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LSE Philosophy Assistant Professor Remco Heesen and colleagues have now published their new paper ‘Science–policy research collaborations need philosophers’ in Nature Human Behaviour.

The project on “The Epistemology of Evidence-Based Policy: How Philosophy can facilitate the Science-Policy interface” was co-led by Anne Schwenkenbecher (Murdoch University), Remco Heesen (London School of Economics and Political Science) and Chad Hewitt (Murdoch University, […]

The recording of the Lakatos Award Lecture by Michela Massimi is now available on YouTube.

Michela Massimi is a Professor of Philosophy of Science in the Department of Philosophy, at the University of Edinburgh, affiliated with the Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics. She works in the area of history and philosophy of science with a focus on the physical […]

Jonathan Parry (LSE Philosophy) and Professor Helen Frowe (Stockholm University) have submitted written evidence on ‘Intimate Image Abuse’ as Non-contact sexual offences to the Parliament Committee.

About the inquiry: The recent rapes and murders of both Sarah Everard and Libby Squire by men who had histories of committing acts of incident exposure and/or voyeurism has prompted calls for non-contact […]

The recording of the LSE public lecture on ‘The Politics and Philosophy of AI’ with LSE Philosopher Kate Vredenburgh is now online on the LSE YouTube channel.

As artificial intelligence (AI) moves beyond the realm of science fiction, it is already having a profound impact on our economies, societies and politics. To make sense of the transformative power and […]

LSE Philosophy has been ranked 2nd best in the world in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, the highest ranking of any UK-based philosophy department.

We’re very pleased to announce that LSE Philosophy has been placed 2nd in 2024, climbing up from 3rd best in the world in the 2023 rankings. Link to […]