Philosophy explores fundamental questions about the world, and our relation to it and each other in thought, feeling, and action.
Philosophy at Leeds explores fundamental questions about the world, and our relation to it and to each other. Our research spans metaphysics, epistemology, moral and political philosophy, and the philosophies of logic and language, mind and action, science, and religion.
With around 25 permanent staff, as well as postdoctoral researchers and research students, our culture is active and collaborative. We undertake world-leading research in our specialist areas, and use our breadth of expertise to draw connections between different fields.
We share and improve our ideas in regular seminars and other research events, many of which are organised by our principal research clusters: the Centres for Aesthetics, Ethics and Metaethics, Metaphysics and Mind, and (in collaboration with our colleagues in other fields) the Centres for Philosophy of Religion and History and Philosophy of Science. By supporting each other we inculcate and sustain world-leading standards of research.
The Centre is engaged in research in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, experimental aesthetics and creativity.
The Centre for Ethics and Metaethics supports research in ethics, metaethics, and social and political philosophy and fosters connections to other areas in philosophy.
The Centre is at the forefront of current research in the philosophy of science and many aspects of the history of science, technology and medicine, from the 17th century onwards.
The Centre for Metaphysics and Mind (CMM) supports excellence in research in theoretical philosophy.
The Centre explores and promotes research in philosophy of religion across a broad range of approaches and religious traditions.
We have an active series of seminars throughout the academic year. Discover more about our speakers and topics.
Our research is often collaborative and has an international impact. Explore the outcomes of our past and present research projects associated with philosophy.
Discover our subject specialists who lead our research - from postgraduate research students to internationally-renowned academic staff.
This conference is sponsored by the Centre for Aesthetics and the British Society for Aesthetics.
Simon Hewitt (Leeds) will give a presentation on: Understanding religious language: beyond representationalism. All welcome!
Centre for Aesthetics Seminar with Panos Paris (York/Birkbeck).
Jamie Boulding (Leeds) will give a presentation on: Human distinctiveness and embodiment. All welcome!
This is the first of the 2019 Mangoletsi Lectures by Christina Van Dyke.
This is the second of this year's Mangoletsi Lectures, given by Professor Christina Van Dyke, Professor of Philosophy, Calvin College.
This is the third of this year's Mangoletsi Lectures, given by Professor Christina Van Dyke (Professor of Philosophy, Calvin College).
In her final lecture in this year's Mangoletsi Lecture series, Professor Christina Van Dyke will consider the theme: Immortality and the Afterlife: What Are We Looking Forward To?