New Article by Jonathan Birch on Animal Welfare

21 August 2023|

LSE Philosophy Professor and animal sentience expert Jonathan Birch just published a new article on animal welfare. The article has been published on the website of the Fabian Society.

In his opinion piece, Jonathan Birch argues that a commitment to animal welfare is one of the strongest signs politicians can give that they are on the public’s side: ‘The […]

New issue of the PPE journal now online!

9 August 2023|

Volume 5 – Issue 1 of ‘Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics’ is now available online. The latest edition contains five articles and two book review of our PPE students

Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics publishes sharp, original, and interdisciplinary articles by students on LSE’s PPE degree. The journal engages with pressing questions of national and international policy […]

LSE100 Award Winners 2022-23

7 August 2023|

Congratulations to all winners of the LSE100 awards 2023! We are delighted to announce that three of our students received an award for their outstanding academic achievements.

Congratulations to LSE Philosophy students Euan Chong, Joshua Hallier and Cyndy Alima! Great work!

The LSE100 award recognises the exemplary work that these students and their fellow group members produced during their LSE100 […]

Welcome New Students!

7 August 2023|

We’re excited to welcome you to the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method! We will start off your LSE experience with the Welcome Week that will take place starting Monday, 18 September 2023. During this week, you’ll get the chance to meet the faculty members, our service staff and get to know one another. It’s a great […]

PPE at LSE Philosophy: Study Abroad Option Available!

4 August 2023|

LSE Philosophy now offers the opportunity of studying one year abroad at either Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs or Berkeley, University of California, during our PPE Degree.

The year abroad is offered to PPE students after Year 2. The year abroad is optional and will be counted towards the programme, meaning that students taking this option will […]

CPNSS welcomes Richard Healey

31 July 2023|

Rich Healey is joining the Centre for Philosophy of Natural & Social Science (CPNSS) as a postdoctoral researcher on the project ‘Not in my Name’ lead by Jonathan Parry.

Healey will be working on questions concerning the moral foundations of normative powers and the normative constraints that apply to the powers of consent […]

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    Justice for Animals: Essay Review by eva read and Jonathan Birch

Justice for Animals: Essay Review by eva read and Jonathan Birch

27 July 2023|

LSE Philosophers eva read and Jonathan Birch have published their new paper ‘Animal sentience and the Capabilities Approach to justice’ in Springer.

In their new paper eva read and Jonathan Birch review Martha Nussbaum’s ‘Justice for animals: our collective responsibility’. In her book, the author calls upon humanity to secure for all sentient beings the […]

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    Thomas Ferretti: The Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence

Thomas Ferretti: The Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence

25 July 2023|

Thomas Ferretti, former LSE Philosophy Fellow, considers ethical and political issues raised by the ongoing revolution in AI and machine learning.

In his blog post ‘The Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence’ Thomas Ferretti discusses new advances in AI and which ethical implications it has on daily life and policy making. Link to the article.

The John Watkins Memorial Prize Winner 2023

18 July 2023|

We are pleased to announce that Lorenzo Sartori has been awarded The John Watkins Memorial Prize 2023 – Congratulations!

LSE Philosophy PhD Student Lorenzo Sartori has been awarded the Prize in recognition of his outstanding paper ‘Putting the “Experiment” back into the “Thought Experiment”’, which has been published in the journal Synthese.

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New Interview with Jonathan Birch about Sentient AI

18 July 2023|

LSE Philosopher Jonathan Birch gave an interview with Undark and discussed the ethical implication of sentient AI.

As AI technology leaps forward, ethical questions sparked by human-AI interactions have taken on new urgency. In the latest interview with Jonathan Birch, Associate Professor at LSE Philosophy and expert on animal sentience, argues that the potential for conscious AI will raise […]