Welcome to the UCSB Department of Philosophy

The study of philosophy at UCSB encompasses both the cutting edge of current philosophical research and the rich history of philosophy. The department offers a B.A. program and a Ph.D. program. Our undergraduate program provides training in the kind of disciplined and rigorous argument that characterizes serious philosophical reflection, and which makes a Philosophy degree an excellent preparation for a wide variety of professional careers and for graduate work across the humanities and social sciences. Our graduate program prepares students for successful professional careers in philosophy.

Announcements

Congratulations to UCSB Ethics Bowl!

The UCSB Ethics Bowl team of Jaze Wharton, Varun Iyer, Sofia Lyon, Katie Stamm-Kirk, and Shay Guerrero won California Regional Ethics Bowl Competition against Stanford. (You can watch here.) Congraulations!

Congrats to David Mokriski!

Congrats to David Mokriski! His paper "Conciliatory Metaontology, Permissive Ontology, and Nature's Joints" has been accepted for publication in Synthese. In addition, his paper "The Methodological Implications of Reference Magnetism on Moral Twin Earth" has been accepted for publication in Metaphilosophy.

Congrats to Jeff Bagwell!

Congrats to Jeff Bagwell!  His paper "Eliminativism and Evolutionary Debunking" has been accepted for publication in Ergo.