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Philosophy Department
213 Social Sciences
1145 E. South Campus Drive
P. O. Box 210027
Tucson, AZ 85721-0027
Tel: (520) 621-5045
Fax: (520) 621-9559
Interim Department Head
Michael B. Gill
213 Social Sciences
P. O. Box 210027
Tucson, AZ 85721-0027
Tel: (520) 621-5046
Fax: (520) 621-9559
gillm@email.arizona.edu
Faculty Appointments for Recent Arizona Ph.D.'s
The Department of Philosophy proudly announces faculty appointments for the following 2011 graduates of the Department's Ph.D. Program: Nathan Ballantyne to Fordham University, Assistant Professor, tenure-track Ph.D. in 2011, "Why We Disagree and Why it Matters." Advisor: Stewart Cohen Helen Daly to Colorado College, Assistant Professor, tenure-track Ph.D. in 2011, "Higher-Order Vagueness." Advisors: Terry Horgan... read more
Welcome to the Department of Philosophy
The study of philosophy is central to the mission of every great university. Through an excellent undergraduate major and an internationally distinguished graduate program, the University of Arizona Department of Philosophy offers students abundant opportunities to think deeply, analytically and autonomously about questions fundamental to the place of the person in the natural and social world. As one of the nation's premier centers for original philosophical research, the Department is the academic home to a wonderfully dynamic and engaged community of students in daily interaction with a faculty of world-renowned philosophers.
Department News
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Kendrick Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom David Schmidtz has been named a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar for 2014-2015. Founded in 1776 and the nation’s oldest honorary academic society, Phi Beta Kappa annually selects several internationally distinguished professors from among both public and private universities and colleges to represent...
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Regents Professor of Philosophy Julia Annas has been elected to the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned honorary society in the United States, having been founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743. Election to this highly prestigious society, which includes prominent scholars from the sciences, arts and humanities as well as distinguished public figures, signals accomplishment at the...
