The Philosophy Department at King’s is one of the largest research departments in the field in the UK. We offer close personal supervision to students in a wide variety of research areas, with particular strengths in the history of philosophy (analytic and continental, Greek and Roman, Medieval, Early Modern, 18th, 19th, and 20th century); philosophy of mind, action and psychology; epistemology; metaphysics; philosophy of science, especially philosophy of physics and philosophy of medicine; ethics; political philosophy; philosophy of art; logic; and philosophy of language and logic.
For more information on our areas of expertise , our recent research projects and their impact as well as a list of recent publications by our research staff see our department web pages.
Recent Research Projects:
- The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
- Philosophy and Medicine
- Thinking with Assent: Renewing a Traditional Account of Knowledge and Belief
- Ancient Commentators on Aristotle;
- The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
- Philosophy and Medicine
- Thinking with Assent: Renewing a Traditional Account of Knowledge and Belief
- Ancient Commentators on Aristotle;
- The Evolution of the Emotions;
- Perception, Narrative Discourse and Conceptual Art;
- The Boundaries of Illness;
- Word Meaning: What it is and what it is not?;
Most recent REF rankings: Department of Philosophy – Ranked 6th in UK (REF 2021) Power Rankings and 1st in the country for Research Environment and Support. 86 % of research valued as being ‘world leading’ (4*) or ‘internationally excellent’ (3*).
Current number of research staff: 30.
Current number of research students: 60.
Description
The Philosophy department offers close personal supervision to students in a wide variety of research areas. As a large and highly-integrated department we can support research projects spanning the various sub-fields of philosophy. Philosophy postgraduates are normally supervised within the Philosophy department. Students wishing to work with someone at King's who is not a member of the Philosophy department are urged to apply directly to the relevant department for admission as a graduate student.
Joint PhDs
The Department of Philosophy at King's is delighted to be able to offer research students two exciting options for joint-PhD study. The programmes offered provide candidates with the opportunity to divide their PhD study between two prestigious universities, enjoying full supervision at both. The programme builds on an extensive network of existing institutional links, joint teaching experience and collaborative graduate programmes between King’s and the partners universities.
The Department of Philosophy at the Humboldt University has strengths in the following research areas: Classical German Philosophy, especially Kant, Early Modern Philosophy, especially Leibniz and Locke, Philosophy of Mind (Berlin School of Mind and Brain), Ancient Philosophy (Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy) and Analytic Metaphysics. These areas complement the research in King’s in the history of philosophy, in ancient philosophy, modern philosophy, philosophy of mind and metaphysics. We encourage applications from students who intend to write a PhD in one of these areas. The joint PhD offers the opportunity to do some graduate work in German. Hence, it should be of interest to PhD students who want to work on a German speaking philosopher.
The Department of Philosophy at the National University of Singapore is a thriving community with 16 full-time tenured or tenure track faculty members. In addition, there are more than thirty graduate students pursuing the PhD and Masters in philosophy. Its faculty members engage in research in a wide range of fields, including Moral and Practical philosophy, Continental European, Buddhist, Indian, Chinese and Comparative Philosophy. It thus offers a range of study options for potential PhD students that complement well King's own research strengths in, for example, ancient philosophy, modern philosophy, philosophy of mind and metaphysics. Students would spend a significant portion of their time in Singapore, thereby enabling them to access expertise in fields of philosophy where King's alone would not be able to offer supervision.
Postgraduate training
Students in the department can take advantage of induction and training programmes offered by the Faculty Graduate Programme. The progress of all graduate students is overseen by the Department's Postgraduate and Research Committee.
More information about our PhD can be found here.
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