Welcome to the Department of Philosophy, at Brown University.
Upcoming Events
Colloquium Lectures
Unless otherwise noted, all lectures are held in Gerard House, room 119, at 3.30pm.
- 23 March 2012: Hilary Kornblith (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Title TBA
- 20 April 2012: Crispin Wright (New York University and the University of Aberdeen), Title TBA
Other Events
Please note that the colloquium previously scheduled for 27 January 2012 has been canceled. It will be rescheduled for next academic year.
Department News
The Department of Philosophy seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) to start Fall 2012. The Area of Specialization should be Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language, or Philosophy of Science; the Area of Competence is Open, but with a preference for Philosophy of Science. Further details are available from the announcement.
The Department congratulates Eoin Ryan, one of our graduate students, for receiving Honorable Mention in the annual selection for the Reginald D Archambault Award for Teaching Excellence. Eoin was recognized for his "enthusiasm and approach to teaching 'To Be Human: Minds, Robots, Clones, and Zombies'".
Congratulations to Richard Heck, whose first book, Frege's Theorem, has been published by Oxford University Press.
Congratulations to Katherine Rubin Jarvis, who successfully defended her dissertation, Towards an Anti-Permissive Epistemology, in November 2011.
Detailed information on our PhDs' placement record is now available on this site.
Contacts
Inquiries regarding graduate admissions should be directed to the Graduate School and not to the Director of Graduate Studies. The Director of Graduate Studies is responsible only for the Graduate Program, and plays no special role in the admissions processs.
Chair: Bernard Reginster
Director of Graduate Studies: Christopher Hill
Concentration Advisors:
- Richard Heck (Standard Concentration)
- Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Ethics and Political Philosophy)
- Josh Schechter (Logic and Philosophy of Science, Physics and Philosophy)
Mailing address: Box 1918, Brown University, Providence RI 02912
For deliveries: 54 College St, Providence RI 02912