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Warwick philosophers at the heart of British Philosophy Fortnight

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:29:14 GMT

Academics from The University of Warwick’s Philosophy Department were central to the first-ever Philosophy Fortnight, a campaign led by the British Philosophy Association (BPA) to highlight the vital role philosophy plays in shaping public policy, industry, and personal life.

Warwick Professor Becomes President of the Aristotelian Society

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:27:00 GMT

Professor Fabienne Peter, from the Department of Philosophy at The University of Warwick, delivered her inaugural address as the newly elected President of the prestigious Aristotelian Society on Monday, 30 September.

Chimpanzee see, chimpanzee know: Apes understand reasons behind each other’s actions, says new University of Warwick research

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:59:00 GMT

A research team, including academics from The University of Warwick, has suggested that apes can understand the communicative goals behind each other’s actions – a skill previously thought to be unique to humans.

University of Warwick Professor, Fabienne Peter, Chosen as President of the Aristotelian Society for 2024-25

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 08:23:00 GMT

Professor Fabienne Peter, a philosopher from the University of Warwick, has been elected President of the Aristotelian Society for 2024-25 . Founded in the 1880s, the Aristotelian Society is one of the UK's oldest and most esteemed philosophical societies, fostering intellectual discourse in the field.

Confessions of the Flesh - Fourth volume of Michel Foucault's History of Sexuality published in English

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 16:04:42 GMT

"He spoke of his work as a ‘history of the present’, an examination of how we got to where we are, how what is currently taken for granted was made possible. With the publication of his lecture courses, and now this book, we are continually finding new work to explore and think with him.” The publication today of the first English translation of Confessions of the Flesh has been welcomed by Professor Stuart Elden, one of the leading experts on French philosopher Michel Foucault’s work.

UKRI fellowships awarded to Seven University of Warwick Academics

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 08:40:42 GMT

Several academics at the University of Warwick have been awarded a UKRI Future Leader Fellowship, providing world class research in topics including autonomous vehicles to life in outer space.

Neurocognitive basis for free will set out for the first time

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:37:00 GMT

Do human beings genuinely have free will? Philosophers and theologians have wrestled with this question for centuries and have set out the ‘design features’ of free will – but how do our brains actually fulfil them? A University of Warwick academic has answered this question for the first time in a paper published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Pint of Science returns next week bringing scientists out of the lab and into your local pub

Wed, 15 May 2019 09:14:56 GMT

The public science festival, Pint of Science, kicks off next with experts from the Universities of Warwick and Coventry talking about their research work in a selection of pubs and venues around the Coventry and Leamington Spa.

Time explained through dance and performance art at University of Warwick

Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:07:00 GMT

Artists will attempt to explain the concept of time through the medium of dance, theatre and performance art this week, as part of a research project lead by the University of Warwick.

New research project will crowdsource philosophical thinking about current affairs

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:02:45 GMT

Each month, the Philosophy in a Time of Crisis website will host a dialogue on one of the key problems and challenges faced by Europe, inviting short contributions and interviews from leading philosophers, artists, writers and intellectuals. Contributions from the Warwick student community and the public at large are also welcome.