Department of Philosophy
Welcome
Philosophy at SOAS is a friendly, accessible, and intellectually vibrant community committed to doing philosophy globally.
Our internationally recognised experts work across Western, Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and African traditions, and our degrees reflect SOAS’s distinctive mission to expand philosophy beyond a narrow Western canon.
Here, you will explore diverse philosophical worlds, question inherited boundaries, and join a department dedicated to dialogue across cultures, languages, and intellectual traditions. We look forward to thinking with you.
Recognised in global rankings
Top 30 in UK for Philosophy
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
8th in UK for Employer Reputation
In Philosophy – QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
2nd in UK for International Faculty
QS World University Rankings 2025
Meet the academics
Explore our unique concentration of experts in global philosophies.
Philosophy at SOAS offers a unique, research-led and globally-engaged education, challenging Eurocentric assumptions and cultivating rigorous, critically decolonial, plural, and socially engaged approaches to philosophical inquiry and practice.