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Research is at the heart of the Philosophy discipline at the OU. Our full-time members of staff are all active researchers, specialising in a range of subjects across the disciplines. Staff regularly work with and consult for other institutions and multimedia broadcasters, particularly concerning value, reasons and norms (metaphysics and mind), and the history of philosophy (particularly the post-Kantian European philosophy.
Recently, members of the discipline have conducted research on a diverse range of topics, including:
Most of our full-time research students are based at our Milton Keynes campus; for details of residence requirements for different modes of study see Full-time study and Part-time study.
Being a research student at The Open University will entitle you to membership of the OU Library, which has a huge range of philosophy journals and books both online and in the library on campus.
Explore specific areas of research, current and prospective projects, entry requirements, fees and funding, available supervisors, how to apply and contact details for advice.
Aesthetics
Continental philosophy
Epistemology and philosophy of science
Ethics
Feminism and philosophy of sex and gender
History of philosophy
Philosophy of language and conceptual engineering
Philosophy of mind
Philosophy of race
Philosophy of sport
Political philosophy
Consider linked topics from other research areas.
Ancient and modern receptions of antiquity
Greek and Latin texts
Greek and Roman material culture
Political ideas