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
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?
News
Prof. Laura Mae Lindo wins award for outstanding performance
Find out more about Prof. Lindo's role and contributions.
Recent UW MA graduate, Hannah Anderson, wins Mackenzie King Scholarship
We are so proud to hear that Hannah Anderson won the Mackenzie King Scholarship. Find out more about this distinction
Congratulations to Marco Tang
Philosophy graduate student wins award