Postgraduate Study in Philosophy
The Philosophy Department offers both an MPhil and a PhD by research. These awards are intended for students who have already completed a substantial amount of philosophy at undergraduate level, normally to Honours level. They may be undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis.
For examples of successful PhD proposals follow the links in Past Research Projects below.
Handbook
Details of the department's program are set out in our Postgraduate Handbooks.
- Download the PhD Handbook 2010
- Download the MPhil Handbook 2010
How Do I Find Out More?
Information about admission to Postgraduate Programs is available on the University website. Further inquiries should be directed to:
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For details of the kinds of research we carry out in Philosophy, please see our research page.
Current Research Projects
| PhD/Masters Student | Area of Research |
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| Kenneth Anderson | Happiness, Morality and Public Policy |
| Boris Balin | Naturalised Ethics: Human Nature and Our Human Values |
| Demetrios Basteras | The Origin of Paraconsistency in Ancient Greece |
| Karen Bland | The good, the right & the exigencies of life |
| Alex Greville | Practical ethics: Pharmaceutical funding and research ethics |
| Sam Helsham | Moral Cognition |
| Bryan Keniry | Concepts of Human Well-Being |
| Chris Letheby (MPhil) | Epistemological issues relating to the 'embodied mind' thesis |
| John Mercier | The Logic of Negation |
| Tim Nailer | Moral Agency Without Phenomenal Consciousness |
| Kieren Nanasi | The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Infinity |
| Robert Ralston | Philosophy of Cognitive Science |
| Alison Stratton | The Role of Emotions in Rational Decision Making and Public Policy |
| Diane Stringer |
Temporal Experience and its Future-Directed Aspects |
| Matthew Tieu | Cognitive Neuroscience and Moral Psychology |
| Jason Tillett (MPhil) | Is the virtuous life necessary to flourish? |
| Mathew Wenham | The role of pleasure in happiness and well-being |
Past Research Projects
| PhD/Masters Student | Area of Research |
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| Glenn Carruthers | A Cognitive Model of Self-Consciousness |
| Matt Fisher | The Science of Social Reasoning and Decision Making: Foundation of a new Social-Liberal Theory - Proposal |
| Matt Fisher (MA) | Mind as Creative Organisation |
| Matthew Harvey | Indeterminism and Personal Identity - Proposal |
| Nicole Krzys | Schizophrenia and Self Monitoring: A Dual Deficit Perceptual Abnormality Approach |
| Rosemary Lowry | Reasons and Capacities - Proposal |
| Elizabeth Schier | So What if Mary Didn't Know - Proposal |
| Mark Simms (MA) | Form and Content in Mental Representation |
| Esther Speight | Medical Ethics: Autonomy and Chronic Condition Self-Management |
| Andrew J Turner | The C PLUS A Theory of Time - Proposal |
| Nicole Vincent | Responsibility, Compensation and Accident Law Reform - Proposal |
