A Novel About the History of Philosophy" by Jostein Gaarder is a thought-provoking and fascinating novel that has captivated ...

We are emphasising this new theme to reassure all prospective students that philosophy is a perfectly sensible degree to take, as well as one that opens up an intrinsically and endlessly fascinating ...

1. “Never judge anyone, because you never know how their life is and what they go through.” 2. “Every act is either an act of ...

Students taking this unit study one or more central themes that emerge in the work of the philosophers of the post-Kantian period in European philosophy, through reading and discussing the work of ...

When athletes are valued only for their achievements, they can lose sight of their own sense of humanity, self-esteem, and ...

Social philosophy scrutinises our social world, and looks at the identities, relations, and power structures within it. Some social philosophy is concerned with what makes up our social world - what ...

The Department of Philosophy at Saint Louis University is distinguished by a long-standing tradition of pluralism both of methodology and interest. In recent years, we have gained national and ...

Political Philosophy is the philosophical investigation of politics. Traditionally, it asks us to reconsider the concepts taken for granted in political discussions and practices: What is democracy, ...

Matthias Steup (Ph.D. Brown, 1985) joined the Philosophy Department in July 2016. Previously, he was Department Head at Purdue University (2008-2016). He also taught at Grinnell College, the ...

Each year, the Philosophy Graduate Student Association chooses and organizes the conference around a central philosophical theme or topic. Traditionally, one or two prominent philosophers are invited ...

She became interested in the topic of how animals experience death several years ago while applying for a grant and noted that there were a number of field reports on how different animal species ...

My research is twofold: I am currently working on issues and themes pertaining to Hegel's philosophy and the phenomenology of intersubjective experience. Concerning the latter strand of research, I ...