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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.

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.

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

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

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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)

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  • John Carney: Philosophy in Review
    Please check out Professor John Carney's most recent book review published in Philosophy in Review (Vol. 45 No. 1).
    Posted on April 2, 2025
  • Ting-an Lin: Human-Centered AI Seed Grant
    In a collaborative effort with Communication and Women's, gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGGS) Professor Jiyoun Suk, the UConn Humanities Institute (UCHI) has awarded a "Human-Centered AI Seed Grant" to Assistant Professor Ting-an Lin!
    Posted on April 2, 2025
  • Kristin Waters (Ph.D. ’81): Frantz Fanon Award
    Please join us in congratulating alumna Kristin Waters (Ph.D. '81), who is one of the recipients of the 2025 Frantz Fanon Award for her book Maria W. Stewart and the Roots of Black Political Thought. The Frantz Fanon Prize is awarded annually in recognition of up to three works in or of special interest to Caribbean thought. 
    Posted on April 2, 2025

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