Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick explained

Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick
Parent:	University of Warwick
Head Label:	Head of Department
Head:	Guy Longworth
Website:	Department of Philosophy

The Department of Philosophy is an academic division in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Warwick. It is known for its strengths in Continental philosophy.^{[1] [2]}

Rankings

The Times places the department 3rd and The Guardian 6th in the UK in their respective 2021 league tables for best UK universities for philosophy.^[3]

The Philosophical Gourmet Report lists the department 8th in the UK, and 3rd and 6th in the English speaking world for 19th and 20th century continental philosophy respectively. It also ranks the department 10th in Political Philosophy, 13th in Applied Ethics, 14th in Kant, 15th in Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of Law, and among the 12 "Highly Recommended" PhD programmes in Philosophy of Art.^[4]

QS World University Rankings places the department 9th in the UK and 43rd globally in 2021.^[5]

Awards

The department has been awarded a Bronze Athena Swan award by the Equality Challenge Unit.^[6]

Journal

The Department publishes which is focused upon European philosophical traditions.^[7]

Emeritus faculty

• Roger Trigg
• Christine Battersby
• David Miller
• Peter Poellner

Former faculty

• Andrew Benjamin
• Bill Brewer
• Nick Land
• Sadie Plant
• Keith Ansell-Pearson

Notable alumni

• Andrew Benjamin
• Brian Deer
• Keith W. Faulkner
• Kit Fine
• Steve Goodman
• Beth Lord
• Michael Andrew Lewis
• Pippa Norris
• Jeremy Weate
• Reza Negarestani
• Alberto Toscano
• Mark Fisher
• Ray Brassier

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Book: Glendinning . Simon . The Edinburgh Encyclopedia of Continental Philosophy . 1999 . Psychology Press . 9781579581527 . 18 . en.
2. Web site: Continental Philosophy at University of Warwick - UCAS . UCAS.
3. Web site: Guardian . Best Uk universities for philosophy . 19 November 2021.
4. Web site: PGR Rankings . The Philosophical Gourmet Report . 7 January 2022.
5. Web site: Philosophy . Top Universities . 19 November 2021.
6. Web site: Philosophy Department awarded the Bronze Athena Swan Award . warwick.ac.uk.
7. Web site: Pli - The Warwick Journal of Philosophy . plijournal.com.