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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.

Hady Ba: Director of Cultural and Scientific Activities
Please join us in giving our hearty congratulations to Associate Research Scholar Hady Ba, who has just been appointed Director of Cultural and Scientific Activities at the Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar in Senegal.
Posted on April 22, 2025

Featured Lecture: ” Existentialism, Myth, and Film”
Check out the featured lecture, "Existentialism, Myth, and Film" with Dr. Lewis Gordon!
Posted on April 15, 2025

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

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Brown Bag Nadja-Mira Yolcu
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ECOM Speaker Series: Nadja-Mira Yolcu

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Diverse Global Scholars on Antisemitism, Antiblack Racism Come to UConn This Week

Black Jewish Scholars on Antiblack Racism and Antisemitism conference will be held on April 29 and April 30