Philosophy Major to Speak at 2012 Commencement Ceremony
Leila Belmahi, a senior graduating with a major in Philosophy, has been selected to deliver the student address at Boston University’s 139th Commencement on Sunday, May 20, 2012 (full article in BU Today).
Fall 2011 new faculty appointments
This fall, the Philosophy Department welcomes two new faculty members: Russell Powell, Assistant Professor, and Sanem Soyarslan, Visiting Assistant Professor. Please join us in welcoming them. Also, Amelie Rorty, who has been a Visiting Professor of Philosophy in the department since 2008, is now beginning the new academic year as the... More
Professor Walter Hopp awarded Tenure and Promotion
This past spring, Professor Walter Hopp was awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Philosophy. Please join us in congratulating him!
Daniel Dahlstrom Named First Silber Professor
Daniel Dahlstrom, Professor and current Chair of the Philosophy Department, has been named the University’s first John R. Silber Professor. The Silber Professorship is designated for a distinguished Boston University senior scholar in the College of Arts & Sciences. Please join us in congratulating Professor Dahlstrom. The full story is... More
Alumnus Jack Weinstein Brings Philosophy to the People
Philosophy Alumnus Jack Weinstein is now hosting a radio show, Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life, airing on North Dakota's Prairie Public Radio. Guests have included economist Amartya Sen, feminist Carol Gilligan, and Charles Griswold of the B.U. Philosophy Department. Read the full story in the Spring 2011 CAS magazine.
PhD Graduate Placement Record of 85% Since 2005
Since May 2005, 45% of our graduating PhD students have obtained tenure-track positions at universities and colleges such as SUNY Binghamton, Colby College, Vassar College, Xavier University, and University of Texas at El Paso, while 85% of our graduates have obtained academic positions of some kind, including post-doctoral and adjunct... More
Philosophy Department receives over $211,000 in gifts
We are happy to announce that the estate of John A. Gerda, MD (GRS, '51) recently donated $171,000 to be added to the Bertocci Scholarship Fund. Dr. Gerda earned his master's degree in philosophy at BU, and eventually served as a staff surgeon at St. Elizabeth's Hospital at the National... More
Charles Griswold Appointed Borden Parker Bowne Professor
The Philosophy Department is delighted to announce that the Dean of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Virginia Sapiro, has named Charles Griswold to the Borden Parker Bowne Chair in the Department of Philosophy, effective September of this year. The department extends its warmest congratulations to Charles for this well-deserved honor.
Curtis Carter, 1971 Ph.D. Graduate, Elected President of the International Society for Aesthetics
In 2010, in conjuncton with the International Congress of Aesthetics Congress, Curtis Carter (GRS '71) was elected Presdient of the International Society for Aesthetics, an organization consisting of the National Societies of scholars in Aesthetics, and individual scholars across the world.
Roger Crisp joins Department as John Findlay Visiting Professor for the 2010 Fall semester
Roger Crisp joins the Boston University Philosophy Department as a John Findlay Visiting Professor for the 2010 Fall semester. He joins us from St. Anne's College, University of Oxford and this Fall will be teaching PH350, History of Ethics and PH850 Ethics, a seminar focusing on Henry Sidgwick's great work... More