GalleryIdeally Value-Free Coronavirus Science
How does the role of scientist relate to the role of policy-maker? Philip Thonemann looks at coronavirus science, public policy and the value free ideal.
Michael Redhead, 1929–2020
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Michael Redhead, former member of the Department and Deputy Director of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, has passed away.
GalleryA Virus Is Not a Thing, Part 3: What virology can tell us about philosophy
How can findings in virology help answer ontological questions of process and substance? In the final post in this series, Stephan Guttinger looks at viral life cycles and the role of intrinsic properties.
GalleryLSE Philosophy welcomes Kate Vredenburgh
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of a new Assistant Professor, Kate Vredenburgh, who joins the Department in September.
GalleryHow to assess the wellbeing impacts of COVID-19 policies: A brief for the T20 forum
Matthew Adler, Richard Bradley and Alex Voorhoeve, along with a number of other researchers, have written a policy brief on how to evaluate the wellbeing impacts of policies to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, to be presented at the Think20 forum later this year.
Gallery2020 undergraduate prize winners
We’re pleased to announce that this year’s undergraduate prizes have been awarded to Gwyn Edwards, Keane Farley, Joshua Freeman, Dina Korzdorfer, Kerry Neitzel, Max Schachermayer and Alexander Sligo-Young.
GalleryA Virus Is Not a Thing, Part 2: Do viruses jump? Process-thinking and the question of pandemics
What happens when a virus crosses species? Stephan Guttinger looks at viral jumps and the origins of pandemics.
GalleryOut Now: Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Vol. 2
We’re pleased to announce the publication of the second volume of our undergraduate student journal, Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
GalleryLSE Philosophy welcomes Michael Diamond-Hunter and Ella Whiteley
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of two new LSE Fellows to the Department, Michael Diamond-Hunter and Ella Whiteley, who join us for the start of the next academic year.
GalleryA Virus Is Not a Thing, Part 1: The case for a process view of viruses
It seems natural to picture viruses as individual microscopic entities, but might there be another more accurate way to think about them? In the first of this three-part series, Stephan Guttinger presents the case for a process view of viruses.
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