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The Department of Philosophy at Birmingham offers expertise in metaphysics and epistemology; philosophy of language, mind and action; ethics, ethical theory and global ethics.

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About us Undergraduate study Postgraduate study Research   Staff News Events Contact us News 16 December 2022 Philosophy PhD student wins prestigious Peter Sowerby Essay Contest Reinier Schuur won the contest with an essay on the puzzle of addiction in November 2022. 10 October 2022 Emotions in Geneva On 25th November 2022 in Geneva, Lisa Bortolotti will be a speaker at a special event, EMOTIONS, organised by Brain Circle Italia. 08 October 2022 New UKRI-funded project on mental health encounters in young people Lisa Bortolotti (PTR) and Matthew Broome (IMH) are investigators in an exciting new collaborative project funded by UKRI. 27 July 2022 ‘Fake news’ poses corrosive existential threat to democracy - study Influence of fake news is undermining public trust in democratic institutions, regardless of whether people believe it or not, new research finds. 06 June 2022 Loneliness and mental health This public event on loneliness and mental health, was sponsored by the Royal Institute of Philosophy. Videos of the three talks are now available. 31 May 2022 Evil, Suffering and Hope - Art and Poetry Exhibition: Call for Submissions Are you an artist or poet interested in the philosophical problem of evil? The Global Philosophy of Religion project seeks submissions for a December exhibition 31 May 2022 Prestigious postdoctoral position for Eugenia Lancellotta Eugenia successfully completed her PhD at Birmingham in October 2021, and has just been appointed to a postdoctoral position in Italy. 10 May 2022 Irrational beliefs, the optimism bias, and mental health Professor Lisa Bortolotti interviewed in episode 15 of the Sassi Talks podcast. 07 April 2022 The Future of Delusions: A Discussion with Lisa Bortolotti Lisa Bortolotti has been interviewed by Owen Bennett-Jones on her research exploring delusions for the New Books Network. 06 April 2022 Birmingham 72nd in the world for Arts and Humanities The College of Arts and Law remains amongst the best performing research-intensive universities in the world, according to the 2022 QS World Rankings. 15 February 2022 Jack Gosling: My Five Favourite Things About Studying Philosophy at Birmingham Current student Jack discusses his favourite things about studying Philosophy at Birmingham 14 February 2022 How could the Big Bang arise from nothing? 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