Department News and Faculty Books Archive


Hegel’s Value

Hegel’s Value
Hegel’s Philosophy of Right has long been recognized as the only systematic alternative to the dominant social contract tradition in modern political philosophy. Dean Moyar here takes on the difficult task of […]


Richard Bett’s new book, How to Keep an Open Mind

Richard Bett’s new book, How to Keep an Open Mind
Princeton University Press has published How to Keep an Open Mind: An Ancient Guide to Thinking Like a Skeptic“, a selection of writings by the Greek skeptic Sextus Empiricus, translated […]


Phillips awarded 2021 Lebowitz Prize

Congratulations to Ian Phillips on being awarded the 2021 Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution, along with NYU’s Ned Block! More info can be found here:


Congratulations Dean Moyar

The William H. Miller III Department of Philosophy congratulates Dean Moyar on his promotion to full professor!


The Raven, a new philosophy magazine

Announcing the launch of The Raven, a new magazine of philosophy edited by David Velleman and David Johnson, with support from our Department. Its mission is to publish original philosophy written […]


Animal Minds Workshop, April 22-23

Postdocs Simon Brown and Jorge Morales are organizing a workshop on animal minds in conjunction with the Foundations of Mind group. Follow this link for information: https://philevents.org/event/show/86858


An Interview With Peter Achinstein

Click here for the English translation of an interview with Peter Achinstein that will be appearing in Chinese later this year.


Chris Lebron on the Election

A collection of philosophers’ commentaries on the 2020 US election — including one by Chris Lebron — can be found here: http://dailynous.com/2020/11/10/philosophers-2020-u-s-presidential-election/