Imre Lakatos was born on 9 November 1922. He is an internationally renowned philosopher of mathematics and science. He was lecturer at the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE from 1960 until his untimely death in 1974.
He is the author of the classic work in the philosophy of mathematics Proofs and Refutations and proposed […]
Uni has its ups and downs. Whatever comes your way, you’ve got this. The new LSE ‘You’ve got this’ campaign just launched!
Check out the webpages and find useful information such as the Student Support Map.
Whatever you need, LSE got your back!
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LSE Professor and Head of the Philosophy Department Prof. Alex Voorhoeve receives LSE funding to generate impact of his research on open and inclusive processes for health financing.
Prof. Voorhoeve has contributed extensively to a new report: Open and Inclusive: Fair Processes for Financing Universal Health Coverage which will soon be published by the World Bank. The LSE Impact Funding […]
LSE Philosophy seeks to recruit one research student for a fully funded 4-year PhD degree, contributing to the ‘Episodic Memory: Uniquely Human?’ project. Applications close 13 January 2023.
We remember many events from our past, from the momentous to the mundane. Most of us find we can ‘mentally replay’ these past events in our mind’s eye. This kind […]
The Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS) is searching for a Post-Doctoral Research Officer in Animal Sentience.
The Research Officer will work in Dr Jonathan Birch’s Foundations of Animal Sentience (ASENT) project, funded by the European Research Council. The position is tenable for two years. The successful candidate will conduct innovative and significant research as part […]
You can watch the recording of the talk now on YouTube – Enjoy!
Title: ‘Coping when life is hard: Can philosophy help?’
Speakers:
The video of the talk is now online:
The Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS) is searching for a Post-Doctoral Research Officer in Episodic Memory (Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Science).
The closing date for receipt of applications is 17 November 2022 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method is launching the new event series ‘Philosophy Live’ at LSE.
We are pleased to announce that the department will be back with a public lectures series that brings big philosophical questions to the crowds. Each term, we will host up to three different lectures at LSE discussing day-to-day questions – inviting leading […]
We’re very pleased to announce that LSE has been ranked 4th in the UK for philosophy by the 2023 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, which form a […]
We are pleased to announce that Volume 4 Issue 1 of our student journal ‘Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics’ is now online.
The journal ‘Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics’ publishes sharp, original, and interdisciplinary articles by students on LSE’s PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) degree. The journal engages with pressing questions of national and international policy that […]
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