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LSE ranked among the top ten for philosophy

30 April 2015|

LSE Philosophy has been ranked among the top ten philosophy departments in the UK and worldwide!

LSE Teaching Awards 2015

29 April 2015|

We’re proud to announce that several of our PhD students have been formally recognised by the School for the quality of their teaching!

Postdoc: LSE Fellowship in Philosophy

3 April 2015|

The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method seeks applications for a one-year LSE Fellow in Philosophy, with the potential to extend subject to funding.

This postdoctoral fellowship provides young scholars with the opportunity to develop […]

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Rethinking Evolutionary Psychology by Andrew Goldfinch

16 March 2015|

Former LSE Philosophy PhD student and current CPNSS Research Associate, Andrew Goldfinch, has recently published his book, Rethinking Evolutionary Psychology.

In this book, Goldfinch dramatically reframes the way we think about evolutionary psychology. Rather than follow the standard way of thinking about evolutionary psychology as a paradigm and a pretender metatheory of the evolutionary behavioural sciences, Goldfinch argues that […]

LSE Philosophers at the Forthcoming BUPS Conference

6 March 2015|

We’re pleased to confirm that the British Undergraduate Philosophy Society’s Spring 2015 Conference will feature talks from LSE Philosophers.

The bi-annual BUPS conference hosts speakers from among the national undergraduate philosophy community, alongside well-known keynote speakers from across the world. The Spring 2015 conference is taking place at the University of Southampton, 21-22 March.

Professor Michael Otsuka will […]

Katherine Furman Wins Prize for Bioethics Paper

2 March 2015|

We’re very pleased to announce that Katherine Furman has won the prize for best paper in the category “Interdisciplinary Bioethics” at the 2014 Postgraduate Bioethics Conference for her paper “Is Thabo Mbeki morally responsible for his AIDS denialism?”

The Postgraduate Bioethics Conference is an annual conference aimed at doctoral researchers from a variety of disciplines whose […]

25 March: LSE Undergraduate Open Day

24 February 2015|

Are you thinking of applying to one of our BSc Degrees this year? Then come along to the LSE undergraduate open day on 25 March for your chance to experience the unique atmosphere of the School.

The Undergraduate Open Day has been designed to ensure that you get all of the information you need to make a […]

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    Dr Hykel Hosni appointed Associate Professor at the University of Milan

Dr Hykel Hosni appointed Associate Professor at the University of Milan

23 February 2015|

We’re pleased to announce that Dr Hykel Hosni has been appointed Associate Professor in Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of Milan.

Dr Hosni is currently a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow associated with the Managing Severe Uncertainty project.

 

3rd LSE-Bayreuth Student Philosophy Conference

11 February 2015|

We’re pleased to confirm that the 3rd LSE-Bayreuth Student Philosophy Conference will be taking place 7-8 May 2015.

Johannes Himmelreich Accepts Postdoc at Humboldt

27 January 2015|

We’re very pleased to announce that one of our PhD students, Johannes Himmelreich, has recently accepted a 3-year Postdoc in Philosophy at Humboldt University of Berlin!

Johannes started his PhD in the Department in 2011 and is completing his thesis – ‘Agency of polities: is the state a group agent?’ – under the supervision of