Congratulations to Prof. Juliet Floyd
Congratulations to Prof. Juliet Floyd, who was recently elected President of the Society for the Study of the History of Analytical Philosophy (SSHAP).
Philosophy Alum Wins Schwarzman Scholarship
[A]s a recipient of a Schwarzman Scholarship, next year [Clarinda] Blais will live in Beijing, earning a master’s degree in global affairs at Tsingua University, one of the world’s most well-regarded (Times Higher Education ranks it 30th in the world) institutions of higher education. Full Story: http://www.bu.edu/bostonia/2017/cas-alum-wins-schwarzman-scholarship/
Washington Post Features PH Undergrad’s Work Teaching Philosophy in Homeless Shelters
Read about the work of Clarinda Blais (’17) in setting up the Free Philosophy Project in The Washington Post
Life after Graduation
Some thoughts about what philosophers do from the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/for-philosophy-majors-the-question-after-graduation-is-what-next/2017/06/20/aa7fae2a-46f0-11e7-98cd-af64b4fe2dfc_story.html?utm_term=.c46878a378a8
Professor Robert S. Cohen (1923-2017)
The Department is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Robert S. Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Physics. Bob was a longtime member of the Department, Director Emeritus of the Center for Philosophy and History of Science and founding editor of Boston Studies in Philosophy of Science. http://www.bu.edu/cphs/about/robert-cohen/
Congratulations to Madeleine Freeman and Rachael Molenaar
Congratulations to Madeleine Freeman and Rachael Molenaar for being accepted to the Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy! The seminar is an intensive three-week graduate-level program for outstanding advanced undergraduates who are considering graduate school in philosophy. Rachael has also been accepted to the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy’s Summer School on Mathematical Philosophy for Female […]
Frigault Wins APA Hampton Prize
Congratulations to our PhD student Joseph Frigault, whose paper “Fair Play, White Privilege, and Black Reparations” was chosen as winner of this year’s APA Jean Hampton Prize. The prize annually honors the best paper in the late Jean Hampton’s areas of philosophical interest submitted to the Pacific Division by a philosopher in an early career […]
Professor Klaus Brinkmann (1944-2016)
The Department is deeply saddened by the death of Professor Klaus Brinkmann, who passed away in Bonn, Germany on November 1. A scholar whose work focused on both German Idealism and Aristotle, Professor Brinkmann taught for more than two decades at BU and served the Department in a number of important administrative roles over the […]
Congratulations to Melinda Reyes
Congratulations to philosophy undergraduate student Melinda Reyes for having her paper “Kant’s Missing ‘Second Thoughts’ on Women: Race, Gender, and Teleology” accepted for presentation at the upcoming Humphrey Undergraduate Colloquium at the University of Louisville.
New Philosophy and Neuroscience Major
We’re proud to announce that the eighth and newest joint major in Philosophy– the new Philosophy and Neuroscience major– is officially online and accepting new majors! Check it out: https://www.bu.edu/philo/academics/academic-programs/ba-in-philosophy/philosophy-and-neuroscience/