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Keele University

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  • Type

    PhD

  • Location

    Keele

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Keele offers three different postgraduate research degrees, in a small, friendly and research-intensive environment where everybody knows each other, and postgraduate students can talk to staff whenever they want
Facilities are good, the rural environment of Keele campus is highly conducive to concentration and focus, and the research of our staff is at the cutting-edge in some of the most fascinating areas of contemporary philosophy

MPhil in philosophy
Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time

Description: The M
Phil
(Master of Philosophy) degree is a research degree in which you write a dissertation (about 30-40,000 words / max
60,000) about any topic you like, so long as one of our members of staff can supervise it (see "research interests" above)
Once assigned a supervisor, you will work together with him or her, meeting up whenever you want to
When your dissertation is finished, you will have a viva examination, in which an external and internal examiner will read your work and discuss it with you
The MPhil
is often thought of as a mini-Ph
D
; it is a very prestigious degree which takes two years at many universities

Phd in Philosophy
Duration: Three years full-time, six years part-time
(Students who need extra time are only required to pay a continuation fee
)
Description: The Ph
D
(Doctor of Philosophy) degree, which earns you the title Dr
, is the highest academic degree
It is research only and requires you to write an original thesis (about 70-80,000 words) on a topic of your choice, so long as it is approved by one of our member of staff (see their research interests below)
Candidates for the Ph
D
are expected to have completed a master’s degree beforehand (M

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Keele (Staffordshire)
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Keele University, ST5 5BG

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  • Philosophy
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  • Metaphysics

Course programme



The following staff are currently available to supervise research degrees:
Sorin Baiasu
Sorin is a leading authority on the philosophies of Kant and Sartre, and the author of Kant and Sartre: Rediscovering Critical Ethics (Palgrave MacMillan 2011) among many other publications. His main research interests at present are in Kantian philosophy, Existentialism and Phenomenology, and issues concerning normativity, justice and desert. He is also able to supervise in aesthetics, and many other areas of metaphysics, epistemology, moral philosophy, philosophy of law and the history of philosophy.
Giuseppina D’Oro
Giuseppina (aka Josie) is a leading authority on the philosophy of R.G. Collingwood, and the author of Collingwood and the Metaphysics of Experience (Routledge 2002) among many other publications. Her main research interests at present are in the philosophy of action, particularly the history of the reasons/causes debate, the nature of the action event/distinction and the problem of mental causation. She is also interested in metaphilosophy, particularly the relation between philosophy and science, and in how second-order metaphilosophical positions affect our understanding of the relationship between the human and natural sciences. She can supervise in many other areas of philosophy, especially in areas relating to idealism. You can access some of her work on her page.
James Tartaglia
James is a leading authority on the philosophy of Richard Rorty, and the author of Rorty and the Mirror of Nature (Routledge 2007) among many other publications. His main research interests at present are in philosophy of mind, particularly in physicalism and consciousness, metaphilosophy, particularly in the relation between philosophy, science, and religion, and the problem of personal identity. He is able to supervise in many areas of philosophy of mind, metaphysics, epistemology, continental philosophy and the history of philosophy, and would also consider proposals in comparative philosophy (especially Western – Chinese) and some areas of the philosophy of technology.

Additional information

A , MRes , or MPhil ) Once assigned a supervisor, you will work with him or her, meeting up whenever you want to When your thesis is finished, you will have a viva examination, in which an external and internal examiner will read your work and discuss it with you Philosophy's placement within SPIRE means that PhD candidates whose philosophical interests intertwine with issues in politics or international relations, can receive supervision for a thesis covering some or all of these academic areas; see also the Politics and International Relations PhD page

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Philosophy

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