Philosophy Faculty research
NCH has a wide range of research expertise in philosophy. Indeed, with both research active permanent faculty members, and an extraordinary visiting professoriate, we have research strengths in all of the main areas of the subject: practical philosophy and value theory; the history of philosophy; and theoretical philosophy.
Practical Philosophy and Value Theory
In practical philosophy and value theory, NCH has expertise in the following areas:
- Aesthetics (Dr Brian Ball, Dr Naomi Goulder, Professor AC Grayling, Professor Christopher Peacocke)
- Applied Ethics (Professor Simon Blackburn, Dr David Mitchell, Professor Peter Singer)
- Ethics (Professor Simon Blackburn, Dr Naomi Goulder, Dr David Mitchell, Dr Christoph Schuringa, Professor Peter Singer)
- Meta-Ethics (Professor Simon Blackburn, Dr Naomi Goulder)
- Political Philosophy (Dr David Mitchell, Dr Ioannis Votsis)
History of Philosophy
At NCH, we conduct research in the following areas of the history of philosophy:
- Ancient Philosophy (Dr David Mitchell, Dr Christoph Schuringa)
- Early Modern (Professor Simon Blackburn, Professor AC Grayling, Dr Christoph Schuringa)
- German Philosophy (Professor Simon Blackburn, Professor AC Grayling, Dr Christoph Schuringa)
- 20th Century Philosophy (Dr Brian Ball, Professor AC Grayling, Professor Stephen Neale, Dr Christoph Schuringa)
Theoretical Philosophy
NCH faculty actively participate in contemporary debates in the following areas of theoretical philosophy:
- Epistemology (Dr Brian Ball, Professor Christopher Peacocke, Dr Ioannis Votsis)
- Metaphysics (Dr Brain Ball, Professor Christopher Peacocke, Dr Ioannis Votsis)
- Mind, Cognition, and Action (Dr Brian Ball, Professor Simon Blackburn, Professor Daniel Dennett, Dr Naomi Goulder, Professor Nicholas Humphrey, Professor Stephen Neale, Professor Steven Pinker, Dr Christoph Schuringa, Dr Ioannis Votsis)
- Logic and Language (Dr Brian Ball, Professor Simon Blackburn, Professor AC Grayling, Professor Stephen Neale, Dr Ioannis Votsis)
- Philosophy of Science (Professor Daniel Dennett Dennett, Dr Ioannis Votsis)
Interdisciplinary Research
Our faculty is also engaged in a number of interdisciplinary research groups; and we host academic events in philosophy, including regular meetings of the Philosophy Research Seminar.
NCH is the host institution for the interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed International Social Science Journal and members of the Philosophy faculty participate in the interdisciplinary Social Theory & Public Policy Research Group, The Ottoline Club and Ottoline Online.
Philosophy Research Seminar
The Philosophy Research Seminar (PRS) is a fortnightly seminar at NCH featuring internal and external speakers in all areas of philosophy, with meetings occasionally organised in conjunction with the Philosophy Society. Click here for more details