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Department of Philosophy, King's College London

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The Department of Philosophy is an academic division in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at King's College London. It is one of the largest and most distinguished centres for the study of philosophy in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4][5]

Department of Philosophy,
King's College London
King's College buildings on Surrey Street
Established
  • 1906 - Department of Philosophy and Psychology
  • 1912 - Department of Philosophy
Parent institution
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, King's College London
Head of DepartmentMaria Alvarez
Academic staff
40
Students450
Location
Surrey Street, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
WebsiteDepartment of Philosophy

History

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For over half a century since the Anglican foundation of King's College in 1829, the study of philosophy was restricted to courses within the Department of Theology and the Department of English Literature. In 1906 a separate Department of Philosophy and Psychology was explicitly established, and in 1912 Philosophy split to form its own department.[6][7]

The department is located in the Philosophy Building on Surrey Street, a set of three adjacent townhouses joined through a series of corridors and forming part of the Strand Campus of King's College.[8][9] The vaults along the back of the building are those containing the old Roman Baths on Strand Lane.[10][11]

In 1989, Sir Richard Sorabji founded the King's College Centre for Philosophical Studies at the department with the aim of promoting philosophy to the wider public.[12][13][14]

The Head of Department is currently Maria Alvarez Professor of Philosophy at King's.[15][16]

Traditions

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The Department of Philosophy owns a historic bar on its premises in Surrey Street, officially the King's College Sports & Social Club Bar but referred to informally as simply the Philosophy Bar. Management of the bar was taken over by the King's College London Students' Union in 2016.[17] However, the bar was closed in 2020 in response to COVID-19 restrictions, and despite a petition to KCL and the KCLSU which received 680 signatures, the bar remains closed. [18]

Academic staff and students of the department also make an annual trip to Cumberland Lodge, a Grade II listed country house in Windsor Great Park.[19] There is a programme of lectures, communal meals and other activities, including an annual football match played between staff and students.[20]

Student life in the department is administered mainly by the King's College London Philosophy Society.[21]

Rankings

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The Department of Philosophy at King's ranks highly in both national and global rankings.[22][5][23]

The Philosophical Gourmet Report lists the department at 4th in the UK and 26th in the English-speaking world.[24]

QS World University Rankings places the department at 4th in the UK and 9th globally in 2021.[25]

Current faculty

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  • Peter Adamson, Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
  • Adrian Alsmith, Lecturer in Philosophy (Mind and Psychology)
  • Maria Alvarez, Professor of Philosophy
  • Joachim Aufderheide, Lecturer in Philosophy
  • Bill Brewer, Susan Stebbing Professor of Philosophy
  • John Callanan, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
  • Rachel Cristy, Lecturer in Philosophy
  • Julien Dutant, Lecturer in Philosophy
  • Sarah Fine, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
  • Alexander Franklin, Lecturer in Philosophy of Science
  • David Galloway, Lecturer in Philosophy
  • Sacha Golob, Reader in Philosophy
  • Elselijn Kingma, Peter Sowerby Professor of Philosophy and Medicine
  • Eleanor Knox, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
  • Jessica Leech, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
  • Clayton Littlejohn, Professor of Philosophy
  • Matteo Mameli, Reader in Philosophy
  • Eliot Michaelson, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
  • Carlo Nicolai, Lecturer in Philosophy
  • David Owens, Professor of Philosophy
  • David Papineau, Professor of Philosophy of Science
  • Thomas Pink, Professor of Philosophy
  • Will Rasmussen, Matilal Lecturer in Indian philosophy
  • Jasper Reid, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
  • Andrea Sangiovanni, Professor of Philosophy
  • Matthew Soteriou, Chair in Philosophy of Mind
  • James Stazicker, Lecturer in Philosophy
  • Mark Textor, Professor of Philosophy
  • Shaul Tor, Senior Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy
  • Raphael Woolf, Professor of Philosophy

Emeritus faculty

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Former faculty

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Notable alumni

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See also: List of King's College London alumni

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Department of Philosophy, KCL".
  2. ^ "Results & submissions : REF 2014 : View results and submissions by UOA". Results.ref.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Research Excellence Framework 2014" (PDF). Times Higher Education. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Philosophy - Top UK University Subject Tables and Rankings 2018". Complete University Guide. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Philosophy, B.A. | King's College London | London, United Kingdom".
  6. ^ Campbell, Michael; Johnson, Andrew; Papineau, David (2012). "Philosophy at King's College London– a History" (PDF). King's College London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016.
  7. ^ "King's Collections : Archive Catalogues : PHILOSOPHY: King's College London Department of Philosophy Student Records". Kingscollections.org. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  8. ^ "King's College London How to find us". King's College London. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ Historic England. "33 and 34 Surrey Street (1237425)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Early C17 cistern to Old Somerset House (aka The Roman Bath), Non Civil Parish (1237102)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  12. ^ "McGill to bestow 11 exemplary individuals with honorary degrees at Spring Convocation | Newsroom - McGill University". Mcgill.ca. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  13. ^ "NYU > A & S > Richard Sorabji, Cyprus Global Distinguished Professor in the History and Theory of Justice". Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Richard Sorabji CBE". The Putney Debates 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Staff profile, KCL".
  16. ^ "Philosophy: Understanding personal identity with Professor Bill Brewer | Global". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  17. ^ "King's College London Life in the Department". King's College London. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  18. ^ "The Philosophy Bar is shutting down indefinitely". The King's Tab. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  19. ^ "King's College, London". Cumberland Lodge. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  20. ^ "King's College London Join us for our annual residential weekend in Windsor Great Park!". King's College London. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Philosophy Society". Kclsu.org. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  22. ^ "The Complete University guide, Profile on KCL".
  23. ^ "History of Philosophy, M.A. - at King's College London, London, United Kingdom". MastersPortal.eu. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  24. ^ "Overall Rankings". The Philosophical Gourmet Report. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  25. ^ "Philosophy". Top Universities. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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