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Congratulations to Kim Johnston!

Published: January 5, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Kim Johnston defended her dissertation, “Contradictions and the Structure of Reasoning.”, and it has been accepted. Her PhD was awarded on December 9, 2022….

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In Memoriam: Herb Morris

Published: December 16, 2022

Herbert Morris was a seminal figure in the tradition of research and teaching in law and philosophy at UCLA, a tradition that he participated in for seven decades and that…

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Welcome Professor Khalifa!

Published: October 19, 2022

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Kareem Khalifa has officially joined our faculty. Kareem has many research interests but specializes in general philosophy of science, theory of knowledge, and…

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Congratulations to Christian De Leon!

Published: September 12, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Christian De Leon defended his dissertation, “Situated Conversation: The Role of Attention in Communication”, and it has been accepted. His Ph.D. degree was awarded…

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In Memoriam: Terence Parsons

Published: August 3, 2022

The UCLA Philosophy Department is saddened to mark the passing of Professor Terence Parsons (1939–2022). Professor Parsons was Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and Linguistics at the…

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Congratulations to Zachary Biondi!

Published: June 6, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Zachary Biondi defended his dissertation, “Kant’s System of Moral Law”, and it has been accepted. His Ph.D. degree will be awarded on June 10,…

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Congratulations to Ayana Samuel!

Published: June 1, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Ayana Samuel defended her dissertation, “Joint Action, Speech, and Asymmetric Relations”, and it has been accepted. Her Ph.D. degree will be awarded on June…

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Congratulations to David Kaplan!

Published: April 1, 2022

The 2022 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy 2022 is awarded to David Kaplan, University of California, Los Angeles, USA “for his contributions to the understanding of the role played…

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Congratulations to Ian Boon!

Published: March 24, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Ian Boon defended his dissertation, “Variables in Logic and Natural Language”, and it has been accepted. His Ph.D. degree will be awarded on March…

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