Welcome to the Department of Philosophy
Welcome to Philosophy at York. We bring together engaging teaching and world-class research in an informal, friendly setting.
In the most recent assessment of UK research, 96 per cent of the Department’s work was judged to be “of international standard” (REF 2014). We're also part of the British Philosophical Association's Good Practice Scheme to support the representation of women in philosophy and the Department was recently awarded an Athena Swan Bronze Award.
Philosophy in a time of coronavirus
Individual liberties, justifying limits on freedom and using technology to trace the population are just some the issues we're considering in response to coronavirus:
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Equality and diversity
We are delighted to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award, in recognition of our commitment to gender equality.
What is consciousness?
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
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