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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.

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Yitzhak Melamed featured in Spinoza documentary

The documentary “Spinoza: Six Reasons for the Excommunication of the Philosopher”, featuring our colleague Yitzhak Melamed, had its US premiere last week at Lincoln Center in New York. Johns Hopkins […]

Jerry Schneewind 1930-2024

The Department mourns the passing of Jerry Schneewind, Professor of Philosophy, emeritus. Professor Schneewind was deeply admired both for his ground-breaking work in the history of ethics and for his […]