Welcome to Philosophy

Thank you for visiting the Department of Philosophy!

The Philosophy Department at UConn is internationally recognized as a top place to do research in a wide variety of areas in philosophy.

The department is a leader in public philosophy, with members addressing topics such as the ethics of artificial intelligence, language and genocide, political epistemology, and shifting the geography of reason. Four peer-review journals are headquartered here: Journal of Philosophical Research, Philosophia, Philosophy and Global Affairs, and, as of 2023, Journal of the American Philosophical Association.

Featured Lecture

By the Numbers

65

Undergraduate Majors

30

Minors

100+

Course Options

Quick Links

Lewis Gordon, professor of philosophy, lectures at Storrs Hall on April 27, 2016. (/UConn Photo)

Undergraduate Advising

The Philosophy Department offers in-person and virtual advising for majors and minors.

Learn more

Ruth Millikan, professor of philosophy, at a graduate seminar with her students.

Ph.D. Program

Learn more about our Ph.D. program, graduate students, and how to apply.

Learn more

Michael Patrick Lynch, professor of philosophy and director of the UConn Humanities Institute, left, speaks during a panel discussion on the presidential election at an event held at the Hartford Public Library on Sept. 22, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Department Directory

Meet our award-winning faculty and learn more about their teaching and research.

Learn more

News and Events

Department News

  • Hady Ba: Director of Cultural and Scientific Activities
    Please join us in giving our hearty congratulations to Associate Research Scholar Hady Ba, who has just been appointed Director of Cultural and Scientific Activities at the Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar in Senegal.
    Posted on April 22, 2025
  • Keya Maitra (Ph.D. 2000): University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
    Please join us in congratulating Keya Maitra (Ph.D. 2000), who has accepted an offer from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as a Professor in Classical Indian Philosophy and the Lenney Distinguished Chair. 
    Posted on April 15, 2025

Upcoming Events

    https://events.uconn.edu/live/json/v2/events/response_fields/location,summary/date_format/%25F%20%25j,%20%25Y/group/Philosophy Department/max/3/start_date/today/end_date/6 months/
  • Apr
    26
    UConn Philosophy Graduate Conference
    Storrs Hall

    The conference will be held hybrid. 

    Here is the Zoom link:
    https://isanet-org.zoom.us/j/88655636354

  • Apr
    29
    Black Jewish Scholars on Antiblack Racism and Antisemitism
    Konover Auditorium

    This two-day event involves a group of Black Jewish Scholars discussing their research addressing issues at the intersection of antiblack racism and antisemitism. 

  • Apr
    30
    Black Jewish Scholars on Antiblack Racism and Antisemitism
    Konover Auditorium

    This two-day event involves a group of Black Jewish Scholars discussing their research addressing issues at the intersection of antiblack racism and antisemitism. 

Philosophy in the News

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall
Twenty-Nine New Faculty Join CLAS

Nearly 30 new faculty members will teach and conduct research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences