History of Philosophy
Research in European philosophy and issues of contemporary relevance includes analytic and continental philosophy compared, Hegel’s science of logic, Utopia, creativity and community, Plato on The Republic, Nietzsche, Klossowski, Hegel, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Irigaray, Derrida, Mouffe and Schmitt, Rawls and Hegel.
Faculty Research Focus
- European philosophy
- Greek philosophy
- Social & political philosophy
Current Projects
- Analytic and Continental: Arguments on the Methods and Value of Philosophy
Research Interests
The Faculty will consider any research topic that interests potential PhD students; however, students will benefit from researching in areas that align with the Faculty’s strengths. Please contact the Faculty to discuss your PhD topic.
Alternatively you may contact one of our academics below to discuss your area of interest.
- Contemporary European Philosophy - Dr Jack Reynolds
- Critical Race and Whiteness theory - Dr George Vassilacopoulos
- Philosophy of the body - Dr Philipa Rothfield
