Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought (CPCT)

Description

The Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought was established in May 2015 and is a research centre run jointly between English and Creative Writing and Sociology.

The Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought is constituted as a centre open to the rigorous philosophical work being done in disciplines outside of academic philosophy. It regards philosophy as a plural and critical activity that engages with the arts and practice-based approaches, and which also strives to analyse and articulate historical and political events. In this regard, the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought is also envisaged as a response to the paradoxical conjuncture in which critical philosophy finds itself today: widely read across the arts and sciences, called upon to engage in public and political debate, yet taught in relative isolation from other disciplinary domains.

By creating a space for philosophy’s dialogue with other disciplines and publics, the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought aims to develop a distinct research profile for the future of philosophy at Goldsmiths, which inherits the best of the UK legacy of ‘Continental philosophy’ while affirming a more openly trans-disciplinary vocation for philosophical inquiry. In keeping with Goldsmiths’ long-standing tradition of public and political engagement, the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought promotes a publicly-oriented conception of what it means to do philosophy.

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Founding year

2015

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Goldsmiths, University of London
London

Partner Infrastructures

British Academy (BA)

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London

Warburg Institute

The Warburg Institute is globally renowned as a leading centre for the study of the interplay between ideas, images, and society. Founded in Hamburg by the eminent historian Aby Warburg (1866-1929), w… read more about Warburg Institute

London

British Society of Aesthetics (BSA)

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Cheadle

Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-east England (CHASE)

The Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-east England (CHASE) brings together 8 institutions engaged in collaborative research activities including an AHRC doctoral training partnership: t… read more about Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-east England (CHASE)

Brighton

Partner Universities

Birkbeck, University of London

Royal Holloway, University of London

University College London (UCL)

Additional Partnerships

Shakespeare in Philosophy (ShiP); Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research (CFAR); Institute of Contemporary Arts; Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London; MayDay Rooms; Istituto Italiano di Cultura, London; Institut français du Royaume-Uni; Asia Theories Network; Department of English and Comparative Literature, Kingston University; Northwestern University, USA; Center for Post-Kantian Philosophy (CPKP), Germany; International Consortium of Critical Theory Programs, USA