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The Yost Prize is given annually in honor of Robert M. Yost for excellent performance in teaching.  Congratulations to our 2017-18 winner Jennifer Kanyuk!

Professor Pamela Hieronymi is featured in two article published recently discussing her involvement in the philosophical aspects of the NBC show The Good Place. An article in the the New…

Congratulations to Professors Sam Cumming, Gabe Greenberg, Pamela Hieronymi, and Sean Walsh who have been awarded funding by the Luskin Endowment for Thought Leadership for a conference on “Defeasible Inference…

We are pleased to announce that Olufemi Taiwo has filed his dissertation, “Autobiography,” and it has been accepted. His Ph.D. degree was awarded on June 15, 2018.

We’re pleased to announce that Gabbrielle Johnson is the winner of the 2017-18 Carnap Prize for her paper entitled “Against Representationalism About Bias.” More information regarding the prize can be found here and…

We are pleased to announce that Jonathan Gingerich has filed his dissertation, “Freedom’s Spontaneity,” and it has been accepted. His Ph.D. degree will be awarded on June 15, 2018.

The Daily Bruin featured an article on the retirement of Prof. Brian Copenhaver and his contributions to UCLA. You can read more at: https://dailybruin.com/2018/06/04/ucla-faculty-donors-honor-retired-professor-for-notable-research-leadership/

We are pleased to announce that Sabine Tsuruda has filed her dissertation, “Moral Agency and the Workplace,” and it has been accepted. Her PhD degree will be awarded on June…

Congratulations to the following graduate students and graduate alumni on their new positions: Denis Buehler, appointed Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Tubingen Lee-Ann Chae, appointed Assistant Professor at Temple…