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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. Three journals are headquartered here: Journal of Philosophical Research; Journal for the History of Analytic Philosophy; and the newly founded Philosophy and Global Affairs.
We have instituted the UConn Assistant Research Professor Program, in which we hire three young faculty for three-year terms devoted to research with a light teaching load.
Recent PhDs have secured positions at St. Andrews University, Oxford University, The Naval Post-Graduate School, the University of Delhi, the University of Massachusetts at Boston, the University of Memphis, the University of Iowa, the University of Idaho, the University of Konstanz, Monash University, Yonsei University, Muhlenberg College, Quinnipiac University, the University of Minnesota-Duluth, the Czech Academy of Sciences, the University of California-Merced, TPX Communications, Cambridge Semantics, and Cycorp. The current group of graduate students come from Greece, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, Canada, South Korea, India, Turkey, Pakistan, Germany, Argentina, and the United Kingdom, as well as the U.S.
Philosophy Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1054 / philosophy@uconn.edu / 1-860-486-4416
Upcoming Events
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1/20
Philosophy Brown Bag: Long
Philosophy Brown Bag: Long
Wednesday, January 20th, 2021
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Storrs Campus link by email
This week: Mandy Long, "Meanings of 'Work'"
A series of informal talks by philosophy faculty and graduate students. For a description and how to sign up, see http://philosophy.uconn.edu/brown-bags/.Contact Information: Lionel Shapiro, lionel.shapiro@uconn.edu
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1/22
MA and General Exam Information Session
MA and General Exam Information Session
Friday, January 22nd, 2021
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Storrs Campus Teams
An informational meeting for graduate students preparing to submit materials for the MA and/or General Exams in Spring 2021.Contact Information: Mitch Green | mitchell.green@uconn.edu
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1/27
Philosophy Brown Bag: Tate
Philosophy Brown Bag: Tate
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Storrs Campus link by email
This week: Taylor Tate, "On Spiritually Impoverishing Discourse"
A series of informal talks by philosophy faculty and graduate students. For a description and how to sign up, see http://philosophy.uconn.edu/brown-bags/.Contact Information: Lionel Shapiro, lionel.shapiro@uconn.edu
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2/3
Philosophy Brown Bag: Carney
Philosophy Brown Bag: Carney
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Storrs Campus link by email
This week: John Carney, "On the Rise of Crypto-fascism in American Culture"
A series of informal talks by philosophy faculty and graduate students. For a description and how to sign up, see http://philosophy.uconn.edu/brown-bags/.Contact Information: Lionel Shapiro, lionel.shapiro@uconn.edu
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2/10
Philosophy Brown Bag: Crerar
Philosophy Brown Bag: Crerar
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Storrs Campus link by email
This week: Charlie Crerar
A series of informal talks by philosophy faculty and graduate students. For a description and how to sign up, see http://philosophy.uconn.edu/brown-bags/.Contact Information: Lionel Shapiro, lionel.shapiro@uconn.edu
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2/10
Publishing Now! Humanities Journals
Publishing Now! Humanities Journals
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Storrs Campus https://www.eventbrite.com/e/publishing-now-humanities-journals-tickets-133364198909
A panel on journals featuring 3 editors at UConn: Heather Battaly (Philosophy), David Embrick (Sociology), and Charles Mahoney (English)Contact Information: uchi@uconn.edu
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News & Announcements
- Ruth Garrett Millikan Graduate Fellowship Matching ChallengePosted on December 4, 2020
- Sandy Grande: New Faculty in Social Justice Bring Diverse Voices to UConnPosted on September 24, 2020
- Stewart Shapiro in 2019 Philosopher’s AnnualPosted on September 18, 2020
- In Memoriam: John TroyerPosted on August 25, 2020
- In Memoriam: Joel J. KuppermanPosted on April 11, 2020
- Ryo Tanaka: Millikan FellowshipPosted on March 15, 2020