Philosophy at Staffordshire University

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Welcome to the Philosophy Department!

We are a small, research-intensive Department, specialising in modern 'continental' philosophy. We offer undergraduate degrees in philosophy, ethics and many interdisciplinary subjects including philosophy's relationship to the visual arts and to literature. In our areas of specialism, we also offer a taught MA and PhD supervision.

Recent Events

Fabio Ciaramelli (Università di Catania)

The Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome Professor Fabio Ciaramelli to the University in June, for a series of talks and workshops.

John Sallis

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Professor John Sallis of Boston College as Visiting Professor at Staffordshire University. Professor Sallis is among the most respected philosophers working within European thought, and his long list of publications includes important work on Plato, Heidegger, Kant and Nietzsche, among many others.

Philosophy Notices

Autumn 2011-12

Congratulations to Dr. Charles Hamblet and Dr. Kelvin Clayton, both of whom have recently passed their viva and received a PhD in Philosophy from Staffordshire University.

Introductory Undergraduate modules for this year are:

Metaphysics of the Everyday
The Art of Persuasion
Philosophy, Life and Existence
The Ethics of Life and Death
Philosophy at the Movies

Advanced Undergraduate modules for this year are:

Ancient Texts (Plato's Republic)
Modern Texts (Hume's Enquiriies)
Recent Texts (Foucault's Biopolitics lectures)
Philosophy of Technology
Thinking with Hands and Eyes
Morality and the Self
Ethics in Practice