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Professor Darien Pollock publishes book: Street Knowledge: The Hidden Ways Social Change Happens
Professor Darien Pollock's book Street Knowledge: The Hidden Ways Social Change Happens is now available for pre-order through Princeton University Press. More… More
Professor Cinzia Arruzza will have an article published in May
Professor Cinzia Arruzza will have her article, "The Justice of the First Wave," published in the Summer 2026 volume of Oxford Studies… More
Professor Andrew Butler has two papers accepted for publication
Lecturer Andrew Butler has had two papers accepted for publication this semester: one in Synthese and the other in Erkenntnis. Congratulations, Andrew! More
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… More
Professor Susanne Sreedhar Publishes a Book
Professor Susanne Sreedhar has published a book titled Hobbes on Sex, a novel interpretation of Hobbes on gender and sexuality. It is… More
Sally Sedgwick appointed as William Goodwin Aurelio Professor in the Humanities
Professor Sally Sedgwick has been appointed as the inaugural William Goodwin Aurelio Professor in the Humanities, effective July 1, 2025. The Aurelio… More
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… More
Professor Samia Hesni’s book published
Professor Samia Hesni has just published their book, Stereotypes and Scripts: How Language Shapes and Resists Expectations. It is available on academic.oup.com… More
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… More
BU Alum, Merve Tapınç, has a paper accepted in Episteme
BU Alum, Merve Tapınç, has had a paper accepted in Episteme (2025), titled "Knowing Your Commitments in Action." The abstract is included… More