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Explore the Department

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Faculty

Scholarship by our world-renowned faculty addresses a wide range of topics in theoretical philosophy, value, and the history of philosophy.

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PhD Program

The department prepares graduate students to make original contributions to the field and to pursue careers in college and university teaching.

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Undergraduate

The department offers a Major in Philosophy, a Minor in Philosophy, an accelerated BA/MA program, and collaborates with the Berman Institute of Bioethics to offer a Minor in Bioethics.

Upcoming Events

Workshop on Metaphysics and Social Philosophy

Join the William H. Miller III Department of Philosophy for a workshop on metaphysics and social philosophy hosted by Professor Elanor Taylor. Guest speakers will include Maegan Fairchild (University of […]

Department News

Journal Devotes Full Issue to Jenann Ismael’s Work

The Australian Philosophical Review has published a volume dedicated to Jenann Ismael’s paper “The Open Universe: Totality, Self-reference and Time”. Follow this link to read her lead article, commentaries by 11 distinguished philosophers and […]