LSE Philosophy

🥳The @thetimes Good University Guide 2026 has ranked LSE as the number one university in the UK. #LSEPhilosophy has been ranked as the best department in the country for #Philosophy - for the second year in a row! 👉 To the league table: thetimes.com/uk-university-…

From microscopes to AI? New tools spark scientific discovery ✍️ New LSE Impact blog article by CPNSS Research Associate Alexander Krauss blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

The ethics of foreign intervention: philosophical perspectives on Venezuela and Iran 🎥 The video of our lecture by Somayeh Tohidi, Paola Romero, Kieran Oberman and Jonathan Parry is now available online! #LSEPhilosophy #LSEEvents #ethics #philosophy youtube.com/watch?v=ursZB3…

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👋We have more amazing staff news to share. We are pleased to announce that Tom Sterkenburg will join #LSEPhilosophy as Assistant Professor of Philosophy with focus on #AI. More about his research: lse.ac.uk/philosophy/new…

⚖️ When can citizens doubt criminal convictions? 👉 Read the latest paper by LSE Philosophy Associate Professor Lewis Ross for Law and Philosophy: philpapers.org/rec/ROSWCC-2

#LSEPhilosophy Associate Professor Kate Vredenburgh and VR specialist Lauren Wong joined the Ethical Machines podcast to discuss the true impact of #AI on jobs. The two experts argue that there are at least two strong reasons for calming down: youtu.be/VuHcETDi93w

👋A very warm welcome to Kate Nicole Hoffman who will join #LSEPhilosophy as an Assistant Professor of #Philosophy with focus on #sustainability! Learn more about her research: lse.ac.uk/philosophy/new…

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Ed Winters interviewed me for his podcast and we spent over 1hr covering sentience, why it matters, how to manage uncertainty, and what to think about the idea of sentient AI. He's good at this - I have to admit the preview image encapsulates me very well. youtube.com/watch?v=DLPFE9…

Almost 1 in 3 sheep slaughtered in England are not stunned. It's a case where animal welfare collides with religious toleration. But mandatory labelling & an export ban are consistent with religious freedom, I argue, and are the pragmatic way forward: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

When, if ever, is it permissible for states to intervene militarily in the affairs of another? Join our upcoming LSE Public Lecture on the ethics of foreign intervention: 🗓️ 5 May, 6.30pm-8pm 📍 LSE Campus and online 💻 Register now: lse.ac.uk/events/interve…

The next round of our #STICERDGrants is coming up soon! The grants are open to LSE staff, STICERD post-doctoral researchers, and LSE students supervised by #STICERD members. Find out more in the link below and apply by 6 May. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/_new/grants/ #sticerdgrants

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Join our upcoming Popper Seminar by @AzitaChellappoo (Open University)! 👉 Topic: Bias, Values, and the New Demarcation Problem: Lessons from ‘Obesity’ Science 🗓️ Tuesday 31 March, 2pm - 3.30pm 📍 LAK 2.06, LSE Campus & online 💻 Abstract and Zoom Link: lse.ac.uk/philosophy/eve…

Join our Conjectures and Refutations Inaugural Workshop on Scientific Modelling next month! 🗓️ Thursday 2 April 2026, 11am - 7pm 📍 LAK 2.06, LSE Campus Free and open to all! 💻 Abstract and registration: lse.ac.uk/philosophy/eve… #PhilSci #Philosophy

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Workshop: Common Ground on Animal #Ethics - When Philosophy Meets Anthropology 🗓️ 30 April -1 May 📍 LSE Campus Abstract and programme: lse.ac.uk/philosophy/eve… Registration: eventbrite.co.uk/e/common-groun…

Don't miss our annual London–Berkeley Graduate Philosophy Conference on 28–29 May 2026. Registrations are now open! philosophy.sas.ac.uk/news-events/ev… @SASNews @UoLondon @UCBerkeley @ArtsHumsUCL @LSEPhilosophy @BirkbeckUoL