Professor Alison Scott-Baumann is a professor of society and belief in the centre of Islamic studies at SOAS. Her work combines social justice and philosophy, and she has researched extensively on the lives of Muslim students and staff at UK universities. Read part one of our interview here One main observation of the “Re/presenting Islam … Continue reading Interviews with Academics #6: Professor Alison Scott-Baumann on Diversity in Education
Interviews with Academics #6: Professor Alison Scott-Baumann on Coming to Philosophy
Professor Alison Scott-Baumann is a professor of society and belief in the centre of Islamic studies at SOAS. Her work combines social justice and philosophy, and she has researched extensively on the lives of Muslim students and staff at UK universities. How did you come to philosophy and your particular interests? Half-way through my doctorate … Continue reading Interviews with Academics #6: Professor Alison Scott-Baumann on Coming to Philosophy
Why take the Indian Philosophy Paper?
This casual article is intended as a quick, informal, not-department endorsed resource for those considering balloting for the Indian philosophy paper for their final year in FHS Philosophy. I comment on why you might prioritize taking this topic as a paper here (in contrast to studying it independently or pursuing a more standard option) and … Continue reading Why take the Indian Philosophy Paper?
Interview with Academics #5: Dr Lavinia Picollo
[ID: a photo of Lavinia Picollo] Dr Lavinia Picollo is a lecturer in Philosophy at UCL. Her research focuses on philosophical logic, formal metaphysics, and the philosophy of logic and mathematics. How did you come to philosophy and your particular interests? My parents (especially my mother) were obsessed with having a knowledgeable kid. I would … Continue reading Interview with Academics #5: Dr Lavinia Picollo
Interview with Academics #4: Justin P. Holder
[ID: a photo of Justin P. Holder] Justin P. Holder – DPhil Philosophy (in progress), MSt Study of Religions (Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford). BA Philosophy (The University of the West Indies , Cave Hill). How did you come to philosophy & your particular specialisations and/or interests? When I started as an undergrad at the University of the … Continue reading Interview with Academics #4: Justin P. Holder
Interview with Academics #3: Chiara Martini
[ID: a photo of Chiara Martini] Chiara Martini – DPhil Philosophy (in progress, Pembroke College), BPhil Philosophy (Somerville College), MA Philosophy (Università di Bologna), BA Philosophy (Università di Bologna & Université de Dijon-Bourgogne). Website: https://chiaramartini.eu How did you come to philosophy & your particular specialisations and/or interests? I am currently writing a DPhil thesis on Aristotle’s … Continue reading Interview with Academics #3: Chiara Martini
Book Review: Zulhaqem Zulkifli on ‘Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth’
"Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth", is a translation of Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi's "Mukhtasar Minhaj al-Qasidin", which is an expounding and commentary on Ibn al-Jawzi's "Minhaj al-Qasidin". As the title denotes, this is a text dedicated to the softening of hardened hearts and to rain upon spiritual droughts. The author lists extensively the qualities that … Continue reading Book Review: Zulhaqem Zulkifli on ‘Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth’
Interview with Academics #2: Chong-Ming Lim
[ID: a photo of Chong-Ming Lim] Chong-Ming Lim – DPhil in Philosophy (2020). Equality and Diversity Graduate Representative, and Minorities and Philosophy Officer (2019-2020). Upcoming appointment (from September 2020): Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society. Website: http://www.cmlim.info How did you come to philosophy & your particular specialisations and/or interests? One … Continue reading Interview with Academics #2: Chong-Ming Lim
Interview with Academics #1: Maya Krishnan
[ID: a photo of Maya Krishnan] Maya Krishnan — DPhil in Philosophy (in progress), BPhil in Philosophy, All Souls College How did you come to philosophy & your particular specialisations and/or interests? My current interests are in Kant, theology, metaphysics, and epistemology. One of the themes I work on concerns the limits of thought — … Continue reading Interview with Academics #1: Maya Krishnan
open letter for diversifying the philosophy faculty and curriculum at oxford
We are a collective of students that has come together to write this letter in order to push for swift and systemic representational and curriculum change within the philosophy faculty. We are made up of both undergraduate and graduate level philosophers from a wide range of degree subjects, with a shared passion for diversifying the … Continue reading open letter for diversifying the philosophy faculty and curriculum at oxford
