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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy
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UC Philosophy is a PhD-granting department with strengths in philosophy of biology, language/mind/cognitive science, and aesthetics.
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✨Reminder✨ PhD program applications are due January 15 (one week from today!) We look forward to reviewing applications for UC Philosophy!
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Interested in Islamic Philosophy or environmental studies? Check out Muhammad Faruque’s interview about his work at UC!
Muhammad U. Faruque, Associate Professor of Islamic Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Cincinnati
Muhammad U. Faruque is an Inayat Malik Associate Professor of Islamic Philosophy and Environmental Studies at the University of Cincinnati. He specializes in Islamic philosophy and its intersections with Western philosophy, with a focus on the self. #IslamicPhilosophy, #ComparativePhilosophy, #Phil
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December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Meet Nate Morehouse, Assoc. Professor of Biology, Director of IRiS, and philosophy affiliate at UC! In this interview, he discusses collaborations between biology & philosophy department & how students interested in a PhD in philosophy can thrive at UC. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=savQ...
December 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Interested in philosophy of education or democracy? Check out Affiliate Professor of Philosophy Sarah Stitzlen’s interview about her work at UC!
Sarah Stitzlein, Professor of Education and Affiliate Prof. of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
Sarah Stitzlein is a Professor of Education and Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati. She is also Co-Editor of the journal, Democracy & Education and has served as President of the Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society and the John Dewey Society. https://sarahsti
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December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Interested in getting a PhD in philosophy of mind? Check out Peter Langland-Hassan’s interview about his work and philosophy at UC!
Peter Langland-Hassan, Professor of Philosophy the University of Cincinnati
Peter Langland-Hassan, Professor of Philosophy the University of Cincinnati describing his research and role at UC. #PhilosophyOfMind, #Imagination, #CognitiveScience, #PhilosophyOfPsychology, #SelfDeception, #ConsciousnessStudies, #MentalImagery, #PhilosophyOfCognition, #Intentionality, #Phenomeno
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December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Interested in studying philosophy of science and public engagement with science? Check out Angela Potochnik’s interview about her work and philosophy at the University of Cincinnati!
Angela Potochnik, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Public Engagement w Science
Meet Angela Potochnik, Professor and Head of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, Director of Center for Public Engagement with Science in our video series to get to know our Philosophy Department! #PhilosophyOfScience, #PublicEngagementWithScience, #ScienceCommunication, #CenterForPublicEngagemen
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December 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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We also have professors working on the history of philosophy! Watch Zvi Biener’s interview and apply for a PhD in philosophy at UC! Full video on Youtube:
Zvi Biener, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati
Zvi Biener, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, describing his research and role at UC. #HistoryOfScience, #PhilosophyOfScience, #EarlyModernPhilosophy, #IsaacNewton, #NewtonStudies, #ScientificRevolution, #PhilosophyOfPhysics, #SpaceAndTime, #AbsoluteVsRelationalSpac
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December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Interested in studying political philosophy? Check out Eduardo Martinez’s interview to get a glimpse of what it’s like to work on a PhD in philosophy at UC!
Eduardo Martinez, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati
Eduardo Martinez, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati describing his research and role at UC. PhilosophyAtUC, #UniversityOfCincinnati, #PoliticalPhilosophy, #SocialPhilosophy, #Ethics, #MoralPhilosophy, #IdentityPolitics, #RaceAndPhilosophy, #KwameAnthonyAppiah, #Cosmo
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December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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UC Philosophy students and alumni were well-represented at the Southwestern Philosophical Society meeting! From left to right: Dr. David Wong, PhD student Ramy Amin, Dr. Vanessa Bentley, Dr. Mark Ornelas, PhD student Zach Srivastava, and Dr. Matt Willis!
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Interested in philosophy of physics and education? Check out Lucas Dunlap’s video on his work and philosophy at UC!
Lucas Dunlap, Assistant Professor Educator of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati
Lucas Dunlap, Assistant Professor Educator of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati #PhilosophyOfPhysics, #Spacetime, #QuantumPhysics, #Relativity, #MetaphysicsOfScience, #PhysicsAndPhilosophy, #PhilosophyOfScience, #TimeTheories, #Causation, #Determinism, #LawsOfNature, #ScientificRealism, #P
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December 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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If you're interested in philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and the history of analytic philosophy, and what it's like to get a PhD in philosophy in Cincinnati check out Tom Polger's interview!
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Tom Polger, Professor of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
Tom Polger, Professor of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati. #philosophyofmind , #philosophyofscience , #PhilosophyOfCognitiveScience, #metaphysics , #MetaphysicsOfScience, #MultipleRealization, #Functionalism, #mindandbody , #cognitivescience , #neuroscience , #consciousnessstudies , #Philosoph
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December 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Interested in Ethics? Check out Andy Cullison's interview about his work and doing a PhD in philosophy @uofcincy!

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#Ethics #Metaethics #Seemings #Bioethics #Philosophyofreligion
Andy Cullison, Founding Executive Director of the Cincinnati Ethics Center
Meet Andy Cullison, Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati and Founding Executive Director of the Cincinnati Ethics Center in our video series to get to know our Philosophy Department! #AppliedEthics, #EthicsCenter, #CincinnatiEthicsCenter, #MoralPhilosophy, #PracticalEthi
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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PhD student Ramy Amin has been busy conferencing this semester! He just presented "The Asymmetry of Uptake: Medicalization and Demarginalization of Autism Spectrum Disorder" at Southwestern Philosophical Society with a proceeding publication!
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November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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In celebration of #WorldPhilosophyDay the the PSA and the U of Cincinnati Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS) are hosting a discussion at the Cincinnati Museum Center! For those who can’t make it in person, you can watch the live stream: www.youtube.com/live...
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Apply to UC Philosophy's PhD program and check out the next video in our series where professors introduce themselves! Tony Chemero (@tonychemero.bsky.social), Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Cincinnati.
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Tony Chemero, Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cincinnati
Tony Chemero is a Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Cincinnati. #4ECognition, #EmbodiedCognition #Enactivism #ExtendedMind #EmbeddedCognition #SituatedCognition #RadicalEnactivism #EcologicalPsychology #dynamicalsystems #cognitivescience #philosophyofmind #PhilosophyOf
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Exciting news! A new symposium in Analysis on Professor Peter Langland-Hassan’s book "Explaining Imagination", with commentaries by Christopher Hill, Hannah Kim, Emine Hande Tuna, and Neil Van Leeuwen, with responses from Peter. #philosophy #imagination

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November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Another video in our series: Helen Meskhidze, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Physics @uofcincy
speaking about philosophy of #Physics, #pedagogy, and why you should apply to grad school in Cincinnati!
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November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Interested in applying to UC to study philosophy of computation, AI, and philosophy of science? Check out André Curtis-Trudel’s video about his work and philosophy @uofcincy!
#PhilSci #Computation #AI

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André Curtis-Trudel, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
Meet André Curtis-Trudel, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, in our video series to get to know UC's Philosophy Department! André works on computation, philosophy of science, and AI.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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We’re excited for Lindsay Brainard from the University of Alabama, Birmingham to give her talk “Artistic Creativity as Aesthetic Inquiry”!

📅 Friday 11/14
🕐 3-5 PM
📍 Clifton Court Hall 5280

This event is free and open to the public, we hope to see you there!
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Join us for "How Science is Changing," a free interdisciplinary panel discussion! Scholars from across North America discuss the evolving nature of science.

🗓️ Nov 20th, 6 PM
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Free, open to all, parking included! RSVP:
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November 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Over the summer PhD student Erik Alvarado Quinteros conducted two workshops in Peru on Strategic Reading of Philosophical Texts! The first was at the Universidad Nacional San Antonio de Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC) and the second at the Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Interested in studying philosophy at UC? Check out Melissa Jacquart's (@mjacquart.bsky.social) interview about her work and philosophy at @uofcincy!
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Melissa Jacquart, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati
Meet Melissa Jacquart, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, in our video series to get to know our Philosophy Department!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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New paper out today with Zach Peck, “A radical embodied account of responsibility”. Not open access alas. Hit me up if you want a copy.

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A Radical Embodied Account of Responsibility - Topoi
In this paper, we argue that radical embodied cognitive science implies an ethics of responsibility that prioritizes what we refer to as taking collective responsibility. By taking responsibility, we ...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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The PhD program in philosophy at the University of Cincinnati is excited to invite new applications for the 2026-2027 academic year, please share!
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November 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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We have two exciting updates from PhD Student Carlos Muñoz-Serna!
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November 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM