Department of Philosophy, University of Kent

22/04/2024

We are holding a workshop to celebrate the achievements of the Department of Philosophy, University of Kent and to mark its demise. In person or online. All welcome!

Philosophies of Science, Medicine, AI and Law; Epistemology; Metaphysics; Logic

08/02/2024

At the start of the month, the University of Kent put forward its plan to close Philosophy along with several other subject areas, putting 58 members of staff at risk of redundancy. They proposed a 4 week consultation period to allow us time to devise a counter-proposal outlining how we might achieve large savings while saving staff. We in what remains of the Department of Philosophy consider this wholly unreasonable. A institution of higher education without philosophy does not merit the name 'university'. Demand for our degrees had been growing over the past few years and there are plenty of opportunities for us to provide teaching right across the university. Please help support us by adding your name to the petition below. You might also consider writing to the VC, Karen Cox. [email protected], expressing your concerns about this proposal.

Save Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Subjects at the University of Kent

09/10/2023

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Wilde and Prof. Jon Williamson or winning £15,000 to further their impact work with various medical organisations and cancer charities.

09/10/2023

Prof. Simon Kirchin will be speaking at the Philosophy Society on Wednesday 11th Oct, Kennedy sem. 10, 7.00pm, on 'Fakes and Forgeries'. Everyone welcome! Just turn up.

13/09/2023

To all the new philosophy students coming to the University of Kent next week, we're really looking forward to meeting you. For all of you returning, we can't wait to see you again!

24/05/2023

A special Q&A panel at a Philosophy and Comedy conference! (Univ of Kent, May 2023. Sponsored by the good people at The Royal Institute of Philosophy.) What are the limits of free speech when it comes to comedy? Can comedy be a form of philosophy? Do comedians' moral failings make their performances...

08/05/2023

What can you do with a degree in Philosophy? #1

28/04/2023

Comedians meet Philosophers in a meeting of minds live on stage!

Performances! Talks and Debates! Live Q&A Panels! Tours of Kent’s Stand-Up Comedy Archive!

Make sure you don't miss out on this event 🔽

🎫Philosophy and Comedy - Ideas Festival
📅 19 May - 20 May
⏰ 12:00 & 21:00
📍 The Gulbenkian

Analysing comedy is said to be like dissecting a frog: nobody cares and the frog dies. But that’s not true! Comedy, now more than ever, has a vital role to play in all of our lives and raises so many questions and issues:

▪️ What role does comedy play in a society that values free speech?
▪️ Is there anything one can’t joke about and any way one can’t joke about a topic?

Including:
😆 Steve Bell (The Guardian)
😆 Robin Ince (R4’s Infinite Monkey Cage)
😆 Julian Baggini (philosopher and writer)
😆 Rosie Wilby (podcaster and author of The Breakup Monologues)…and many more comedians and philosophers

GET TICKETS HERE: https://thegulbenkian.co.uk/festivals/philosophy-and-comedy-ideas-festival/

17/04/2023

Congratulations to Prof. Simon Kirchin on the 5000th download of his podcast series Philosophy Gets Schooled:

Philosophy podcast aimed at school students. Fun, informative, engaging. Philosophers at universities and schools talk about loads of questions and topics that come up in Philosophy, Ethics and Political Theory - A-Levels / IB / Highers and even GCSE. H...

11/03/2023

Public Interest - WhatsApp / Religion in Politics / Hate / IWD. Julian Baggini and Sophie-Grace Chappell chat with Simon Kirchin.

25/02/2023

Congratulations to Prof. Lubomira Radoilska who will be a Visiting Professor at the University of Geneva this year. Lubomira will be visiting from April to September.

25/02/2023

Prof. Simon Kirchin has just published the first episode of season 3 of Philosophy Takes on the News. It’s a special episode marking the one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. Listen here:

A special episode discussing the war in Ukraine on the one year anniversary of its invasion. Angie Hobbs, Aaron Wendland and Gerald Lang chat with Simon Kirchin. Aaron has organised a series of benefit talks supporting academics and students in Ukraine. (Details near the top of the show.) 17th-19th....