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The Philosophy Department at UConn is internationally recognized as a top place to do research in a wide variety of areas in philosophy, including: Aesthetics, Africana Philosophy, Decolonial Philosophy, Epistemology (Formal and Social), Existentialism and Phenomenology, Feminist Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Indigenous Philosophy, Metaphysics, Latin American and Latinx Philosophy, Philosophy of Culture, Philosophy of Language, Philosophical Logic, Philosophies of Mind and Language, Philosophies of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Psychoanalysis, Philosophy of Human Sciences, Philosophy of Race and Racism, Philosophy of Science, Social and Political Philosophy, and more.
The department is also 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.
Recent PhDs have secured positions at St. Andrews University, Oxford University, Notre Dame University, the University of Oslo, Kuwait University, Gonzaga University, the University of Delhi, Lewis & Clark College, the University of Massachusetts at Boston, the University of Memphis, Grand Valley State University, the University of California at Merced, Fairfield University, the University of Iowa, the University of Idaho, the University of Kentucky, the University of Konstanz, Monash University, Yonsei University, the University of Tokyo, Muhlenberg College, Sam Houston State University, the University of Minnesota-Duluth, the Czech Academy of Sciences, the University of California-Merced, TPX Communications, Cambridge Semantics, and Cycorp. Our doctoral students are a global community from Argentina, China, Egypt, India, Ireland, Turkey, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom, as well as the U.S.
The undergraduate major and minor has a stellar record of preparing students for advanced study in a variety of professional schools and disciplines, in addition to philosophy, and careers ranging from the entertainment industry to nonprofits, private, and public service.
Our department is also an attractive research community for international scholars, several of whom came on Fulbright scholarships from Argentina, Bulgaria, France, and Senegal, and others on special fellowships from Australia, Brazil, and China.
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Upcoming Events
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12/15
PHIL End-of-Year Event
PHIL End-of-Year Event
Friday, December 15th, 2023
02:30 PM
Oak Hall
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Vice Squad Meeting
Vice Squad Meeting
Friday, January 26th, 2024
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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Connecticut High School Ethics Bowl
Connecticut High School Ethics Bowl
Saturday, January 27th, 2024
08:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Susan Herbst Hall
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Philosophy Department Colloquium: Christopher Zurn (U Mass Boston)
Philosophy Department Colloquium: Christopher Zurn (U Mass Boston)
Friday, February 2nd, 2024
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Christopher Zurn (U Mass Boston)
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Philosophy Department Colloquium: Christopher Zurn (University of Massachusetts, Boston)
Philosophy Department Colloquium: Christopher Zurn (University of Massachusetts, Boston)
Friday, February 2nd, 2024
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Homer Babbidge Library
Christopher Zurn (University of Massachusetts, Boston)
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Kinds of Consciousness
News & Announcements
- Lewis Gordon: New Interview with Tavis Smiley and the Boston ReviewPosted on December 5, 2023
- Dorit Bar-On: Newly Published Book – Expression and Self-Knowledge (co-authored with Crispin Wright)Posted on November 14, 2023
- Julian Schlöder: Newly Published “Reasoning with Attitude”Posted on November 2, 2023
- Lewis Gordon: Interview on the Stance PodcastPosted on November 1, 2023
- Nelson Maldonado-Torres: Featured in Teaching Module by University of Notre DamePosted on October 24, 2023
- Lynne Tirrell: 2023 Suter Lecturer at Michigan State UniversityPosted on October 16, 2023