Welcome! The Department of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati is among the very best in the world for the study of philosophy of biology, philosophy of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and aesthetics 1. These pages contain information about our faculty and their research, speakers and other events, news, and our undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

News

•Click the links for information on Philosophy's new Law and Ethics and Biohumanities major tracks.

•Philosophy alum, Lisa Yunker B.A. 1999, makes good as a local business woman.

• Course Catalogs for 2009-2010 are available for both Graduate and Undergraduate Students.

• The department congratulates Bob Richardson on being awarded as Distinguished Research Professor by the university and Bob Faaborg for his Faculty Senate University Service Award. Well deserved!

• The department mourns the loss of Don Gustafson (1934-2009). Don rejuvenated the department when he joined as Head in 1971 from the University of Colorado a mere decade after he received the PhD from the University of Texas. Don's interests ranged widely, but late in his career he turned his attention more squarely to the science of pain and qualia, as well as environmental ethics. Don retired in 2000, but continued to mentor and teach graduate students. He will be sorely missed. There will be a memorial service on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 2 p.m. at the Cincinnati Nature Center.

• The department is pleased to announce the hiring of Vanessa Carbonell (PhD, Michigan) in ethical theory and moral psychology and Lauren Hartzell (PhD, Stanford) in environmental philosophy. Vanessa joins us in the fall of 2009. Lauren will join us in the fall of 2011 and until then will be a post doctoral fellow at the University of Washington. Welcome Vanessa and Lauren!