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Philosophy

Director of Research  Professor David Archard

The individuals in the philosophy research subject area cover collectively a broad range of philosophy: metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophical logic, history of philosophy (ancient and modern), epistemology, moral philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of law, and philosophy of religion. Each individual has a clearly established academic identity, reflected in past, current and planned publications. Their individual efforts are reinforced by synergic contact with other members.

Forthcoming Events

The subject area has a regular programme of lectures, seminars and workshops.  Many Thursday afternoons at 3:30 pm there is a research seminar which takes place in room 20.103, School of Politics, International Studies, and Philosophy.  Some of these events are funded by the Belfast Branch of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and are open to members of the general public. 

A list of upcoming School event can be found here.

There is student-run philosophy society, further details can be found here.  Its blog can be found here Queen's University Belfast Philosophy Society weblog  

The Philosophy blog can be found here http://blogs.qub.ac.uk/thoughtfulscholar/

Recent Events

For the full  programme of Thursday seminars for the Autumn Semester, 2012-13, please click here

For the full programme of Thursday seminars for the Spring Semester, 2011-12, please click here

For the full  programme of Thursday seminars for the Autumn Semester, 2011-12, please click here

For the full  programme of Thursday seminars for the Spring Semester, 2010-11, please click here

Details on the Workshop in the Philosophy of Mind on the 31 May 2011 are available here

Details of Workshop Issues on "Evolution, Learning and Culture" hosted by the Institute of Cognition and Culture, Queen’s University,  25 March 2011 are available here

Details of the Irish Philosophical Society's conference on 27 November 2010 are available here

Details of the Ancient Epistemology Workshop, 9-10 December 2010 are available here

Academic Staff

 

Members of staff with a secondary association in the research cluster:

 

Current Research students