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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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65

Undergraduate Majors

30

Minors

100+

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

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

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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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News and Events

Department News

  • 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
  • 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

Upcoming Events

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  • Apr
    23
    Earth Cafe 2025
    Student Union

    Please join us for the 3rd annual Earth Cafe:  poster session, film shorts, awards, and keynote speaker Representative Christine Palm and founder of The Active Voice.  (And food and drink, of course!)

  • Apr
    25
    Logic Colloquium: WooJin Chung (Seoul)
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    Join us in the Logic Colloquium for a talk by WooJin Chung (Seoul National University).

  • Apr
    25
    Parcells Lecture: Lisa Tessman (Binghamton University)
    Storrs Hall

    The Philosophy Department annually invites a distinguished scholar whose work is broadly in ethics or value theory, to speak to a wide general audience.

Philosophy in the News

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Twenty-Nine New Faculty Join CLAS

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