Articles By: David Pastor

We are pleased to announce that Aaron West defended his dissertation, “Understanding, Real Definitions, and Causes in Spinoza” and it has been accepted. His Ph.D. degree will be awarded on…

The Yost Prize is given annually in honor of Robert M. Yost for excellent performance in teaching. Congratulations to our 2023-24 winners Sare Ghorbani Khaledi and James Johnson.

We are pleased to announce that Torsten Odland defended his dissertation, “Truth in the World” and it has been accepted. Congratulations to Dr. Odland!

We are pleased to announce that Sevcan Gugumcu defended her dissertation, “Essays on Being and Predication in Aristotle”, and it has been accepted. Her Ph.D. degree will be awarded on…

Please join us in congratulating Ally Peabody Smith (PhD, UCLA Philosophy) in accepting a position as Assistant Professor at the College of Health at Lehigh University.

The Yost Prize is given annually in honor of Robert M. Yost for excellent performance in teaching. Congratulations to our 2022-23 winners Savannah Leon and Hannah Widmaier.

The winner of the 2022-2023 Logic and Language Prize is Torsten Odland for his essay “Fine-grained Content and Open Texture.” “Fine-Grained Content and Open Texture” by Torsten Odland uses considerations…

We are pleased to announce that Catherine Hochman is the 2022-23 winner of the Rudolf and Ina Carnap Prize for her essay entitled “Representations of Self in Perception.” “Representations of…

The Philosophy Department congratulates the Class of 2023! We celebrated our Philosophy majors, minors, and PhD graduates at our departmental reception and awards ceremony on June 17, 2023. Check out…

We are pleased to announce that Saraliza Anzaldúa defended her dissertation, “Monsters and Mestizos: Mestizaje as White Supremacy and the Monsterization of Indigeneity,” and it has been accepted. Her Ph.D….