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Department Names Seminar Room in Honor of Pioneering Black Philosophers
The Ohio State University Department of Philosophy has named its newly renovated seminar room in honor of two pioneering graduates of its PhD program, Dr. Marquis Lafayette Harris and Dr. Charles…
Congratulations to Steve Brown on his appointment as Associate Professor of Teaching
Congratulations to Steve Brown on his appointment as Associate Professor of Teaching in the Philosophy Department. Steve has taught some of our highest enrolling courses while serving the…
CEHV Director Piers Turner on Dear Ohio Podcast
Prof. Piers Turner was featured on the Spectrum News 1 Dear Ohio podcast with anchor Curtis Jackson, discussing ethical issues surrounding COVID vaccines and masks. Check out the interview here…
Congratulations to Erin Mercurio on Her Ph.D.
Erin Mercurio has successfully defended her dissertation, Pippi Longstocking, Captain Ahab, and Other People: A Defense of Possibilism About Fictional Objects. Her co-advisors were Ben Caplan…
Congratulations to Daniel Olson on his Ph.D.
Daniel Olson has successfully defended his dissertation, Three Essays on the Constitutive A Priori. His Advisor was Chris Pincock. Daniel’s dissertation discussed the constitutive principles approach…
Lavender McKittrick-Sweitzer on Care Exploitation in the APA blog
Our own Lavender McKittrick-Sweitzer has a piece on the care exploitation of essential workers, just out on the APA blog. Lavender recently earned her Ph.D. and will be an instructor at Butler…
Aly McCarthy has accepted an Assistant Professor position at Vanderbilt University
Aly McCarthy, who completed her PhD here in 2018 with Professor Piers Turner has just accepted a permanent clinical track position at Vanderbilt! Her official title is: Assistant Professor of…
Stewart Shapiro elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor Stewart Shapiro is amongst the stellar scholars newly elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This is one of the most prestigious honors for scholars, scientists, and…
Congratulations to Lavender McKittrick-Sweitzer on her Ph.D.
This semester Lavender McKittrick-Sweitzer successfully defended her dissertation, Care Exploitation: Recognizing and Preventing a Pervasive Injustice. Her advisor was Professor…