Warwick Philosophy is a world-leading philosophy department. It is particularly well-known for its support for diverse philosophical traditions, including both analytic and continental philosophy. Its research reputation is founded in consistent excellence across a range of philosophical fields, including post-Kantian European philosophy; philosophy of mind and epistemology; moral, political, and legal philosophy; and aesthetics.
Warwick Philosophy ranked 1st in the UK for the quality of research (“research outputs”) and 4th overall in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014). Over 90% of the research published by its faculty during the assessment period rated either “internationally excellent” or “world leading”. It ranked 38th in the world in the 2020 QS World University Ranking for Philosophy. The most recent Philosophical Gourmet Report ranks Warwick Philosophy 1st in the UK and top-5 internationally in the areas of 19th and 20th century continental philosophy.
The Centre for Research in Post-Kantian European Philosophy at Warwick provides a unique forum for discussion and research in 19th and 20th century European philosophy, including interdisciplinary research with scholars across the humanities and social sciences. It organises regular seminars, workshops and conferences to promote innovative work in the field of post-Kantian European philosophy and provides a stimulating research environment for MA and PhD students, junior and senior faculty. As a complement to its research programme, the Centre is closely associated with the MA in Continental Philosophy at Warwick.
Full-time faculty include Keith Ansell-Pearson, Sameer Bajaj, Miguel Beistegui, Stephen Butterfill, Lucy Campbell, Quassim Cassam, Andrew Cooper, Diarmuid Costello, Thomas Crowther, Walter Dean, Naomi Eilan, Benjamin Ferguson, Christoph Hoerl, Stephen Houlgate, David James, Eileen John, Guy Longworth, Daniele Lorenzini, Richard Moore, Matthew Nudds, Fabienne Peter, Peter Poellner, Johannes Roessler, Karen Simecek, Tom Sorell, Patrick Tomlin, David Bather Woods. We have several postdoctoral fellows and more than 40 graduate students from many different countries.