The Department mourns the passing of George Wilson, Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins from 1972 to 2000. Professor Wilson was greatly admired for his work in philosophy of action, […]
Asking the Big Questions
In the William H. Miller III Department of Philosophy, students are provided a broad and analytically rigorous philosophical education, with particular areas of strength in philosophy of mind and language, the history of philosophy, philosophy of science, moral psychology, metaphysics, and epistemology.
- Degrees Offered BA, BA/MA, PhD
- Major Philosophy
- Minor Philosophy, Bioethics
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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.
PhD Program
The department prepares graduate students to make original contributions to the field and to pursue careers in college and university teaching.
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.
Department News
George Wilson 1942-2024
Jenann Ismael awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
Congratulations to Jenann Ismael who has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship! Jenann continues a Department tradition, joining current colleagues Peter Achinstein, Sean Carroll, and David Velleman, and colleagues from our recent […]
Chaz Firestone on the Many Minds podcast
Professor Firestone discusses psychology, philosophy, and “The Borderlands of Perception” on the Many Minds podcast. Listen to it here