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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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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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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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Department News

  • Keith Simmons’ Former Students Contracted for a Book with Routledge
    Two of Professor Kieth Simmons’ former students, Jamin Asay and Susanna Melkonian-Altshuler, have secured a contract with Routledge for a book titled “Truth, Logic, and Paradox: Festschrift for Keith Simmons”. Among the contributors are esteemed Philosophy faculty: Dorit Bar-On, Michael Lynch, Lionel Shapiro, and Julian Schloeder, and two UConn PhDs, Susanna Melkonian-Altshuler and Rashed Ahmad. […]
    Posted on April 9, 2026
  • Marcos Alcázar Estrella: To Give Talk at 2nd UFABC-USP Workshop
    Philosophy graduate student, Marcos Alcázar Estrella, is set to give a talk titled “Re-Evaluating Rationality in Emotional Actions” at the 2nd UFABC-USP Workshop: Philosophy and Neuroscience organized by the Universidade Federal do ABC and the Universidade de São Paulo on April 14th-15th. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations!
    Posted on April 9, 2026

Upcoming Events

  • Jul
    10
    Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Nimra Asif
    Manchester Hall

    “Minimal Mindreading - A Millikanian Approach.”

  • Sep
    17
    ECOM Spotlight Series: Lydia Palaiologou

    Semantically integrated gesturally realized functional elements in Standard Modern Greek


    Abstract: TBA

  • Oct
    2
    ELM 3

    ELM 3 (Expression, Language, and Music) brings together scholars from philosophy, linguistics, musicology, cognitive science, neuroscience, and anthropology to explore the shared foundations and evolutionary origins of musical and linguistic expression. 

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