❦ News Update: First PhD
Ambitions
The Centre for Modern Thought was created at Aberdeen in 2005 in order to foster dynamic and theoretically informed cross-disciplinary research. It was established as a forum for rethinking the key intellectual movements of modernity in the context of the most urgent questions of our time. Its degree-granting programmes are designed to provide graduate training and supervision at the very highest levels.
The Centre has grown rapidly in the past two years, and has attracted significant attention on the global academic stage by reason of its distinguished participants and the breadth of its ambition. In its activities, it traverses the fields of literature, philosophy, theory of art, political and legal thought, and science studies. With a strong emphasis on intellectual history and philosophical foundations, we seek to give a new impetus to contemporary theoretical research. We also want to explore what is possible in the academy and to create a new interface between it and other sectors of cultural and political activity.
For the history of this project, and the reasoning behind it, we invite our visitors to consult the 2005 proposal, June 2006 progress report, and fall 2006 Q & A with Aberdeen Magazine in the archive of this website. Visitors can join our forum and blog discussions, make use of a rapidly expanding cache of texts and video footage which will give a glimpse of the kinds of work being undertaken.
Study at the Centre
Students may pursue advanced degrees at the Masters and Ph.D. level.
Our programmes offer considerable freedom, but also thorough training in a rich environment of discussion and intellectual encounter. Students have the opportunity of working in a unique context that includes an exceptional concentration of intellectual leaders and creative talent. For a description of the programme structure and potential paths of study, please see our study page. We welcome e-mail queries.
Faculty
Dr Nerea Arruti
Professor Mario Biagioli
Dr Julia Biggane
Dr Petar Bojanic
Professor Tony Carty
Professor Cairns Craig
Professor Christopher Fynsk, Director
Professor Celso Grebogi
Professor Danny James
Dr Adrienne Janus
Dr Nadia Kiwan
Professor James Leach
Dr Nikolaj Lübecker
Professor Alberto Moreiras
Dr Nick Nesbitt
Professor Mustapha Pasha
Dr John Paterson
Dr Kriss Ravetto
Professor Raúl Ruiz
Professor Joachim Schaper
Dr Trevor Stack
Dr Janet Stewart
Professor Michael Syrotinski
Professor Teresa María Vilarós
Dr Simon Ward