Sorell
- Eliza Starbuck Little
- Kirk Surgener
- Patrick Tomlin
- Barney Walker
- Heather Widdows
- David Bather Woods
Emeritus faculty
Former faculty
Notable alumni
- Andrew Benjamin
- Brian Deer
- Keith W. Faulkner
- Kit Fine
- Steve Goodman
- Beth Lord
- Michael Andrew Lewis
- Pippa Norris
- Jeremy Weate
- Reza Negarestani
- Alberto Toscano
- Mark Fisher
- Ray Brassier
References
- ^ Glendinning, Simon (1999). The Edinburgh Encyclopedia of Continental Philosophy. Psychology Press. p. 18. ISBN 9781579581527.
- ^ "Continental Philosophy at University of Warwick - UCAS". UCAS.
- ^ "Guardian". Best Uk universities for philosophy. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "PGR Rankings". The Philosophical Gourmet Report. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Philosophy". Top Universities. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Philosophy Department awarded the Bronze Athena Swan Award". warwick.ac.uk.
- ^ "Pli - The Warwick Journal of Philosophy". plijournal.com.
External links
- Official Website
