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Welcome to David Goldman and Nate Sharadin!
The Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome David Goldman and Nate Sharadin, who will be joining us in 2014-15 as Visiting Assistant Professors.
David received his PhD from the…
Welcome to our new Graduate Students
The Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome five new students to the graduate program. Tim Berryman, Ethan Brauer, Ben Cleary, Steven Dalglish, and Evan Thomas have a variety of philosophical…
Professor Justin D'Arms named Department Chair
Professor Justin D'Arms has accepted the position of Department Chairperson. He will take over the duties from Interim Chair William Taschek in the coming weeks. The Department looks forward to…
Owen King wins Fink Award; Scott Brown wins Graduate Teaching Associate Award
On Monday, Owen King won the Department's annual Fink award which recognizes an outstanding essay written by a graduate student in philosophy. Owen presented the winning paper, entitled "Well…
Owen King wins University's Graduate Associate Teaching Award
On Tuesday, April 15, Graduate School Dean Patrick Osmer presented ten Graduate Associates from across the University with an annual award recognizing excellence in teaching. Owen King--an…
Recent graduates heading to graduate school
Kirun Sankaran and Chris Mitsch, who graduated from OSU in 2012 and 2013, respectively, have both been accepted to PhD programs in Philosophy, and will enroll in the Fall of 2014. Kirun--who has…
Workshop on the Semantics of Cardinals
The Departments of Linguistics and Philosophy at Ohio State invite you to join us for an interdisciplinary workshop on the semantics of number expressions. Come talk about numbers, and talk about…
Professor Lee Brown (1932-2014)
Emeritus Professor Lee B. Brown died on February 13, 2014, after a long struggle with a rare lung disease. Lee was born in Iowa, but he moved with his parents and brothers to Utah when he was nine…
Welcome to Sydney Penner!
Sydney Penner has joined the Department as a Visiting Assistant Professor for the Spring semester, 2014. Sydney is a 2011 graduate of Cornell University whose research focuses on the ethics and…