LSE Philosophy has been ranked as the second best place to study Philosophy in the UK by the ‘Good University Guide’ from The Times and Sunday Times.
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide ranks 132 different universities across the country on factors like: Quality of teaching, student satisfaction, the number of grads who get jobs or […]
We’re very pleased to announce that LSE has been ranked 4th in the UK for philosophy by the 2024 Guardian University Guide, securing its place from the previous year.
The annual Guardian University Guide provides overall rankings of UK universities as well as specific rankings in different subject areas. The guide ranks universities through eight different scores, […]
1. Why did you choose LSE and the programme?
My main interest was really the Philosophy of Science and the LSE program seemed one of the best ones to deepen my knowledge in the discipline. In particular, the combination of general modules, such as Philosophy of Science and Rationality and Choice, with more specialised ones, such as Einstein for Everyone […]
1. Why did you choose LSE and the programme?
I was drawn to the Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific because it is one of the few departments which offers a degree combining philosophy and public policy. Before coming to the LSE, I had a personal interest in philosophy and a professional interest in public policy. This is why the […]
1. Why did you choose LSE and the programme?
During my undergraduate studies, I delved into the field of public policy from a technical perspective. The courses frequently presented terms like ‘efficiency’, ‘standards of living’, ‘poverty’, ‘trade-offs’, and ‘inequality’ in the context of positive analysis. However, I noticed that these concepts were heavily value-laden, and that the implementation and […]
The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE is searching for an Assistant Professor of Philosophy. This appointment is expected to commence in September 2024.
The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method is committed to doing excellent research and teaching in analytic philosophy in a manner that is continuous with the social and natural sciences and […]
The Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS) at LSE Philosophy is looking to appoint a post-doctoral Research Officer on the European Research Council Advanced Grant Project “Genetically Evolving Models in Science” (‘GEMS’) working with Principal Investigator Professor Fernand Gobet.
The aim of this project is to build software that (semi-) automatically generates computational models in psychology […]
In a special feature for Current Biology, LSE Professor Jonathan Birch and neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux asked 10 top experts: what can the search for consciousness in AI learn from the science of consciousness in animals, and vice versa?
With AI on the rise – including discussion on the moral and ethical implications of it, Jonathan Birch and Joseph LeDoux […]
Rational agents can be uncertain about what is objectively valuable. Former CPNSS visitor Luca Zanetti shows how the debate on model uncertainty in science is relevant to the debate on moral uncertainty in normative ethics. This offers new ways of managing moral uncertainty.
We can be uncertain not only about natural and social phenomena, or because our […]
LSE Philosophy Professor and animal sentience expert Jonathan Birch just published a new article on animal welfare. The article has been published on the website of the Fabian Society.
In his opinion piece, Jonathan Birch argues that a commitment to animal welfare is one of the strongest signs politicians can give that they are on the public’s side: ‘The […]
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