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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.
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!
Link to full video: youtu.be/qvtuYnL33RM?...
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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
Congratulations to Affiliate Professor Sarah Stitzlein who received the George Orwell Award for her latest book: “Teaching Honesty in a Populist Era: Emphasizing Truth in the Education of Citizens”!
October 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Supported by UC's Taft Graduate Enrichment Fund, PhD student Brianna Larson attended the SOCRATES Summer School on Ignorance, Uncertainty, and Public Trust in Science at Leibniz Universität Hannover in Germany this summer!
October 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
PhD student I-Jan Wang recently presented his paper “How Episodic Memory Masks Embodiment in Phenomenological Methods” at APPSA-LMPST in Taiwan, and another paper “Memory of Selfhood: A Methodological Critique” at the Consciousness Research Network in Thailand!
September 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Our postdoc Kate Nicole Hoffman was a finalist for the PAMBA Prize (Philosophy of Animal Minds & Behavior Association) for her paper “Attributing Mental Disorders to Animals”, and she was invited to present it at the PAMBA conference!
August 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Watch this interview with Muhammad U. Faruque about his work on the intersections of Islamic and Western philosophy, cosmopolitanism, the self, and the environment at the University of Cincinnati. Link to full video: youtu.be/YW1L5euKz3Q
#Self #Philosophy #EasternPhilosophy #Dialogue #Environment
May 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
PhD student Damilola Oduola presented her paper “Weathering and Social Justice: Examining the Impact of Chronic Stress and Health Disparities” at APPE!
April 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Professor Peter Langland-Hassan recently gave a talk titled ‘Why AI is (Probably) Creative, and Why That’s OK’ at the Gould Center for Humanities at Claremont McKenna College! This was aimed at a broad interdisciplinary audience of people interested in the topic. #philsky #philosophy
March 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Professor Melissa Jacquart (@mjacquart.bsky.social) recently presented on the ‘Role for Philosophy of Science in Public Engagement With Science’ at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (@aaas.org) conference!
March 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Our PhD student, Zach Peck, recently published his article 'Towards an enactivist account of what constitutes collective action' in the journal Philosophy of the Social Sciences! 🥳 #philsci #philsky
December 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM
UC Professor Eduardo Martinez will be at Joseph Beth Booksellers in Rookwood for a book signing on November 23rd from 1-3pm! Come pick up a copy of his book, “Boxed In: Making Identities Safe for Democracy” and chat about political philosophy and politics! #philsky
November 19, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Join us for the next talk of our series: Çağlar Karaca (Kastamonu University): 'Cognitive Individuality without a Brain: How Does Slime Mold Solve Problems?' Firday 3-5 pm at CCH 5280.
April 18, 2024 at 7:28 PM
📢 The next speaker in the Philosophy Speaker Series is Corey Maley (Purdue_University). His talk is titled "Radically Rethinking Computation" and will take place on Friday, April 12, 3:00-5:00 in 5280 Clifton Court Hall!
April 9, 2024 at 2:39 PM
🦠 Our grad students Kyle Yrigoyen and Ramy Amin are giving a public philosophy talk for Science on Tap tomorrow April 3rd, 6:30 at Radio Artifact! 🦠

More info:
www.facebook.com/events/94726...
April 2, 2024 at 2:31 PM
New interview with Tony Chemero, Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, on YouTube: youtu.be/79BThPK-roI

More profiles coming after the holidays!

#Philosophy #Psychology #CogSci
December 22, 2023 at 10:20 PM
📢 The PhD program in #philosophy at the University of Cincinnati is excited to invite new applications for the 2023-2024 academic year. Our department has strengths in philosophy of science (including cognitive science, biology, physics, and HPS), mind, and ethics. Please share! (1/8)
December 2, 2023 at 4:45 PM
Dr. Çağlar Karaca, a philosopher of science specializing in the philosophy of biology, is currently a visiting researcher in our department for the 2023-2024 academic year, supported by the Fulbright Postdoctoral Program.
November 25, 2023 at 9:47 PM
Reminder: The next talk in our Philosophy Speaker Series will take place tomorrow 3:00-5:00 in CCH 5280. The speaker is Elizabeth Lanphier (@ethicselizabeth.bsky.social) from the Ethics Center and the Division of General and Community Pediatrics.

#Philosophy #Bioethics #Ethics
November 16, 2023 at 11:00 PM
In January 2023, Prof. Zvi Biener began his term as President of the International Society for History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS)! He is overseeing the society and planning for its next conference at the University of Vienna, July 9-12, 2024.

@hoposjournal.bsky.social #PhilSci #HOPOS #histsci
November 13, 2023 at 11:11 PM