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We are a top-rated teaching department, awarded the maximum score of 24 out of 24 in the Teaching Quality Assessment. We have a thriving research culture with all of the research in the department rated of national or international standard and some world-leading. We have strong links with other disciplines in the University: we run the interdisciplinary Centre for Reasoning and collaborate widely with other subjects both within the School of European Culture and Languages and externally, e.g. with History and Philosophy of Art.
Latest News
Professor Frank Cioffi
It is with great sadness that the University reports the death on 1 January 2012 of Professor Frank Cioffi. Professor Cioffi joined the University of Kent in 1965 and later founded a philosophy department at the University of Essex. Well liked by both students and staff, he will be much missed. Read more about the life and work of Frank Cioffi in his obituary.
Knowing what to do: A conference on moral knowledge and moral concepts
Saturday 9th April – Sunday 10th April 2011, University of Kent, Canterbury
The conference aims to bring together those researching in meta-ethics, and, especially, in areas related to meta-normative ethics and moral epistemology, so that they can both pursue some of the familiar debates, and raise and discuss new questions and ideas. The conference will also be of significance to anyone working in any areas of ethics, aesthetics, practical reasoning and general epistemology and metaphysics.
Graduate funding in Philosophy
Find out about our postgraduate funding opportunities for 2012.
Postdoctoral Research Associate and PhD studentship
Dr Simon Kirchin wins Faculty Teaching prize
Dr Simon Kirchin has won a 'Faculty of Humanities Teaching Prize' this year, both for his work in a range of philosophy modules and for his work as SECL's Director of Learning and Teaching. The prize giving will be in May 2010.
Dr Simon Kirchin awarded Mind Fellowship
Dr. Simon Kirchin has one of three Mind Research Fellowships for the academic year 2010-2011. During his time as a Fellow he will begin work on a project entitled 'Metaethics and Everyday Moral Experience'.