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Category: Philosophy

6 October 20226 October 2022 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Is There a Need for Black Male Studies?

8 September 202220 September 2022 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

On Selfishness and Self Interest

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10 May 202214 May 2022 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Philosophy Isn’t Just Western Philosophy: A Buddhist Reflects

3 December 20213 December 2021 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Is playing games just fun and games? A serious look at a seemingly trivial subject

27 October 202129 October 2021 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Black History as World History

Marcus Coates, ‘Extinct Animals’, 2018, Plaster of Paris, cast from the artist’s hands. Installation view, ‘The Extended Mind’, 2019. Image courtesy Talbot Rice Gallery, The University of Edinburgh
27 November 202029 October 2021 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

The Art of the Extended Mind

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20 April 202022 April 2020 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Time Travel: The grandfather paradox and abilities

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5 March 202016 December 2019 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Book tips from our researchers

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3 February 20203 February 2020 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Time Travel 2: This time it’s serious

Athens-based artist Angelo Plessas sits in his gold and silver tent , part of the art exhibition
2 January 202020 December 2019 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

The Extended Mind exhibition

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26 December 201918 December 2019 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Scientific challenges to free will

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18 December 201929 October 2020 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

A Kantian approach to philosophy in schools

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21 November 201921 November 2019 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Philosophy for primary pupils

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1 November 20191 November 2019 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

A (very) short introduction to time travel and film

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20 June 201920 June 2019 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

What is a question?

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