SPA Annual Meeting and AGM – 3rd December 2021

Founded in 1900 as the Scots Philosophical Club, the Scots Philosophical Association (SPA) is the professional association of philosophers in Scotland. Its primary purpose is to promote the study and teaching of philosophy in Scotland. This is achieved through the organization of an annual meeting, the sponsorship of conferences and workshops, the sponsorship of fellowships …

Waco Yokoyama, who graduated with first-class honours in Philosophy and Film in 2019, will be speaking at COP 26

In these times of climate emergency, it is the great pleasure of the Philosophy Programme at Dundee to share details of how one of our graduates is having an impact in rethinking environmental change.  Next week, Waco Yokoyama, who graduated with first-class honours in Philosophy and Film in 2019, will be speaking at COP 26 …

Rethinking the concept of life. A dialogue with non-Western perspectives

Dr Tina Röck , Dr Oisín Keohane Monday, February 28, 2022  Self-Funded PhD Students Only University of Dundee    School of Humanities About the Project We are currently experiencing a resurgence of interest in metaphysical concepts that often remain stuck in Western modes of thinking. In this project we want to investigate the metaphysical concept of life, …

New Book (December 21): ‘Dynamic Realism. Uncovering the Reality of Becoming through Phenomenology and Process Philosophy’ by Tina Röck

About the book: Philosophy has traditionally considered reality as a set of static objects. Tina Röck transcends this understanding to explore the realistic potential of relational and dynamic ontology. These explorations are both complex and problematic as we attempt to reconceptualise being, truth and knowledge as processual. To navigate this thinking, Röck takes a new …