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Philosophy has been taught at the University since 1583, and the city was home to David Hume and Adam Smith.
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News
New Award: Dr Warren Maguire
23 Mar 2012
British Academy Small Grant awarded to Dr Warren Maguire...
2012 Teaching Awards Winners
17 Mar 2012
Dr Monika Hunter (Psychology) and Dr Graeme Trousdale (LEL) have both won...
New Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh elected
7 Mar 2012
Congratulations to Professor Simon Kirby...
Events
Philosophy and Neuroscience Reading Group
22 May 2012 12:00 – 13:00
"Two neural correlates of consciousness" by Ned Block
Presenter: Alfredo Martinez
Epistemology Research Group
23 May 2012 15:30 – 17:00
Speaker: Andrew McGonigal (University of Leeds)
Title: "Believing in each other: Rational belief and other minds"
Postgraduate Workshop on Inquiry and Cognition
24 May 2012 10:00 – 16:00
An informal workshop in advance of the conference on The Aims of Inquiry and Cognition.
All are welcome.
The Aims of Inquiry and Cognition
25 – 26 May 2012
An international conference on teleology in epistemology and the philosophy of mind. For registration information, contact Allan Hazlett.
The Aims...