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Synopsis of The Epistemic Role of Consciousness
August 20, 2019

Prof. Declan Smithies' new book is now available through Oxford University Press

Prof. Declan Smithies' book, The Epistemic Role of Consciousness, has just come out! You can use the promotional code to order it at a 30% discount.
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University Hall
August 15, 2019

Incoming Class of 2019

The Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome six new students to the graduate program. Jason DeWitt, Nathan Dowell, Dylan Flint, Lillian Perkins, Vaughn Papenhausen, and Donald Soles have a…
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Piers Turner and Kate McFarland
August 14, 2019

Two Philosophers Take On Leadership Roles at Center for Ethics and Human Values

Over the summer, the Center for Ethics and Human Values named a new Director and Associate Director. Piers Turner, Associate Professor of Philosophy and (by courtesy) Political Science, is the new…
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Conference
May 31, 2019

Recent OSU PhDs Present at Early Modern Conference

Two recent Ohio State PhDs will be presenting papers at the Atlantic Canada Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy.Jerilyn Tinio will speak on “Descartes’s Privation Theory of Natural Change”and Hope…
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Bingham
April 23, 2019

Department celebrates Bingham Award Winners

On April 15, the department gathered to celebrate our graduating seniors and our two Bingham Award winners for best undergraduate essay in the past academic year. These were:Joseph Glandorf, "…
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Christa Johnson
March 25, 2019

Christa Johnson Accepts Tenure-Track Position at Cal State Long Beach

OSU PhD Christa Johnson, who defended her dissertation on “How to be a Nonconsequentialist: A Defense of Deontological Constraint” last spring, has accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professorship at…
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March 14, 2019

Giorgio Sbardolini Accepts Post-doc at University of Amsterdam

OSU graduate student Giorgio Sbardolini has accepted a postdoctoral researcher position (renewable to 3 years) at the University of Amsterdam. The position is associated with Dr. L. Incurvati's ERC-…
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Evan Woods
March 8, 2019

New Article by Graduate Student Evan Woods

OSU philosophy PhD candidate Evan Woods has published a new paper “Many, but One” on the problem of the many, in Synthese.Congratulations Evan! Here is the abstract:“Many, but One”The problem of the…
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PACT table at Library
March 7, 2019

Jorati and Thomas Promote PACT Summer Camp at Columbus Library

Julia Jorati and Evan Thomas attended the Public School Summer Opportunities and Engagement Fair at the downtown metropolitan library last weekend to promote the Philosophy and Critical Thinking (…