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The Department of Philosophy is an academic division in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at
University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...
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Affiliated centres

* The Keeling Centre for Ancient Philosophy (named after Stanley Victor Keeling) * Watling Archive (archive of
John Leonard Watling John Leonard Watling (18 December 1923 - 10 July 2004) was a British philosopher and Head of philosophy department at University College London. References External linksWatling Archive People from East Sheen Philosophy academics 1923 ...
's published and unpublished writings)


Rankings

The
Philosophical Gourmet Report The Philosophical Gourmet Report (also known as the Leiter Report or PGR), founded by philosophy and law professor Brian Leiter and now edited by philosophy professors Berit Brogaard and Christopher Pynes, is a ranking of graduate programs in phil ...
2021-22 lists the department at 6th in the UK and 41st in the English-speaking world.
QS World University Rankings ''QS World University Rankings'' is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The QS system comprises three parts: the global overall ranking, the subject rankings (which name the world's top universities for the ...
places the department at 7th in the UK and 20th globally in 2019.


Permanent Faculty


Honorary Faculty

* Tamsin De Waal * M.M. McCabe * Anthony Savile * Victor Verdejo * Jonathan Wolff *
Arnold Zuboff Arnold Stuart Zuboff (born January 1946) is an American philosopher who has worked on topics such as personal identity, philosophy of mind, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology and the philosophy of probability. He is the original formulator of the ...


Emeritus Professors

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Malcolm Budd Malcolm Budd (born 23 December 1941) is a British philosopher. Biography Budd studied mathematics and philosophy at Jesus College, Cambridge. He taught at University College London from 1970 until 2001, and was appointed the Grote Professor ...
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Ted Honderich Ted Honderich (born 30 January 1933) is a Canadian-born British professor of philosophy, who was Grote Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic, University College London. Biography Honderich was born Edgar Dawn Ross Honderich on ...
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Paul Snowdon Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...


Notable alumni

* Keith Simmons * David Conway * James Garvey *
Momtazuddin Ahmed Momtazuddin Ahmed ( bn, মমতাজউদ্দিন আহমেদ; 24 December 1903 – 12 September 1971) was a Bangladeshi philosopher and educationist. Early life and education Ahmed was born to a Bengali Muslim family from Brahma ...
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Marjorie Wallace Marjorie Wallace (born January 23, 1954) is an American actress, television host, model and beauty queen. In 1973, she made history as the first woman from the United States to be crowned Miss World, but just 104 days later, pageant officials ...
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Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and '' An Idiot Abroad' ...
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Peter Warlock Philip Arnold Heseltine (30 October 189417 December 1930), known by the pseudonym Peter Warlock, was a British composer and music critic. The Warlock name, which reflects Heseltine's interest in occultism, occult practices, was used for all his ...
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Jonathan Dimbleby Jonathan Dimbleby (born 31 July 1944) is a British presenter of current affairs and political radio and television programmes, author and historian. He is the son of Richard Dimbleby and younger brother of television presenter David Dimbleby. ...


See also

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Department of Philosophy, King's College London The Department of Philosophy is an academic division in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at King's College London. It is one of the largest and most distinguished centres for the study of philosophy in the United Kingdom. History For over ...


References


External links


Official Website
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