School of Humanities / Sgoil nan Daonnachdan

Philosophy Impact & Public Engagement



Michael Brady is advisor to theatre production company Quarantine

Michael Brady has been philosophical advisor for two theatre productions, with the Manchester-based theatre group Quarantine.

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Dudley Knowles intervention concerning parental consent to the retention of children’s organs following post-mortem.

In 2000-2001, whilst working on consent as an important element of a theory of political obligation, Professor Dudley Knowles, contributed to the public debate and official Government reports concerning parental consent to the retention of children’s organs following post-mortem.

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David Bain's Media Presence

David Bain has presented philosophical issues on the BBC website and in radio interviews

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Victoria Harrison's Exemplar Reasoning

On the basis of a monograph, Victoria Harrison (2000) The Apologetic Value of Human Holiness, Kluwer Academic Press and several subsequent research papers has developed a method of promoting inter-faith and inter-cultural understanding known as ‘exemplar reasoning’.

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Aristotle's Lagoon broadcast on BBC 4

The documentary Aristotle's Lagoon, co-written by Dr R. A. H. King, was broadcast on BBC4 on Sunday 17 January 2010

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