2016 - Philosophy, University of York

What does science really tell us about the world?

Wednesday 11 January 2017

One of the reasons we think electrons exist is that they play an important explanatory role in our understanding of the physical universe. But does it then follow that mathematical objects such as numbers must also exist since they, too, play a vital role in our understanding of the way the world works?

Grace and Shared Agency

Wednesday 7 December 2016

The Department of Philosophy at the University of York is pleased to announce the second in a series of seminars on the Beatific Vision, sponsored by the Analytic Theology Project at the University of Innsbruck.

Words by Convention

Wednesday 23 November 2016

A departmental colloquium event...

Communicating consent

Wednesday 16 November 2016

A departmental colloquium event...

Arts & Humanities Postgraduate Open Afternoon

Wednesday 16 November 2016

In the last year of your undergraduate degree? Thinking about postgraduate study in philosophy? Then please come along to find out more.

Equality and Variation

Wednesday 9 November 2016

A Departmental colloquium event ...

Russell Group Postgraduate Roadshow

Friday 4 November 2016

Register to attend the Russell Group Universities Postgraduate Study Roadshow

Public lecture: Are there standards in art criticism?

Thursday 3 November 2016

Andrew Ward will ask the question: Are there standards in art criticism?

Public lecture: Experiencing art

Thursday 27 October 2016

Rev Dr David Efird will look at ways in which we experience art.

Reasons and practical inquiry

Wednesday 26 October 2016

A Departmental colloquium event...

The Role of the Beatific Vision in St. Thomas’ Theology

Thursday 20 October 2016

The Department of Philosophy at the University of York is pleased to announce the first in a series of seminars on the Beatific Vision, sponsored by the Analytic Theology Project at the University of Innsbruck.

Arguments for Probabilism

Wednesday 19 October 2016

A Departmental colloquium event...

Public lecture: The beauty of ruins

Thursday 13 October 2016

This talk will offer some informal reflections on the aesthetic interest that some ruins (i.e. ruined buildings, monuments, etc) evoke over and above, for example, historical or conservational interests.

Belief and Statistical Evidence

Wednesday 12 October 2016

A Departmental colloquium event...

Public lecture: Paintings and photographs

Thursday 6 October 2016

Painting and photography are very different media, even when we have a painting that looks very much like a photograph. What are the differences?

2nd IRNEP Economics and Philosophy PhD Conference

Monday 3 October 2016

The conference will run for two days on the 3rd and 4th of October, 2016. The aim of the conference is to merge the disciplines of Economics and Philosophy, in order to provoke alternate points of view and interesting discussions. The conference is run by PhD students for PhD students.

York Festival of Ideas - Philosophy

Sunday 19 June 2016

Philosophy Academics taking part in York Festival of Ideas

White Rose Philosophy Postgraduate Forum

Saturday 18 June 2016

This is a workshop on all areas of philosophy. Postgraduates from the universities of York, Leeds, Sheffield, and Hull are all invited.

Workshop on the Philosophy of Literature

Wednesday 8 June 2016

Workshop on the Philosophy of Literature

Ethics Conference 3 & 4 June 2016

Friday 3 June 2016

White Rose Early Careers Ethics Researchers (WRECERS)

Philosophy MA Students Conference

Friday 20 May 2016

Annual Philosophy MA student conference

Edward Herbert on Reason, Religion and Toleration

Friday 13 May 2016

One of the last great Renaissance figures, Edward Herbert made significant contributions to diplomacy,literature, philosophy and music, while retaining his deep Welsh roots.

Aggregation of Value Judgements Differs From Aggregation of Preferences

Wednesday 11 May 2016

A joint Philosophy/PEP Colloquium event...

Embraceable You: Emotions as Perceptions of Affordances

Wednesday 4 May 2016

A departmental colloquium event...

How to guard against the risk of living too long: the case for collective pensions

Wednesday 27 April 2016

Philosophy Colloquium Event

Dreams without dreaming

Tuesday 19 April 2016

Waking from a vivid dream – be it exciting or terrifying – is an almost universal human experience.