Department of Philosophy | Southern Illinois University Carbondale

The Department of Philosophy at SIUC offers a major and a minor in philosophy, as well as a pre-law specialization. The Department is a pluralistic one with undergraduate courses in a variety of traditions. The faculty have various specializations: history of philosophy, logic, ethics, metaphysics, political and legal philosophy, the philosophy of science, philosophy of technology, and philosophy of religion LEARN MORE

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Fall '12

Society of Asian and Comparative Philosophy CFP

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Fall '12

Building Bridges CFP

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Fall '12

Agora Schedule Announced!

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Spotlight

Larry Hickman, Professor

Received Outstanding Career Achievement Award at the 2012 meeting of the John Dewey Society in Vancouver, Canada

Douglas Berger, Associate Professor

The Society of Asian and Comparative Philosophy will be hosted by SIUC October 11-14, 2012. For the website, click HERE Call for Papers can be found HERE..

Kenneth Stikkers, Professor

Assumed Presidency of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP) March 17, 2012 at their annual meeting in New York City.