Philosophy News
Professor Quassim Cassam is a Guest Speaker on BBC Radio 4's 'The Moral Maze'
Professor Quassim Cassam participated in a recent edition of BBC Radio 4’s flagship debating programme, The Moral Maze, exploring the topical theme of Expectations and Apologies.
“Anthropology tells us that the basic rules of morality are universal. But socialists say that cultural norms dictate how we are to behave, and Britain is culturally diverse…perhaps we should live with our politicians’ clay feet and look elsewhere for paragons of moral virtue?” (BBC website)
The link to the programme is here: BBC Radio 4 - Moral Maze, The Rules - Expectations and Apologies
New Publication: Hegel on Being by Professor Stephen Houlgate, Published by Bloomsbury Academic (November 2021)
Hegel on Being is a comprehensive study of the first part of Hegel’s Science of Logic — the “doctrine of being” — by Stephen Houlgate and published by Bloomsbury Academic Publishers (in two volumes). Based on many years of research and teaching, this new book examines the purpose and method of Hegel’s Logic and explains in detail Hegel’s derivation of the categories of quality, quantity and measure. It also contains an original account of Hegel’s critique of Kant (including Kant’s antinomies) and an extensive comparative study of Hegel and Frege.
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/hegel-on-being-9781350190689/
Professor Quassim Cassam is Appointed Honorary Fellow of Keble College, University of Oxford
Professor Quassim Cassam has been appointed an Honorary Fellow of Keble College, Oxford. Professor Cassam graduated from Keble College with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1979, and has written extensively on self-knowledge, perception, intellectual vice and conspiracy theories. Professor Cassam’s new book on Extremism: A Philosophical Analysis’ has just been published by Routledge (September 2021).
Five New Honorary Fellows Elected - Keble College (ox.ac.uk)
Department of Philosophy Ranked an Outstanding 3rd Place in The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022
The Department of Philosophy has been ranked in an impressive third place (by subject) in The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide for 2022.The University of Warwick has also been recognised as the best University in the UK for quality of teaching and is ranked as runner up in the University of the Year Award. These outstanding results reflect the dedication and commitment by both the Philosophy Department and the whole Warwick community in the face of the unprecedented challenges posed in recent months by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Department of Philosophy at The University of Warwick is Ranked 6th in The Guardian League Table for Philosophy 2022
The Department of Philosophy is proud to report that it has been ranked in an impressive 6th place for teaching Philosophy courses in the UK, in a League Table just published by The Guardian for 2022. This tremendous result maintains the Department’s 2021 ranking, and reflects Warwick’s continuing commitment to outstanding teaching, cutting-edge excellence in research, and an empowering environment for students to learn and grow.