Through nearly $15 million in Templeton Foundation funding, a new international cohort program led by philosophy researcher Alan Love aims to explore purposive-looking…
MCPS fellow and board member Samuel C. Fletcher has been awarded a 5-year, $442,998 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to develop new conceptual foundations for…
We are sad to announce that former Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science (MCPS) Director, C. Wade Savage, passed away at the age of 88 in November 2020. Professor Savage…
We are delighted to announce that Philosophy PhD candidate and MCPS graduate student fellow, Lauren Wilson, has been awarded one of the Yudof fellowships for the 2021-2022…
Michael Bennett McNulty "notes that philosophy coursework gives students skills that they can use in a wide array of career paths. ... Philosophy degree recipients are often…
Being from NYC, Cassidy Drummond hasn’t seen her family since January due to COVID-19. But with the help of her friends and professors, she built a support system that helped…
Even as the semester went virtual, senior Elizabeth Sirianni remained positive. With the help of professors, peers, and her liberal arts education, she has hope for a bright…
Alan Love of the philosophy department has developed an interdisciplinary course on “how we know what we know in medicine,” co-taught with Steven Stovitz of the medical school…
“Is it okay to walk your pet through a cemetery?” Developed alongside the philosophy department by new assistant professor Dr. Cat Saint-Croix, the High School Regional Ethics…
During a time of unrest about systemic racism and a pandemic, the new Chair of Philosophy, Professor Peter Hanks, commits to continuing the Department's diversity initiatives…
Philosophy Professor Valerie Tiberius offers ideas on how, even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, we might think about the keys to achieving well-being: what our values…
Jude Goossens (Philosophy and Neuroscience major) wins the prestigeous James A. Johnson Scholarship Award and The President’s Student Leadership and Service Award.
