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Philosophy MA, PhD
This is a research programme within the Philosophy subject area.
Outline
The list below indicates the range of current research interests of members of staff. We can supervise postgraduate students for the degrees of MA or PhD in any of these areas, as well as in other main fields of philosophy. We encourage you to contact us to discuss your plans at an early stage of your application.
Key facts
- Subject area: Philosophy
- Location: Canterbury
- School: School of European Culture and Languages
- Duration: MA one year full-time or two years part-time, PhD registration three to four years full-time or five to six years part-time.
- Start: At any time but preferably in September.
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: A first or second class honours degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent). Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).
Research areas
The main research interests of the staff are in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of language and logic, causality and probability, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of Wittgenstein, epistemology, modern European philosophy and the philosophy of mind.
Key facts
- Subject area: Philosophy
- Location: Canterbury
- School: School of European Culture and Languages
- Duration: MA one year full-time or two years part-time, PhD registration three to four years full-time or five to six years part-time.
- Start: At any time but preferably in September.
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: A first or second class honours degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent). Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).
Staff research
Full details of staff research interests can be found on our website.
Dr Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij: Lecturer in Philosophy
Epistemology and its intersections with ethics and political philosophy; epistemic paternalism; epistemic expressivism; the epistemic value of liberal democracy; what research in social psychology can tell us about the epistemic virtue of deferring to others, and how eradicating epistemic injustices may serve to promote that virtue. Recent publications include: Epistemic Paternalism: A Defence (forthcoming).
Dr David Corfield: Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
Philosophy of mathematics; philosophy of science; philosophy of psychology. Recent publications include: Why Do People Get Ill? Exploring the Mind-body Connection (co-author, 2007).
Dr Helen Frowe: Lecturer in Philosophy
Moral philosophy; political philosophy, especially just war theory and permissible killing; bioethics; deonotological ethics. Recent publications include: The Ethics of War and Peace: An Introduction (2011).
Professor Laurence Goldstein: Professor of Philosophy; Head of School
Paradoxes; the philosophy of logic and language; the philosophy of Wittgenstein. Recent publications include: Lógica: conceptos clave en filosofia (2008); Brevity (forthcoming).
Dr Edward Kanterian: Lecturer in Philosophy
Kant's metaphysics and the philosophy of language. Recent publications include: Frege: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Critical Lives) (2007); Wittgenstein and His Interpreters: Essays in Memory of Gordon Baker (co-ed, 2007); A Guide for the Perplexed (2012).
Dr Simon Kirchin: Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
Moral philosophy; aesthetics; particularism; moral realism; medical ethics. Recent publications include: Understanding Ethics (2008); A World Without Values (co-ed, 2010); Metaethics (2012); A World Without Values: Essays on John Mackie's Moral Error Theory (co-ed, forthcoming).
Dr Todd Mei: Lecturer in Philosophy and Religious Studies
Continental philosophy; philosophical hermeneutics; political economy. Recent publications include: Heidegger, Work, and Being (2009); From Ricoeur to Action (co-ed, 2012).
Dr Julien Murzi: Lecturer in Philosophy
Philosophies of language and logic. Recent publications include: Coming True: A Note on Truth and Actuality (co-ed, forthcoming).
Professor Sean Sayers: Professor of Philosophy
Social, moral and political philosophy; Hegel and Marx. Recent publications include: Marxism and Human Nature (2007); Socialism, Feminism and Philosophy: A Radical Philosophy Reader (co-ed, 2007); Karl Marx: A Biography (co-ed, 2007); Marx and Alienation: Essays on Hegelian Themes (2011).
Dr Julia Tanney: Reader in Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of mind; philosophy of cognitive science; self-knowledge; normativity and rules; reason-explanation; Ryle; Wittgenstein. Recent publications include: Rules, Reason and Self-knowledge (2012).
Professor Jon Williamson: Professor of Reasoning, Inference and Scientific Method
Philosophy of causality; philosophy of probability; logics and reasoning. Recent publications include: Causality and Probability in the Sciences (co-ed, 2007); In Defence of Objective Bayesianism (2010); Probabilistic Logics and Probablistic Networks (co-ed, 2011); Causality in the Sciences (co-ed, 2011); Is Working Longer the Answer: Unequal Prospects for Older Workers (co-author, forthcoming).
Further information:
Key facts
- Subject area: Philosophy
- Location: Canterbury
- School: School of European Culture and Languages
- Duration: MA one year full-time or two years part-time, PhD registration three to four years full-time or five to six years part-time.
- Start: At any time but preferably in September.
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: A first or second class honours degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent). Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).
Contact details
Admissions enquiries
T: +44 (0)1227 827272
E: information@kent.ac.uk
Professor Sean Sayers
Philosophy Section,
School of European Culture and Languages,
University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NF, UK
T: +44 (0)1227 827785
E: s.p.sayers@kent.ac.uk
Key facts
- Subject area: Philosophy
- Location: Canterbury
- School: School of European Culture and Languages
- Duration: MA one year full-time or two years part-time, PhD registration three to four years full-time or five to six years part-time.
- Start: At any time but preferably in September.
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: A first or second class honours degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent). Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).
How to apply
Before applying, please read our ‘How to apply’ section.
You can then go straight to the online application form by clicking the programme below:
Key facts
- Subject area: Philosophy
- Location: Canterbury
- School: School of European Culture and Languages
- Duration: MA one year full-time or two years part-time, PhD registration three to four years full-time or five to six years part-time.
- Start: At any time but preferably in September.
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: A first or second class honours degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent). Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).