Abstract. By looking at it you come to know that a thing is an apple. How? A natural answer is that this is down to how it looks—its superficial visual app

The University of Southampton seeks to appoint a Research Fellow in Philosophy on a two-year fixed-term basis, who will work on Prof. Genia Schönbaumsfeld’s ERC Advanced Grant project, ‘The Ethics of ...

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Call for registration (in-person or online)Creatures and their Minds. Workshop for a Creature-Based Philosophy of Mind and ActionThursday, May 22, 2025, University of SouthamptonA dominant view in con...

Dr Dina Lupin, Leo Townsend, Dr Giulia Champion and Michael Lomotey will look at who gets to speak and be heard in the articulation and regulation of these relationships. Critically examining how diff...

Ground physicalism is the view that higher-level properties, such as phenomenal and normative properties, are fully grounded in the fundamental physical properties. Like other non-identity physicalis...

Humans experience the world in many different ways. How should we think about these different experiences? What commonalities are there, and how might they matter? In these engaging talks, held... Rea...

On the wrong of colonialism. Professor Lea Ypi.

Nightlife explores the world of animal sentience. From groundbreaking research on octopus problem-solving to the remarkable social lives of crows and dolphins, we'll examine the minds of our fellow cr...

From 14 February until 31 August 2025, join us and celebrate the extraordinary life and legacy of Margaret Cavendish.