We’re very sad to have learned that our graduate alumnus Sean Foran died last summer from brain cancer. Sean began the program in 1989, finishing in 1997. His dissertation, Animal…
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Congratulations Departmental Teaching Award Winners!
Published: February 13, 2018The Departmental Teaching Award is given annually for excellent performance in teaching. Congratulations to our 2017-18 winners Bill Kowalsky and Lauren Schaeffer!
Read MoreSabine Tsuruda Appointed Assistant Professor at Queen’s University Faculty of Law
Published: February 8, 2018Congratulations to Sabine Tsuruda who will be beginning a tenure-track position as assistant professor at Queen’s University Faculty of Law starting summer 2018. Sabine will complete her dissertation “Moral Agency…
Read MorePamela Hieronymi Helps Give “The Good Place” Its Scholarly Credentials
Published: February 7, 2018Professor Pamela Hieronymi is featured in an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the philosophers who inspired the producers of the NBC show “The Good Place.” You…
Read MoreCongratulations to Brian Hutler!
Published: February 1, 2018We are pleased to announce that Brian Hutler has filed his dissertation, “Cooperation, Religious Freedom, and the State,” and it has been accepted. His PhD degree will be awarded on…
Read MoreCalvin Normore Appointed First Brian P. Copenhaver Chair
Published: January 8, 2018Congratulations to Prof. Calvin Normore, who has been appointed the first Brian P. Copenhaver Chair. Professor Normore is assuming a chair newly renamed in honor of professor emeritus Brian Copenhaver,…
Read MoreCongratulations Yost Prize Winners!
Published: October 9, 2017The Yost Prize is given annually in honor of Robert M. Yost for excellent performance in teaching. Congratulations to our 2016-17 winners Jenna Donohue, Kim Johnston, and John Kardosh!
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Tim Hall
Published: August 16, 2017It is with great sadness that we report that our graduate alumnus Tim Hall has died. Tim entered the graduate program in 1992 and finished his PhD in 2003. He…
Read MoreCongratulations to Laura Gillespie!
Published: August 2, 2017We are pleased to announce that Laura Gillespie has filed her dissertation, “On the Possibility and Permissibility of Interpersonal Punishment,” and it has been accepted. Her PhD degree will be…
Read MoreCongratulations to Carnap Prize Winner!
Published: July 12, 2017We’re pleased to announce that Kevin Lande is the winner of the 2016-17 Carnap Prize for his paper entitled “Parts of Perception.” More information regarding the prize can be found here and a…
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