Can the Open Society survive the information age?

28 November 2024|

LSE Philosophy Professor Jason Alexander gave an interview to talk about his new book ‘The Open Society as an Enemy’. The interview has been published in ‘Research for the World’, the research magazine of LSE.

The Open Society and its Enemies (1945), Karl Popper’s seminal defence of liberal society, sets out his vision for a just and democratic world, […]

Blog article: Karl Popper’s legacy

28 November 2024|

LSE Philosophy Professor Jason Alexander has published a new LSE blog article on the life and work of Karl Popper.

Karl Popper, one of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century, was the founding figure of the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE. Professor J McKenzie Alexander explores some of the twists and […]

Jonathan Birch on the Future Perfect 50 List 2024

28 November 2024|

The Future Perfect 50 list by Vox highlights “innovators, thinkers & changemakers working to make the future a better place”. LSE Philosophy Professor Jonathan Birch has now been included as one of the honorees in the category “expanding the mind.”

Jonathan Birch has been honoured for his research in animal sentience. The list highlights his efforts of changing the […]

Podcast and Video: Taylor Swift and Philosophy

20 November 2024|

The podcast and video of the LSE Philosophy public event on ‘Taylor Swift and Philosophy’ are now available online.

Taylor Swift’s music connects with philosophy in many places: What is love? What is the value of negative emotions like anger, heartbreak and grief? Is there a moral obligation to speak out against injustice? What does it take to count […]

Apply now: Research Programmes Coordinator

17 October 2024|

CPNSS and the LSE Philosophy Department are currently searching for a Research Programmes Coordinator. Deadline for applications: 4 November 2024.

The Research Programmes Coordinator will work closely with the CPNSS Centre Manager and Philosophy Department Manager, playing a crucial role in ensuring the seamless execution of our many philosophical research programmes and events. You will be at the […]

New LSE Fellow: Thomas Rowe

3 October 2024|

We are pleased to announce that Thomas Rowe will be joining our Department in January 2025 as LSE Fellow.

Thomas Rowe is currently a lecturer King’s College London. He earned his PhD from the London School of Economics with a thesis on the ethics of risk and uncertainty. Before this, he studied PPE at the University of Manchester and […]

UK University Rankings 2025: LSE Philosophy ranks number 1

24 September 2024|

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide has ranked LSE as the top university in the UK and named the School as its ‘University of the Year 2025′. The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method has been ranked as the best Philosophy Department in the country.

This is the first time the Good University Guide has […]

Open Position: Assistant Professor in Philosophy

9 September 2024|

The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor who will contribute to the intellectual life of the Department and the School by conducting and publishing outstanding research, engaging in excellent teaching, taking on assigned administrative roles, and participating in the wider activities of both. Application deadline: 2 December 2024.

Candidates must have expertise […]

New Book: ‘Transition Expertise and Identity’

5 September 2024|

CPNSS Research Fellow Fernand Gobet and Christopher Connolly (Sporting Bodymind Ltd) have published their new book ‘Transition Expertise and Identity: A Study of Individuals Who Succeeded Repeatedly in Life and Career Transitions’ with Cambridge University Press.

About the book:

This book is the product of a multi-year research project into how expert performers in sport, music, and business are able […]

New LSE Fellow: Welcome Alessandra Basso

2 September 2024|

We are pleased to announce that Alessandra Basso will be joining our Department in September 2024 as LSE Fellow.

Alessandra Basso earned her PhD in philosophy from the University of Helsinki before becoming a Newton International Fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Her primary research interests lie in […]