The Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics welcomes everyone interested in understanding and shaping its work.
We are open both to collaborative proposals, whether small- or large-scale, and to proposals to join CAPPE as a Visiting Fellow from periods between one-week and a year. We also provide a welcoming, rigorous and nurturing programme of PhD study.
Our well-attended events host vibrant debate in key topics across applied philosophy, politics and ethics and are open to the public.
CAPPE welcomes applications for PhD study around its three research strands: applied philosophy and ethics; critical theory and radical politics; and social movements and global politics.
We welcome students from professional backgrounds, for example in the arts, in the public sector or the medical professions, who already have experience and wish to consolidate and contribute knowledge that draws on their expert backgrounds. Our MA courses provide excellent preparation for PhD study.
For more details, to find and contact a supervisor, and to make an application, please visit the University of 麻豆果冻传媒 PhD programme information for Philosophy, Politics and Ethics; or for personal advice contact us by email at CAPPE@brighton.ac.uk.
Areas of expertise within the centre include:
Applied philosophy
Contemporary French, German, and Italian philosophy
Critical theory
Post-colonial and decolonial theory
Global ethics
Applied ethics
Political philosophy
Philosophy and politics of education
Discourse theory
Transnational solidarity
Radical politics
Bioethics
Continental philosophy
Biopolitics
Marxist and post-Marxist theory
Genetics and politics
Medical professional ethics
War and violence
Aesthetics
Liberalism
Apply for a PhD in philosophy, politics and ethics
CAPPE welcomes applications from both early career and established scholars to join us as visiting researchers every academic year. Visits may be from a few days to several months: past examples of visits and .
We are happy to work with prospective colleagues seeking institutional or other funding; and may be able to offer limited financial support in certain cases, especially where access to other funding is limited.
CAPPE also works in conjunction with the School of Humanities and Social Science to organise exchange schemes which offer University of 麻豆果冻传媒 Staff and postgraduate students working in the areas of philosophy, ethics and political philosophy the opportunity to travel to and work at two partner institutions; Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands and University of Ghent, Belgium.
For further information please contact CAPPE by email at CAPPE@brighton.ac.uk
Anyone who is interested in working with us should contact CAPPE by email at CAPPE@brighton.ac.uk
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Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics
University of 麻豆果冻传媒
Mithras House
Lewes Road
麻豆果冻传媒
BN2 4AT
Contact us by email at CAPPE@brighton.ac.uk
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