Department of Philosophy, King's College London explained

Department of Philosophy,
King's College London
Parent:Faculty of Arts and Humanities, King's College London
Head Label:Head of Department
Head:Maria Alvarez
Academic Staff:40
Students:450
Location:Surrey Street, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Website:Department of Philosophy

The Department of Philosophy is an academic division in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at King's College London. It is one of the largest and most distinguished centres for the study of philosophy in the United Kingdom.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

History

For over half a century since the Anglican foundation of King's College in 1829, the study of philosophy was restricted to courses within the Department of Theology and the Department of English Literature. In 1906 a separate Department of Philosophy and Psychology was explicitly established, and in 1912 Philosophy split to form its own department.[6] [7]

The department is located in the Philosophy Building on Surrey Street, a set of three adjacent townhouses joined through a series of corridors and forming part of the Strand Campus of King's College.[8] [9] The vaults along the back of the building are those containing the old Roman Baths on Strand Lane.

In 1989, Sir Richard Sorabji founded the King's College Centre for Philosophical Studies at the department with the aim of promoting philosophy to the wider public.[10] [11] [12]

The Head of Department is currently Maria Alvarez Professor of Philosophy at King's.[13] [14]

Traditions

The Department of Philosophy owns a historic bar on its premises in Surrey Street, officially the King's College Sports & Social Club Bar but referred to informally as simply the Philosophy Bar. Management of the bar was taken over by the King's College London Students' Union in 2016.[15]

Academic staff and students of the department also make an annual trip to Cumberland Lodge, a Grade II listed country house in Windsor Great Park.[16] There is a programme of lectures, communal meals and other activities, including an annual football match played between staff and students.[17]

Student life in the department is administered mainly by the King's College London Philosophy Society.[18]

Rankings

The Department of Philosophy at King's ranks highly in both national and global rankings.[19] [5] [20]

The Philosophical Gourmet Report lists the department at 4th in the UK and 26th in the English-speaking world.[21]

QS World University Rankings places the department at 4th in the UK and 9th globally in 2021.[22]

Emeritus faculty

Former faculty

Notable alumni

See also: List of King's College London alumni.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Department of Philosophy, KCL.
  2. Web site: Results & submissions : REF 2014 : View results and submissions by UOA . Results.ref.ac.uk . 7 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Research Excellence Framework 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901072048/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/sites/default/files/Attachments/2014/12/17/x/o/z/sub-14-01.pdf . 1 Sep 2022 . 17 Sep 2022 . Times Higher Education.
  4. Web site: Philosophy - Top UK University Subject Tables and Rankings 2018 . Complete University Guide . 24 May 2017 . 7 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Philosophy, B.A. | King's College London | London, United Kingdom.
  6. Web site: Campbell . Michael . Johnson . Andrew . Papineau . David . Philosophy at King's College London– a History . King's College London . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307222942/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/about/historyphilosophy.pdf . March 7, 2016 . 2012.
  7. Web site: King's Collections : Archive Catalogues : PHILOSOPHY: King's College London Department of Philosophy Student Records . Kingscollections.org . 7 June 2017.
  8. Web site: King's College London How to find us . King's College London . 7 June 2017.
  9. Web site: Archived copy . 26 March 2017 . 19 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150919062649/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/about/Map-Philosophy-building.pdf . dead .
  10. Web site: McGill to bestow 11 exemplary individuals with honorary degrees at Spring Convocation | Newsroom - McGill University . Mcgill.ca . 7 June 2017.
  11. Web site: NYU > A & S > Richard Sorabji, Cyprus Global Distinguished Professor in the History and Theory of Justice . 29 April 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110821105221/http://as.nyu.edu/object/aboutas.globalprofessor.RichardSorabji . 21 August 2011 .
  12. Web site: Richard Sorabji CBE . The Putney Debates 2017 . 7 June 2017.
  13. Web site: Staff profile, KCL.
  14. Web site: Philosophy: Understanding personal identity with Professor Bill Brewer | Global . The Guardian . 7 June 2017.
  15. Web site: King's College London Life in the Department . King's College London . 7 June 2017.
  16. Web site: King's College, London . Cumberland Lodge . 7 June 2017.
  17. Web site: King's College London Join us for our annual residential weekend in Windsor Great Park! . King's College London . 7 June 2017.
  18. Web site: Philosophy Society . Kclsu.org . 7 June 2017.
  19. Web site: The Complete University guide, Profile on KCL.
  20. Web site: History of Philosophy, M.A. - at King's College London, London, United Kingdom . MastersPortal.eu . 7 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170827090020/http://www.mastersportal.eu/studies/82827/history-of-philosophy.html . 27 August 2017 . dead .
  21. Web site: Overall Rankings . The Philosophical Gourmet Report . 17 December 2018.
  22. Web site: Philosophy . Top Universities . 16 July 2021.

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