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The paper ‘Invertebrate sentience and sustainable seafood’ by Andrew Crump (LSE Philosophy), Heather Browning (LSE Philosophy), Alexandra K. Schnell (University of Cambridge), Charlotte Burn (Royal Veterinary College) and Jonathan Birch (LSE Philosophy) has now been published in nature food.

Octopuses, crabs and lobsters are probably sentient, yet their welfare needs are poorly protected in the food system. Upholding animal welfare in the seafood industry presents challenges, […]

Imre Lakatos was born on 9 November 1922. He is an internationally renowned philosopher of mathematics and science. He was lecturer at the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE from 1960 until his untimely death in 1974.

He is the author of the classic work in the philosophy of mathematics Proofs and Refutations and proposed […]

LSE Professor and Head of the Philosophy Department Prof. Alex Voorhoeve receives LSE funding to generate impact of his research on open and inclusive processes for health financing.

Prof. Voorhoeve has contributed extensively to a new report: Open and Inclusive: Fair Processes for Financing Universal Health Coverage which will soon be published by the World Bank. The LSE Impact Funding […]

The Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS) is searching for a Post-Doctoral Research Officer in Animal Sentience.

The Research Officer will work in Dr Jonathan Birch’s Foundations of Animal Sentience (ASENT) project, funded by the European Research Council. The position is tenable for two years. The successful candidate will conduct innovative and significant research as part […]

The Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS) is searching for a Post-Doctoral Research Officer in Episodic Memory (Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Science).

The closing date for receipt of applications is 17 November 2022 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

More information and link to the LSE job portal.