Eliška Wichterlová receives Dissertation Fellowship
Eliška Wichterlová has received a Bloom Dissertation Fellowship for Spring 2027. Congratulations, Eliška!
Pol Pardini Gisbert recieves BUCH award
Pol Pardini Gisbert has received a BU Center for Humanities Graduate Student Award for 2026. The award recognizes graduate students doing outstanding work in the humanities. Congratulations, Pol!
Congratulations to UROP presenters
We recognize the hard work for the philosophy students who presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium on October 17th, and thank everyone who attended. Rebecca Gregor (project mentored by Walter Hopp): “The Phenomenological Structure of Agency in Games” Ashlyn Davini (mentored by Daniel Munro): “Ethical Implications of Algorithmic Risk-Assessments in the Criminal Justice System: On […]
Lewis Wang’s paper published online at Synthese
Graduate student, Lewis Wang, had his paper “On the Epistemic Instrumentalist Solution to the Combinatorial Problem” published online at Synthese. It is available to read here. Abstract: The Combinatorial Problem is the problem of how to combine epistemic and practical reasons for belief together into an all-things-considered verdict on what one ought to believe. It […]
Robert Alexander Wins 2025 Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award
Congratulations to graduate student Robert Alexander, who is one of the 2025 Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award Winners! The awards recognize teaching fellows that have demonstrated notable skill, enthusiasm, and dedication in their teaching this academic year. The ceremony will be held on April 23, 6-7:30pm at the Castle.
Matilde Carrera, receives offer for competitive program at Northeastern University and more
(Blurbs from fellow graduate student, Pol Pardini Gisbert) Matilde Carrera has been offered to be part of a really, really competitive summer program at Northeastern University. This summer school is intended for graduate students with advanced training in applied ethics, ethical theory, philosophy of science, or other areas with potential research applications to AI and […]
APA Fall 2024 Prize Winners: Caroline Wall and Pol Pardini Gisbert
APA has announced its Fall 2024 prize winners, including graduate students Caroline Wall and Pol Pardini Gisbert. Caroline has won the William James Prize for the best paper in the area of American philosophy for graduate students, and Pol has won a Marc Sanders Graduate Student Award for one of the three best papers submitted in all […]
Phi-Geo Group presents at the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) conference on November 14-17
The Philosophy of the Geosciences research group (Φ-Geo Group) led by professor Alisa Bokulich has just presented at the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) conference on November 14-17 in New Orleans, LA. The conference had a 36% acceptance rate this year, so congratulations to the following professors, graduate students, and alumni! Professor Alisa Bokulich will be part […]
Graduate Student Lewis Wang Publishes in Esteemed Kant Yearbook
Lewis Wang, a dedicated graduate student at Boston University’s Department of Philosophy, has made a significant academic contribution with his latest publication in the renowned Kant Yearbook. His paper, titled “Kant on Propositional Content and Knowledge,” appears in the 2023 edition of the journal. In this insightful work, Wang explores Immanuel Kant’s perspectives on propositional […]
Philosophy Grad Students Win Prestigious Inclusion Catalyst Grant
Graduate Students in the Boston University Philosophy Department has recently been awarded the coveted BU Inclusion & Diversity Inclusion Catalyst Grant, securing $2000 in funding for an upcoming conference. This significant achievement is particularly noteworthy given the competitive nature of the grant which spans the entire university. Under the theme “Researching Values and Valuing Research: […]