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Congrats to Sherri Lynn Conklin!

Congrats to Sherri Lynn Conklin (UCSB PhD, 2020)! Her project "Tools for Philosophers Pursuing...

Congratulations to the UCSB Ethics Bowl Teams!

Congratulations to the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl debate team for placing second in the California Regional Competition (with twenty-four teams competing) and advancing to the National Finals this spring -- the fourth consecutive year that the UCSB team has made it to the national playoffs! Well done, UCSB!

Congrats to Juliana Lima!

Juliana Lima (PhD, UCSB 2018) just started a tenure track job at Azim Premji University. Congratulations!

Amanda Greene to join faculty

We are delighted to announce that Amanda Greene, a well-known specialist in Political Philosophy currently on the faculty at University College London, will join our department as a tenured Associate Professor in Fall 2022. 

We are very excited to welcome her!

Congrats to Alex LeBrun!

His paper "What are Empirical Consequences? On Dispensability and Composite Objects" was accepted for publication in Synthese

 

Congrats to Albert Shin!

Albert Shin (PhD, UCSB 2014) received tenure at Pasadena City College. Congratulations!

Congrats to Sherri Lynn Conklin!

Congrats to Sherri Lynn Conklin (UCSB PhD, 2020)! Her paper "The Past 110 Years: Historical Data on the Underrepresentation of Women in Philosophy Journals" has been accepted for publication in Ethics.

Congrats to Daniel Story!

Congrats to Daniel Story (UCSB PhD, 2020)!  His paper "Life and Death Without the Present" has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Ethics.

Recurring Events

  • Meeting — Ethics Bowl on Thursday in the Philosophy Department Common Room at 7-9 PM
  • Meeting — The MAP undergraduate reading group will meet in the Winter '20 quarter.
  • The Sage Center for the Study of the Mind also has regular talks from fellows, as well as a special guest lecture series throughout the academic year.
  • Reading Groups — Faculty and Graduate Student led reading groups are regularly offered.