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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
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Upcoming Events
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7/24
Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Heather Muraviov
Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Heather Muraviov
Monday, July 24th, 2023
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Storrs Campus 227 Manchester Hall/Teams
Doctoral Dissertation for Philosophy PhD
"Liberatory Virtue Epistemology"Contact Information: Heather Battaly (heather.battaly@uconn.edu)
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8/25
Philosophy Graduate Student Orientation
Philosophy Graduate Student Orientation
Friday, August 25th, 2023
09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Storrs Campus Oak Hall RM 112
Welcome and orientation of new doctoral students. In addition to offering important information on UConn’s policies, there will be discussions drawing on faculty and students’ experiences of graduate study in the Philosophy Department and the resources on which to draw from across UConn.Contact Information: Heather Battaly | heather.battaly@uconn.edu
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9/15
ECOM Speaker Series
ECOM Speaker Series
Friday, September 15th, 2023
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Storrs Campus TBA
ECOM Speaker Series will host Prof. Letty Naigles (UConn, Psych). Details TBA.Contact Information: aliyar.ozercan@uconn.edu
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10/5
Millikan Fest
Millikan Fest
Thursday, October 5th, 2023
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Storrs Campus TBA
TBAContact Information: aliyar.ozercan@uconn.edu
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10/6
Millikan Fest
Millikan Fest
Friday, October 6th, 2023
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Storrs Campus TBA
TBAContact Information: aliyar.ozercan@uconn.edu
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News & Announcements
- Lewis Gordon: Philosophy from the PubPosted on May 30, 2023
- Paul Bloomfield and Alumna Alycia LaGuardia-LoBianco featured in New Work in PhilosophyPosted on May 24, 2023
- Alexandra Stamson: Winner of the 2023 Wood/Raith Gender Identity Living Trust FellowshipPosted on May 11, 2023
- 2023 -2024 UCHI/CLAS Undergraduate Research FellowsPosted on April 28, 2023
- Dana Miranda: APA Essay on Black Issues in PhilosophyPosted on April 26, 2023
- Tracy Llanera: Awarded Humanities Institute Faculty FellowshipPosted on April 19, 2023