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PhD Alum publishes new paper in Kant-Studien
Recent OSU Philosophy PhD graduate Dr. Hope C. Sample has published a new paper, "Kant's Transcendental Idealism About Time: A Neglected Alternative" in Kant-Studien.
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Undergraduate Philosophy Ambassadors Announced
The Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome three current Philosophy Majors as Undergraduate Philosophy Ambassadors for the 2019-2020 Academic Year. They are Ethan Weiland, Santiago…

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.

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…

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…

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”…

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…
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…

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…