Research in Philosophy
We have an active research community which is strongly committed to delivering the highest quality of philosophical research and which also ensures that postgraduates are well integrated into our research culture.
The department combines research excellence in all core areas of philosophy, with distinction in number of specialty areas and strengths in many interdisciplinary areas. The department hosts the Birmingham Centre for Philosophy of Religion, and we host a number of research themes, bringing together the expertise of a number of staff from across the university and offering our postgraduates a supportive and well-connected environment in which to study.
Our research projects
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Our beliefs shape our understanding of the world and our success or failure in interacting with it.
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According to the classical paradigm in philosophy of language, to understand the meaning of a sentence is to know what the world would need to be like for the sentence to be true.
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The philosophy of religion addresses the most fundamental issues concerning religious concepts, beliefs and practice.
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The Universities of Bristol, Nottingham and Birmingham have been awarded a major £2.6 million Wellcome Discovery Award
Department of Philosophy
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Profiles of our current PhD students