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The Department of Philosophy offers courses of study leading to the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. For details about the department’s programs, please use the links in the menu bar above.
The department’s faculty specialize in the History of Philosophy from antiquity to the present and in many areas of contemporary Analytic Philosophy and Continental European Philosophy. For more information, please browse the following pages: Faculty, Recent Faculty Books, Recent Faculty Articles, and Departmental Highlights.
Department Head: Matthias Steup
Director of Graduate Studies: Rod Bertolet
Director of Graduate Admissions: Michael Jacovides
Director of Placement: Jacqueline Mariña
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Pat Kain
Upcoming Conferences:
On September 6-8, 2012, the Purdue Philosophy Department will host an interdisciplinary conference entitled "Challenges to Religious and Moral Belief: Disagreement and Evolution"
On November 30 - December 1, 2012, the Purdue Philosophy Department will host a conference entitled "Between Deleuze and Foucault"
The Annual Spring Workshop of the Moral Psychology Research Group will be hosted by the Purdue Philosophy Department in April 2012.
The Bioethics Series
The Department is pleased to recognize Jonathan Beever and Nicolae Morar for their outstanding work as organizers of Purdue’s Bioethics Seminar Series. For information about the series and next year’s program, please visit the page Bioethics at Purdue.
