Philosophy at Essex: critical, existential, real... and unique
Philosophy at the University of Essex has never been quite like philosophy anywhere else.
Essex Philosophy has long been the place to go if you suspect that something has gone fundamentally wrong in modern life – and to figure out what makes life modern anyway.
If you want to read Marx seriously..., if you want to read sacred texts critically..., if you want to apply lessons from Hegel and Heidegger to questions about psychiatric coercion and human rights..., then Essex is the place for you.
Philosophers at Essex use the tools of philosophy and the study of its history to engage with the most pressing issues of our time: climate change, capitalism & inequality, gender & justice, and the epidemic of mental illness.
At Essex, philosophy has never been boxed in by the usual reading lists or disciplinary boundaries. We've never been afraid to read the books or think the thoughts that others dismiss.