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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.
Featured Lectures on Philosophy
Philosophy Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1054 / philosophy@uconn.edu / 1-860-486-4416
Yes, they studied philosophy at their institutions of higher learning
Upcoming Events
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3/30
ECOM Spotlight Series: Hady Ba
ECOM Spotlight Series: Hady Ba
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Storrs Campus Zoom
ECOM Spotlight Series will host Prof. Hady Ba who will talk about "Ideophones and Expressivism." The event will be held online. Please send an email to aliyar.ozercan@uconn.edu for the event link.Contact Information: aliyar.ozercan@uconn.edu
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3/30
Reading Group
Reading Group
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Storrs Campus Online
The Early Modern Reading Group brings together graduate students and faculty for lively, enriching conversations about texts with cross-disciplinary value. This semester we are reading Lady Ranelagh: The Incomparable Life of Robert Boyle's Sister.Contact Information: katharine.beene@uconn.edu
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3/31
Annual Logic Lecture: Maria Aloni (ILLC, Amsterdam)
Annual Logic Lecture: Maria Aloni (ILLC, Amsterdam)
Friday, March 31st, 2023
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Storrs Campus Zoom
Join us for the Annual Logic Lecture, given by the UConn Logic Group 2022/23 Scholar of Consequence:
Maria Aloni (ILLC, Amsterdam)
Details t.b.a.
https://logic.uconn.edu/annual-logic-lecture/Contact Information: logic@uconn.edu
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4/6
Transcribathon
Transcribathon
Thursday, April 6th, 2023
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Storrs Campus Online
“Transcribathon” describes the full range of the Early Modern Studies Working Group’s efforts to teach and develop the skills of paleography. Critical to researching the early modern period is the ability to read manuscripts. This is not always so easy! Thus, our ongoing paleography workshop is designed to provide introductory tutelage and regular practice.Contact Information: katharine.beene@uconn.edu
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4/7
Deadline for General Exams, Masters Exams, Proposals, and Prospectuses
Deadline for General Exams, Masters Exams, Proposals, and Prospectuses
Friday, April 7th, 2023
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Storrs Campus n/a
Deadline for Philosophy graduate students to submit General Exam, MA Exam, Proposal, and ProspectusContact Information: Heather Battaly (heather.battaly@uconn.edu)
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4/7
Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Christopher Rahlwes
Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Christopher Rahlwes
Friday, April 7th, 2023
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Storrs Campus TBD
Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense for PhD in Philosophy
"Negation, Denial, and Silence: What Classical Indian and Chinese Proto-logics Tell Us about Negative Speech Acts"Contact Information: Alexus McLeod (almcleo@indiana.edu)
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News & Announcements
- Ayanna Spencer: Keynote Lecture at Brown UniversityPosted on March 23, 2023
- Nimra Asif: Meeting of the Society for Philosophy and PsychologyPosted on March 13, 2023
- Thomas Meagher: “Loving Commitment to Another”Posted on March 13, 2023
- Lewis Gordon: Interview on The Leadership Center for Social Justice PodcastPosted on March 10, 2023
- Lewis Gordon: Making His Mark on Black and Black Jewish HistoryPosted on March 6, 2023
- Professor Emerita Margaret Gilbert: New Published WorkPosted on March 3, 2023