Looking for places and spaces to share your thoughts, dig deeper into your studies, or be an active part of your community? The Department of Philosophy hosts reading groups, clubs, associations supporting graduate and undergraduate students, and events. Make sure to check the Department’s Events Calendar for up-to-date information on meetings, lectures, and more.
For Undergraduates
Undergraduate Philosophy Association
For undergraduate students to meet, talk, support each other, hold events, and create opportunities, click here for more information.
For Graduates
Art & Philosophy Reading Group
The BU Art and Philosophy Reading Group is a multidisciplinary reading group dedicated to the exploration of art, aesthetics, and the philosophy thereof. We meet weekly to discuss readings from a broad range of thinkers and artists, from Heidegger and Dewey to Danto and Goehr and beyond. We frequently organize visits to local museums, galleries, film showings, and concerts, and include members from a wide array of disciplines and genres, including art history, literature, musicology, the visual arts, musical composition, and, of course, philosophy. If you are interested in joining us, please email us at buartandphil@gmail.com
Ancient Greek Philosophy Reading Group
The AGP Reading Group is a collection of Hellenists who get together to read Plato and Aristotle in the original Greek. The aim of the group is to gain a better understanding of the Ancient Greek used by Plato and Aristotle, and at the same time to provide a forum for discussing ideas and problems that arise in the text. For more information, contact Carson Shaw at cjshaw@bu.edu.
Ethics Reading Group
The Boston University Ethics Reading Group meets in the Department of Philosophy every two weeks. The reading group is organized by Professor Daniel Star and regularly hosts visiting philosophers. Click here for more information.
Graduate Student Association
All graduate students can have their voices be heard and work together to advocate for change and support each other. Click here for more information.
Philosophy Seminar Series
The Philosophy Seminar Series is a lecture and workshop series run every semester by the Philosophy Graduate Student Association. Click here for more information.
Philosophy Film Group
The Boston Phenomenology Circle
The Boston Phenomenology Circle (BPC) is a forum and network for phenomenology in the Boston area. We hold a weekly reading group, a workshop series for works in progress, and an annual spring symposium. Click here to learn more.
The Philosophy of Nature Reading Group
The philosophy of nature reading group meets biweekly to discuss classic and contemporary philosophical work on the concept of nature. For more information, please contact Dan Mendez at maceo@bu.edu.
Interested in starting a new club, reading group, or hosting an event? Contact casphilo@bu.edu to get started.