About our research
Our group explores the intellectual lives of past figures and societies - and their legacies in the present.
This includes:
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the cultural, social and critical impacts of past ideas
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the thinkers who developed and shaped them
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the political, social, cultural, and intellectual contexts in which these ideas took shape
Our research is cross- and inter-disciplinary, embracing a variety of methodologies and approaches, reflecting the group’s diverse theoretical and conceptual base.
Among the thinkers we focus on are:
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Iris Murdoch (Bergqvist)
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Jean-François Lyotard (K Crome)
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (Giladi)
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Martin Heidegger (Haase)
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Antonio Gramsci (Jackson)
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Henri Bergson (Khandker)
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Strickland)
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Simone Weil (Thomas)
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Baruch Spinoza (Thomas)
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Hong Xiuquan (Kilcourse)
Our research includes translations of key texts and critical appraisals of how prominent works emerged and their ongoing impact today.
We work with a range of organisations, including the National Trust (Oates) and the People’s History Museum (Jackson), as well as a partnership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists on policy-oriented philosophy (Bergqvist).
You can find information about PhD or MA by Research opportunities on our study with us page. Details of our members’ research interests and specialisms can be found on their staff profiles.
We also publish details about projects our current PhD students are working on and our wider history research community.