The latest news from the Department of Philosophy at King's College London http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/news.aspx?DepartmentNewsListing__List_GoToPage=2&SyndicationType=1 Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/mccabewest.aspx Watch Cornel West, one of America's most celebrated and provocative public intellectuals, in conversation with our own Professor MM McCabe on Philosophy in the Public Sphere Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/mccabewest.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/papineau3ammagazine13.aspx David Papineau talks to Richard Marshall about philosophy and his own philosophical beliefs. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/papineau3ammagazine13.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/golobnpg.aspx Dr Sacha Golob gives two seminars on 'Creativity, Chance and the work of Man Ray' at the National Portrait Gallery Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:19:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/golobnpg.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/papknoxbristoldec2012.aspx Dr Eleanor Knox (Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow) and Professor David Papineau (Professor of Philosophy of Science) of King's both spoke at the official launch of the Centre for Science and Philosophy at Bristol University in December 2012. Watch their talks here. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:05:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/papknoxbristoldec2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/Maylovefeb.aspx Visiting Professor Simon May, Philosophy, talks about 'the impossible expectations of romantic love' in an article in The Washington Post. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:11:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/Maylovefeb.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/brewerwaiting.aspx Professor Bill Brewer, along with composer Paul Clark, explores day-to-day waiting and how the use of electronic devices has radically changed how we fill gaps of time in the first of a series of podcasts exploring the concept of waiting. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/2013/brewerwaiting.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/hareprizetor.aspx Dr Shaul Tor has been awarded the 2012 Cambridge Hare Prize for his doctoral thesis 'Mortal and Divine in Early Greek Epistemology' Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/hareprizetor.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/antognazza-early-modern-philosophy-conference.aspx Professor Maria Rosa Antognazza is to give a plenary lecture on "Insightful objections are always useful": debates, polemics and controversies in Leibniz at the third International Conference of the European Society for Early Modern Philosophy. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:54:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/antognazza-early-modern-philosophy-conference.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/thirstpodcast2012.aspx Philosophy graduate Ed Fraser has spent the past few months co-hosting a philosophy podcast which is currently rubbing shoulders with Radio 4's Melvyn Bragg and KCL's very own Peter Adamson on iTunes' 'What's Hot' list. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:54:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/thirstpodcast2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/davidpapineauvideocasts2012.aspx David Papineau and Philip Goff discuss physicalism on this video website devoted to philosophical thinking. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:50:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/davidpapineauvideocasts2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/kingmainauguralsept2012.aspx Dr Elselijn Kingma will deliver her inaugural lecture as Socrates Professor of Philosophy and Technology in the Humanist Tradition (part-time) in the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in September. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:19:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/kingmainauguralsept2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/dltmemoriamaug2012.aspx David Lloyd Thomas, formerly a Senior lecturer in Ethics and Politics in the Department, died in hospital on 6th August after a short illness. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:27:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/dltmemoriamaug2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/wordprojectresearchaugust2012.aspx The AHRC-funded 'Word Meaning: what it is and what it is not' project based in the Department has just released a number of forthcoming articles, available online. Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:22:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/wordprojectresearchaugust2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/postdocsaugust2012.aspx The Department is delighted to announce that a number of our recently completed PhDs have recently gone on to secure post-doc positions for the 2012-13 academic year. Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:05:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/postdocsaugust2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/lappinesrc2012.aspx The ESRC has awarded Professor Shalom Lappin a Professorial Fellowship for research on the probabilistic representation of linguistic knowledge. Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:37:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/lappinesrc2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/kingma-r4.aspx Elselijn Kingma of the Department of Philosophy appears on the programme 'Reclaiming the Sceptic', exploring how scientists use scepticism and doubt in their work. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:20:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/kingma-r4.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Sex-testing-regulations-flawed-and-should-be-withdrawn-.aspx Researchers in the Centre for Humanities & Health at King's College London say 'sex-testing' policies introduced for athletes in time for the London Olympic Games this summer are significantly flawed and should be withdrawn. Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:34:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Sex-testing-regulations-flawed-and-should-be-withdrawn-.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/studentships2012.aspx The Department of Philosophy at King's College London is delighted to announce up to £10,000 worth of support to be made available to graduate students in the Department for the academic year 2012/3. Wed, 09 May 2012 10:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/studentships2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/newappointmentsmay2012.aspx The Department of Philosophy at King's College London is delighted to announce six new high-profile academic appointments, including a new appointment to the Chair of Susan Stebbing Professor of Philosophy. Fri, 04 May 2012 13:29:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/newappointmentsmay2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/lappinswedenapr2012.aspx Shalom Lappin, Professor of Computational Linguistics in the Department of Philosophy is visiting the Dialogue Technology Lab at the University of Gothenburg from 16th April to 11th May. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:46:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/lappinswedenapr2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/papineuexcellenceapr2012.aspx Professor David Papineau (Professor of Philosophy of Science in the Department of Philosophy) has been awarded the College's 'Supervisory Excellence Award' for 2011/2 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:23:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/papineuexcellenceapr2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/barlowapr2012.aspx The Department of Philosophy recently received the sad news that Bridget Barlow, our administrator for many years, passed away in March after a long battle against illness. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:40:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/barlowapr2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/guesttalks2012.aspx A number of members of the Department will be speaking at overseas conferences over the coming months. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/guesttalks2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/antognazzahodfeb2012.aspx Professor Maria Rosa Antognazza has taken over from Professor Peter Adamson as the new Head of the Department of Philosophy at King's College London. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:47:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/antognazzahodfeb2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/papineauinthezonefeb2012.aspx Professor David Papineau delivered a lecture entitled 'In the Zone' for the Royal Institute of Philosophy's 2011/2 lecture series on Philosophy and Sport. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:42:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/papineauinthezonefeb2012.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/alvarezgoodfashionfeb2012.aspx Dr Maria Alvarez of the Department of Philosophy delivered a keynote presentation during a session covering themes on 'ethics, aesthetics, sustainability, culture and fashion' as part of London Fashion Week at London House, Bloomsbury. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:37:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/newsrecords/alvarezgoodfashionfeb2012.aspx