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14 May 2021

Philosophy PhD Alumnus Wins The Prestigious Marc Sanders Prize in Metaethics

Congratulations to Sheffield alumnus (BA, MA, PhD) Graham Bex-Priestley, who is the 2021 winner of the prestigious Marc Sanders Prize in Metaethics. Take a look at Graham's prize winning essay, “Expressivists Should be Reductive Naturalists".

Angie Hobbs & Josh Forstenzer Philosophy Education News Piece

12 May 2021

Philosophy & Fake News

In a world of misinformation and fake news it can be challenging to discern fact from fiction. But by introducing philosophical education into the curriculum from a young age, children could be armed with the tools to do just that.

30 April 2021

Teaching Students to Think for Themselves is Not Enough

'The critical thinking ideal is too individualistic and self-focused − students must learn to help others think well, too' says T Ryan Byerly. Check out the opinion piece in Times Higher Education.

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15 April 2021

'Implicit Bias Training is Often Flawed but Shouldn’t be Scrapped'

In the wake of UK government's controversial Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, our very own Jules Holroyd and Jennifer Saul explain that implicit bias training has critical value in equity work, over on Times Higher Education.

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Is it Possible to Definitely End Discussions on Morality and Ethics?

The Philosophy Department's Professor James Lenman, has been interviewed by Ricardo Lopes (The Dissenter - YouTube) on ethics, motives, consequentialism, and morality.

22 March 2021

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The Life, Meditations and Reputation of Marcus Aurelius

Dr Angie Hobbs sits down with Melvyn Bragg (BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time) to discuss Marcus Aurelius, who Machiavelli called the last of the 'Five Good Emperors'. Some bracing Stoicism for challenging times!

9 March 2021

Jules Holroyd International Women's Day News 2021

IWD2021 - Dr Jules Holroyd: Promoting Gender Equity in Parental Leave

It is incredibly inspiring to see that our very own, Dr Jules Holroyd's achievements have been recognised, in this years International Women's Day highlights, for promoting gender equity in parental leave during this unbelievably challenging year.

8 March 2021

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The Double-Wicked Challenge: Covid and Brexit

Professor Angie Hobbs from the Department of Philosophy (UoS), discusses what Plato, the Epicureans and the Stoics might say about the current situation in the UK with the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit.

24 February 2021

PHILOSOPHY ROCKS 2021

We are pleased to announce that despite Covid, Philosophy Rocks will go ahead this year - for its 10th anniversary!

23 February 2021