Department of Philosophy

The Department of Philosophy is closely associated with the Department of Gender and Social Justice our staff administrates both programs and many of our faculty teach in both areas. For more information on the Gender and Social Justice Department visit their website

Philosophy addresses some of the most fundamental and difficult questions there are, such as:

  • What is the nature of the human mind?
  • What makes knowledge trustworthy?
  • What are the standards of good reasoning?
  • What is a just society?
  • What is the best way to live?

Philosophy as an academic discipline attempts to answer these questions with a combination of creativity and analytical rigor.

Events

illustration of a COMPUTER IN A FRYING PAN
Thursday, July 31, 2025 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Eric Hochstein : Do we need to add special sauce to our pan?

Join us as we welcome Eric Hochstein, who will speak to us on pancomputationalism; the view that every system in nature (eg. galaxies, ecosystems,brains, digestive tracts, etc.) can be understood as a computational system. The talk is titled: Do we need to add special sauce to our pan?

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