2022

Congratulations to Dr Elmar Unnsteinsson

The School is delighted to announce the publication yet another major philosophical monograph. Congratulations to Dr Elmar Unnsteinsson on his Oxford University Press book, Talking About: An Intentionalist Theory of Reference - (Click Headline for further details).

Professor Richard Bourke Receives Honorary Doctorate (Click for Video)

Richard Bourke (UCD BA Philosophy and English, 1986), Professor of the History of Political Thought, and Fellow in History and Politics at King’s College, Cambridge was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate on 9th December, 2022 by University College. The citation was presented by Professor Brian O'Connor, UCD School of Philosophy.

PHIL30790 Animated Philosophy is a module offered by UCD School of Philosophy and generously supported by UCD College of Social Sciences and Law. The Module Co-Ordinator is Teaching and Learning Award winner Dr Dan E. Deasy.

The aim of Animated Philosophy is to provide students with an opportunity to take a different approach to learning philosophy; in particular, to use audio/visual creativity, digital competence, humour, and storytelling skills to present philosophical puzzles and theories in non-standard formats such as podcasts; plays; comic books; posters; and animated online 'explainer' videos.

Students who take the course gain invaluable research, design, and team-working skills that they can take into their future careers, as well as evidence of their learning in the form of their own audio/visual project outputs. See UCD https://www.ucd.ie/philosophy/study/undergraduate/