@ctp-leeds
A lively research community at the University of Leeds, exploring central questions within analytic philosophy and the connections between them. Join us for weekly seminars, research groups, and postgraduate research. Visit us: https://bit.ly/CTPleeds
Call for PGR Abstracts: Northern Metaphysics Network
Are you a PGR researching metaphysics (broadly construed) at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, York, or Durham? We invite you to submit an abstract for the upcoming UK Northern Metaphysics Network event.
Submission details: bit.ly/UKNMN
What do we really know when we claim to know something — facts or propositions? Join us this Wednesday, as we welcome Dr Rob Trueman (University of York) for a talk on "Knowing the Facts".
📍 IDEA, 17 Blenheim Terrace (Boardroom)
💻 Online attendance available
For details, visit: bit.ly/PRHScalendar
What’s the difference between remembering a fact and remembering an experience? Join us this Wednesday, as Lecturer in Linguistics Valentina Brunetto explores this question.
📍 IDEA, 17 Blenheim Terrace (Boardroom)
💻 Online attendance available
For full details, visit: bit.ly/PRHScalendar
Join us this Wednesday for a masterclass with Professor Robert Williams:
“Functionalism about Representational Mental States: Worries”
📍 IDEA, 17 Blenheim Terrace (Boardroom)
💻 Online attendance available
For full details and to join online, visit: bit.ly/PRHScalendar
What do we lose through using Generative AI to write for us? 🖋️🤖
Dr Andrew Kirton explores the trade‑offs in our latest article:
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/centre-theor...
Does determinism preclude agency?
Join us this Wednesday, as Jon Hawkins unpacks the notion of deterministic agent-causation and how it manifests in human action.
📍 IDEA, 17 Blenheim Terrace (Boardroom)
💻 Online attendance available
For full details, visit: bit.ly/PRHScalendar
What is deskilling? 🤖
Join us this Wednesday for a talk by Dr Joshua Habgood-Coote. He will explore the notion that introducing Artificial Intelligence into the labour process does not replace human workers — it deskills them.
📍 IDEA, 17 Blenheim Terrace
For details, visit: bit.ly/PRHScalendar
What happens when philosophy of mind takes everyday mental diversity seriously? Léa Salje, Heather Logue (Leeds) and Laura Gow (Liverpool) are putting on an interdisciplinary workshop to find out! When? 10-11 June. Where? Leeds. Want to be involved? See the full CFA here: www.leasalje.com/cfa.html
Want to learn more about the work going on at CTP? Then check out the news section of our website!📰
From BBC radio appearances to new publications and research grants, 2025 was a busy year — and we’re just getting started in 2026.
Find out more: bit.ly/CTP-news
Does addiction excuse wrongdoing? In a recent article, Dr Daniel Morgan investigates what addiction means for blame and moral responsibility.
Read the full article on our website:
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/centre-theor...
Our events calendar is now live for the upcoming term! 🥳
Most of our events take place on Wednesdays from 1pm in the boardroom at 17 Blenheim Terrace (the University of Leeds).
For the most up-to-date schedule throughout the term, keep an eye on our PRHS departmental calendar: bit.ly/PRHScalendar
Welcome! We are the Centre for Theoretical Philosophy at the
@universityofleeds.bsky.social.
We bring together philosophers, academic staff, and postgraduate students working across theoretical and analytic philosophy.
Here, you will find announcements about our weekly seminars and activities.