# Philosophy Research
**Source**: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/hss/groups/philosophy-research
**Parent**: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/engage-and-innovate/consultancy
Group leader(s):
[Dr Mark Cain](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/mark-cain), [Professor Dan O'Brien](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/dan-o-brien)
Contact:
[dobrien@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:dobrien@brookes.ac.uk)
[+44 (0)1865488490](tel:+44 (0)1865488490)
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## About us
Philosophy has a reputation for being abstract and other-worldly, but it also concerns itself with concrete questions relating to mind and action. Our researchers explore various aspects of human nature from a variety of perspectives including philosophy of biology, psychoanalysis, philosophy of action, feminist theology, philosophy of education, epistemology, philosophy of cognitive science, and Hume Studies.
We take a serious interest in public engagement and the relevance and importance of philosophy outside the narrow confines of academia. The philosophy team at Brookes runs philosophical enquiry programmes for children in a number of primary and secondary schools in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. We also run the local branch of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and host several public lectures a year by leading international academics.
### Part of
- [School of Education, Humanities and Languages](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/ehl "School of Education, Humanities and Languages")
### Related courses
- [Philosophy (BA (Hons))](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/philosophy)
## Leadership
### Dr Mark Cain
- [mcain@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:mcain@brookes.ac.uk)
Programme Lead for Philosophy and Religion
[View profile for Mark Cain](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/mark-cain)
### Professor Dan O'Brien
- [dobrien@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:dobrien@brookes.ac.uk)
Professor of Philosophy
[View profile for Dan O'Brien](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/dan-o-brien)
## Membership
Staff members
- Staff
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### Staff
| Name | Role | Email |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Dr Stephen Boulter](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/stephen-boulter) | Associate Professor in Philosophy | [sboulter@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:sboulter@brookes.ac.uk) |
| [Professor Bev Clack](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/bev-clack) | Professor Emerita in the Philosophy of Religion | [bclack@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:bclack@brookes.ac.uk) |
| [Dr Dominic Corrywright](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/dominic-corrywright) | Interim Associate Dean Education & Student Experience | [dcorrywright@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:dcorrywright@brookes.ac.uk) |
| [Dr George Darby](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/george-darby) | Lecturer in Philosophy | [gdarby@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:gdarby@brookes.ac.uk) |
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