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The Sixteenth Biennial Congress of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science was held at Ohio State, June 22-25. Over 100 scholars registered to participate in talks held…
The Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome four students to our graduate program. William Bosco, Yimo Liu, Alvaro Prado Velasquez, and Min Seo have a variety of philosophical interests and…
The Department of Philosophy congratulates Owain Griffin, who successfully defended his dissertation and will soon receive his Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Ohio State University.
Owain…
Congratulations to Justin D'Arms for being selected as a College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor!
This award serves to honor full professor colleagues who have excelled in…
The Fink Prize is awarded in recognition of an outstanding graduate student essay in philosophy.
Congratulations to Shao-An Hsu, winner of this year’s Fink Award for his paper, “Rigidity…
The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that Owain Griffin has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Graduate Teaching Award!
The Graduate Teaching Award recognizes…
The Bingham Award is designed to recognize undergraduate excellence in Philosophy, and is awarded on the basis of a student essay written during the school year.
The Department of Philosophy…
Shoshanah Calland, an Honors student majoring in English and Philosophy, organized the first Undergraduate Philosophy Research Symposium, held at the Ohio Union on Wednesday, April 8. Original…
The Department of Philosophy congratulates Erich Jones, who successfully defended his dissertation in April and will soon receive his Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Ohio State University.
The Department of Philosophy congratulates Layne Garrelts, who successfully defended her dissertation in April and will soon receive her Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Ohio State University.
The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that our prison-based learning community—Philosophy for Humans (P4H)—has been recognized as a Program of Excellence in Engaged Scholarship…
The Department of Philosophy congratulates Jacob MacDavid, who successfully defended his dissertation in April and will soon receive his Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Ohio State University.
The Philosophy Club is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, marking more than a century of student involvement and intellectual life within the department. The club recently received a…
Piers Norris Turner, Associate Professor and PPE Coordinator, recently appeared on "In Our Time," the BBC Radio 4 broadcast and podcast with a weekly audience of…
The Department of Philosophy is delighted to introduce this year’s Undergraduate Philosophy Ambassadors. Each year, the department appoints ambassadors to help build community, assist…
The Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome five students to our graduate program. Christopher Caldwell, Richard Coulter, Charlette Hwang, Yuxuan Luo, and Joseph Phelan have a variety of…
On April 24, Lincoln Lundgren defended his Honors thesis “Completing the Coincidence Argument against Metaethical Non-Naturalism”; a shortened version of his thesis also won the department’s…
The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that Jacob MacDavid and Donny Soles have been selected as the joint recipients of this year’s Graduate Teaching Award!
The Graduate Teaching…
The Fink Prize is awarded in recognition of an outstanding graduate student essay in philosophy.
Congratulations to Jake Beardsley, winner of this year’s Fink Award for his paper, …
The Bingham Award is designed to recognize undergraduate excellence in Philosophy, and is awarded on the basis of a student essay written during the school year.
The Department of Philosophy…
The Department of Philosophy is proud to recognize the achievements of five doctoral students who have successfully defended their dissertations and will be awarded their Ph.D's this semester.
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The Department of Philosophy congratulates Vaughn Papenhausen, who successfully defended their dissertation in April and will soon receive their Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Ohio State University…
The Department of Philosophy congratulates Donald Soles Jr., who successfully defended his dissertation in April and will soon receive his Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Ohio State University.
The Department of Philosophy congratulates Dylan Flint, who successfully defended his dissertation in April and will soon receive his Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Ohio State University.
The Department of Philosophy congratulates Jason DeWitt, who successfully defended his dissertation in April and will soon receive his Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Ohio State University.
Congratulations to Lincoln Lundgren, a philosophy major, for being named a co-first place winner of the Center for Ethics and Human Values (CEHV) Award at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum!…
Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sahar Heydari Fard has accepted a residential fellowship at Harvard University’s Edmund J and Lily Safra Center for 2025-26. She will be a Civil Discourse Fellow…
Assistant Professor of Philosophy Jada Wiggleton-Little has been awarded the University’s Virginia Hull Award to support her research project “Taking Pain Dismissal Seriously.” Congratulations…
We are delighted to welcome Jeremy Fantl as the new Steve R. and Sarah E. O’Donnell Professor of Philosophy. Professor Fantl is a leading figure in contemporary epistemology. He is the author of …
The Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome six new students to our graduate program. Jordan Brown, Steve Chan, Robert Laurent, Liz Rozenberg, Eli Schantz, and Mingyan Yang have a variety of…
Ali Aenehzodaee has successfully defended his dissertation, "On Fictional Names, Linguistic Pretense, and Imaginative Resistance." His Advisor was Stewart Shapiro.
Ali’s dissertation…
Abe Wang has successfully defended his dissertation, "Pragmatism as a Theory of Normativity: Three Revisionary Projects." His Advisor was Robert Kraut.
Guided by the…
Zoe Ashton has successfully defended her dissertation, "A Social Epistemological Approach to Mathematical Rigor." Her advisor was Stewart Shapiro.
Zoe's dissertation concerns the…
Philosophy and Critical Thinking (PACT) summer camp, hosted by the Department of Philosophy and Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) student organization, welcomed its seventh year of participants for…
Pranav Ambardekar successfully defended his dissertation “The Epistemology of Reflection” with Declan Smithies as his advisor. In his dissertation, Pranav argues for a moderate position on the…
Congratulations to Dr. André Curtis-Trudel! André has accepted a position as a tenure track assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati. André received his…
One of our Spring 2023 course offerings, The Philosophy of Happiness with Professor Amy Shuster, was featured in the Autumn 2024 newsletter of the Ohio Prison Education Exchange Project (OPEEP)…
Congratulations to Ethan Brauer (PhD OSU 2020), who is starting a four year postdoc at the University of Oslo as part of the project "C-FORS: Construction in the formal sciences". The project, led…
We are delighted to announce that Todd DeRose (PhD OSU 2023) has taken up a position as a tenure-track assistant professor at Edward Waters University in Jacksonville FL. Congratulations, Todd!
The Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome five new students to our graduate program. Charles Crumpler, Laurel Dunham, Loane Forest, Connor Griffith, and Qiwen (Emma) Zhang have a variety of…
Tyler Cook has successfully defended his dissertation, Essays on Machine Ethics. His advisor was Justin D'Arms
Tyler’s dissertation concerns some issues in machine ethics, the…
The Conversation has featured an article by CEHV's Piers Turner and Dennis Hirsch, Professor in the Moritz College of Law and Director of its Program on Data and Governance, on the topic of…
This spring two graduate students completed their Ph.D. in Philosophy.
Todd DeRose successfully defended his dissertation, "New Work for Berkeley's Theory of Divine Language" with Professor…
The Department of Philosophy partnered with the ASC Center for Career and Professional Success to develop and offer a workshop for undergraduate students in Philosophy and Philosophy, Politics and…
Professor Justin D’Arms new book, Rational Sentimentalism (co-authored with Professor Daniel Jacobson, UC Boulder), has appeared this spring from Oxford University Press! The book argues for a new…
We are delighted to announce that Jada Wiggleton-Little will be joining us in August 2024 as an assistant professor of philosophy! Jada is finishing her PhD at the University of California, San…
Keara Henry is the new Academic Advisor for the Department of Philosophy. She graduated with her BA in English and Communication Arts from Urbana University and then went to get her MFA in Visual…
Congratulations to Tamar Rudavsky for being selected as a College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor!
This award serves to honor full professors within the College who have…
Congratulations to Emily Johnson--a Ohio State philosophy minor--for receiving a Beinecke scholarship! The scholarship awards $35,000 for the pursuit of graduate study in the arts, humanities and…
Congratulations to Professor Steven Brown for receiving the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching from Ohio State's Office of Academic Affairs! Recipients are recognized with a $5,000 honorarium…
Congratulations to Professor Piers Turner for being one of three faculty members across the university to receive the 2023 President and Provost's Award for Distinguished Faculty Service! This…
Congratulations to Professor Lisa Shabel, who has been named a recipient of the 2022-2023 Rodica C. Botoman Award! This award honors a member of the Humanities faculty who best…
Four Undergraduate Philosophy students attended the Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Conference in Philosophy over Spring Break. Current undergraduates Ben Campbell, Cameron Green, and…
Prior to joining OSU, Ben studied Finance at Kent State University and received his BBA in Finance in 2020. He has also worked as independent contractor providing services for a software startup,…
Michelle Brown, Academic Program Coordinator in the Department of Philosophy, has been recognized by Dean David Horn for her “extraordinary efforts and contributions during the pandemic.” Former…
Briana Anthony ’22--who was a Philosophy Major and a Philosophy Ambassador while at Ohio State--has won a Fulbright Award for an English Teaching Assistantship abroad. Briana tells us that she is…
On November 1, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sahar Heydari Fard participated in a university-wide panel discussion entitled “Your Other Midterms: A Forum on Citizenship,…
What do skiing, questioning authority, Leibniz, and falling in love have in common? Read the APA interview with Dylan Flint, a graduate student in philosophy at Ohio State, to learn more. …
We are delighted to announce that our former graduate student Dr. Lindsay Rettler (PhD 2015; Advisor Declan Smithies) has accepted a permanent position at the University of Wyoming!…
Our Department partners with the Ohio Prison Education Exchange Project (OPEEP) to increase educational opportunities at local prisons through the Philosophy for Humans learning community. This…
We are excited to celebrate Professor Stewart Shapiro's signing ceremony at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in Cambridge, MA on September 9, 2022. He was elected to the Academy in 2021 and…
This summer two graduate students completed their Ph.D. in Philosophy.
Scott Harkema successfully defended his dissertation, "Berkeley on the Relationship between Metaphysics and Natural…
The Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome six new students to our graduate program. Jake Beardsley, Sebastian Broberg, Jacob Caldwell, Shao-An Hsu, Sarah Mosher, and Inchul Yum have a…
Preston Lennon has accepted a 3-year Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Rutgers University Center for Cognitive Science. He recently defended his dissertation, The Phenomenal Basis of…
The Israel Science Foundation, The Edelstein Center for the History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine, and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem sponsored “Content, Construction and…
Andre Curtis Trudel will be taking up a 3 year postdoc at Lingnan University, working on a project called, "The Philosophy of Contemporary and Future Science." The project, led by Professor…
The new Philosophical Gourmet report -- the leading reputational ranking of Philosophy graduate programs in the English-speaking world -- has ranked Ohio State at #25 among U.S. programs,…
Lavender McKittrick-Sweitzer has accepted a tenure track Assistant Professor position at Butler University specializing in contemporary social and political philosophy…
The Department of Philosophy is thrilled to announce the hire of Dr. Sahar Heydari Fard to the position of Assistant Professor, starting in autumn 2022.
Professor Heydari Fard’s expertise…
Hope Sample, who completed her Ph.D. here in 2018 with Professor Lisa Shabel, has accepted a tenure track position at Carleton College, a top liberal arts college in Minnesota. Hope reports that…
Graduate Student Jason DeWitt talks with the APA about his philosophical interests. For the full interview click here.
OSU Ph.D. Teresa Kouri Kissel (Old Dominion) is the recipient of a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship. It will support her research for a book project on female logician…
The Department of Philosophy at Ohio State affirms its support of the local and global protests against police brutality, systemic racism, and the killing of Black Americans. We condemn the…
Chulmin Yoon, who received his PhD from our department in 2020, recently accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to start March 2022 at a new Korean university…
We are pleased to announce that the Philosophy for Humans learning community received support for its work from the Office of Outreach and Engagement's staff grant! Philosophy for Humans, a…
The Ohio State University Department of Philosophy has named its newly renovated seminar room in honor of two pioneering graduates of its PhD program, Dr. Marquis Lafayette Harris and Dr. Charles…
Congratulations to Steve Brown on his appointment as Associate Professor of Teaching in the Philosophy Department. Steve has taught some of our highest enrolling courses while serving…
Prof. Piers Turner was featured on the Spectrum News 1 Dear Ohio podcast with anchor Curtis Jackson, discussing ethical issues surrounding COVID vaccines and masks.
Erin Mercurio has successfully defended her dissertation, Pippi Longstocking, Captain Ahab, and Other People: A Defense of Possibilism About Fictional Objects. Her co-advisors were Ben…
Daniel Olson has successfully defended his dissertation, Three Essays on the Constitutive A Priori. His Advisor was Chris Pincock.
Daniel’s dissertation discussed the constitutive…
Our own Lavender McKittrick-Sweitzer has a piece on the care exploitation of essential workers, just out on the APA blog.
Lavender recently earned her Ph.D. and will be an instructor at…
Aly McCarthy, who completed her PhD here in 2018 with Professor Piers Turner has just accepted a permanent clinical track position at Vanderbilt! Her official title is: Assistant…
Professor Stewart Shapiro is amongst the stellar scholars newly elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This is one of the most prestigious honors for scholars, scientists, and…
This semester Lavender McKittrick-Sweitzer successfully defended her dissertation, Care Exploitation: Recognizing and Preventing a Pervasive Injustice. Her advisor was Professor…
Congratulations to Todd DeRose, who has been named one of two winners of the Colin and Ailsa Turbayne International Berkeley Essay Prize Competition for 2021! (Note that past winners of the prize…
The Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome three current Philosophy Majors as Undergraduate Philosophy Ambassadors for 2021. Briana Anthony and Emily Erhardt are newly appointed, and they…
Richard Thomas Garner (1936-2020)
Richard (Dick) Garner, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at The Ohio State University, passed away Christmas Eve 2020 from complications related to Covid-19…
Chris Pincock wins a prestigious NEH fellowship for his book project Scientific Explanation, Inference, and Realism. Click here for more information.
OSU Ph.D Andrew Kissel (Old Dominion) is the philosopher on the team that wins a NEH Digital Humanities Grant for Philosophical Thought Experiments in Virtual Reality. Click here for more…
Piers Turner talks about sustainability ethics with the OSU Sustainability Institute. Read the interview here.
Stewart Shapiro, whose article “Actual and Potential Infinity” in Noûs (coauthored with Øystein Linnebo) has made it in to the Philosopher's Annual. More information here.
Evan’s dissertation is entitled, “Animals, Consciousness, and Mechanism: A Study of the Beast-Machine Controversy.” His advisor is Lisa Downing; the committee includes Julia Jorati and Richard…
Congratulations to Chulmin Yoon on his Ph.D.
This past summer Chulmin Yoon successfully defended his dissertation, Essays on De Jure Coreference. His co-advisors were William…
The title of Steven’s dissertations is “Accepting Defeat: A Solution to Semantic Paradox with Defeasible Principles for Truth”. Stewart Shapiro was the advisor and chair of the dissertation…
Applicants to the Department’s graduate program this year are NOT required to submit GRE scores.
This year, the philosophy department received a $3500 grant from the University Institute for Teaching and Learning to support a series of teaching workshops led by graduate students and lecturers…
Early and Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Awards recognize outstanding performance in all three areas of research, teaching and service of early and mid-career faculty at the time of promotion…
Tristram McPherson has been awarded one of the inaugural fellowships from the Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme. The fellowships offer release time to foster research and collaboration…
The Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome five new students to the graduate program. Layne Garrelts, Owain Griffin, Erich Jones, Jesse Loi, and Jacob MacDavid have a variety of philosophical…
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Congratulations, Tristram!
Ethan Brauer has just accepted a three-year Hong Kong Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lingnan University. Just this March, he successfully defended his PhD dissertation titled 'The Modal Logic of…
We are very proud of the Class of 2020 and wish all of our graduating students all the best for a productive and happy future. Please enjoy this video that the Department made in their honor.
On April 17, Ethan Brauer presented his winning paper, “The Modal Logic of Potential Infinity: Branching vs. Convergent Possibilities,” at the Department's annual Fink Award Ceremony. The Fink…
The Department of Philosophy is continuing its work online! Find our online summer classes here.
Congratulations to department graduate student Andre Curtis-Trudel, who has a forthcoming paper in The British Journal of Philosophy of Science: "Why do we need a theory of implementation?"
Congratulations to Angela Barnes, winner of the 2020 Bingham Award, for her essay, "The Moral Risk of Passing on Disabilities." Well done, Angela!
Congratulations to Ethan Brauer for the successful defense of his PhD dissertation titled 'The Modal Logic of Potential Infinity, with an Application to Free Choice Sequences'.