Civil Society Brunch series continues with a lecture on the significance of elections

Judith Carlisle defends "What is Trauma? From Science to Social Justice"

Dinner & Dialogue series launches with a conversation on political violence

Judith Carlisle to University of Tennessee

Carlisle will join the Philosophy Department at the University of Tennessee in Fall of 2024

Will Bell defends "On the Enforceability of Rights"

David Kinney to WashU

Kinney will join the department in Fall 2024

WashU Philosophers at SSPP 2024

We'll be in Cincinnati!

Judith Carlisle wins 2024 Stenner graduate prize

Danielle Williams on the history of AI

Optimism about the prospects for artificial intelligence is not new

Alex Cunningham's “Epistemically Hypocritical Blame” to appear in Episteme

In her paper, Cunningham identifies a distinctive species of hypocrisy.

Peace of mind: The science and philosophy of mental health

What does it mean to be mentally healthy? The answer has changed over time, says philosopher and historian of science Anya Plutynski. Her research on early 20th-century “mental hygiene” practitioners shows that some providers of the era sought to establish factors and skills that boosted patients’ mental health and prevented symptoms of mental illness from arising. That’s a different goal today’s standard of care, which more often equates mental health with the mere absence of the symptoms of mental illness. With her book-in-progress, “Making Mental Health,” Plutynski, a Faculty Fellow in the Center for the Humanities, is tracking the history of this early movement and considering why their approach was abandoned.

WashU Philosophers at the 2024 Central APA

We'll be in New Orleans!

Unlocking the Power: Why You Should Consider Hiring Philosophy Graduates

A philosophy graduate can help you unleash your true potential as a business leader — and help you take your business to new heights

Will Bell's "Rights Reclamation" to appear in Philosophical Studies

Christopher Colacchia defends "Emotions that Feel Bad are Bad"

Eric Brown publishes piece on persuasion in ancient Greece in The Common Reader

Marina DiMarco to WashU

DiMarco will join the department in Fall 2024