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Ethics Bowl Team wins regional championship and advances to national finals

Congratulations to the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl debate team for taking first place in the Wasatch Regional Competition and advancing to the National Finals this spring in Baltimore. They placed above fifteen other teams. Well done, UCSB! The winning team consists of Dylan Goldman, Patrick Wu, and Varun Iyer. UCSB's second team consisted of Shay Guerrero, James Sylvester, Sofia Lyon, and Ethan Yu. Both teams are coached by Alex LeBrun and Jason Hanschmann.

Welcome to our new graduate students!

The department welcomes five new graduate students for Fall '18: Morgan Davies, Colton Heiberg, Richard Lamb, Jordan Neidlinger, and Charles Perkins.

  • Meeting — Undergraduate Philosophy Club on Thursdays in the Philosophy Department Common Room at 5 PM
  • Meeting — Ethics Bowl on Tuesdays in the Philosophy Department Common Room at 7 PM
  • Reading Groups — Faculty and Graduate Student led reading groups are regularily offered.
  • Meeting — The MAP undergraduate reading group will meet Fridays from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in South Hall 5705 for the Winter '19 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.

Events

Graduate Colloquium: Christopher Britton

Christopher Britton will deliver a talk to the graduate students in the Department's...

  1. May 24, 2019 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
  1. Grad Talk
Graduate Colloquium: Alex LeBrun

Alex LeBrun will deliver a talk to the graduate students in the Department's common...

  1. April 26, 2019 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
  1. Grad Talk
Coffee and Philosophy: Dan Korman

Dan Korman will be meeting with graduate students and discussing his research.

  1. March 6, 2019 - 1:00pm
Invited Talk: Dimitri El Murr

Dimitri El Murr (Ecole Normale Supérieure) will deliver a talk to the Philosophy Department on Tuesday, 3/5 at 11 a.m.

  1. March 5, 2019 - 11:00am
Steven Humphrey Lecture in the Philosophy of Science: Jenann Ismael
  • Humphrey Lecture Flyer

The 2019 Steven Humphrey Lecture in the Philosophy of Science will be given by Jenann Ismael (Columbia) on February 22nd, 2019. 

  1. February 22, 2019 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Graduate Colloquium: Tatyana Kostochka

Tatyana Kostochka (USC) will deliver a talk to the graduate students in the Department's common room.

  1. February 15, 2019 - 4:00pm
  1. Grad Talk
Coffee and Philosophy: Voula Tsouna-McKirahan

Prof. Tsouna-McKirahan will meet with the graduate students and discuss some of her research.

  1. February 13, 2019 - 3:00pm
Invited Talk: Gabriel Rabin

Gabriel Rabin (NYU Abu Dhabi) will deliver a talk to the Philosophy Department.

  1. February 8, 2019 - 4:00pm
Graduate Colloquium: Sam Zahn

Sam Zahn will deliver a talk to the graduate students in the Department's common room.

  1. February 1, 2019 - 4:00pm
  1. Grad Talk
Graduate Colloquium: Rick Lamb

Rick Lamb will deliver a talk to the graduate students in the Department's common room.

  1. January 25, 2019 - 4:00pm
  1. Grad Talk