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Congrats to Jeonggyu Lee!

Congrats to UCSB philosophy grad student Jeonggyu Lee, who will be starting a tenure-track position at Sungkyunkwan University this spring.

A new generation discovers philosophy

Philosophy at UC Santa Barbara has become the fastest growing humanities major. Read more or watch more!

Congrats to UCSB Ethics Bowl!

At the California Regional Ethics Bowl Competition, UCSB's Ethics Bowl team placed fourth and secured a bid for the National Finals in Atlanta, Georgia this February. Read more.

Congratulations to Sherri Lynn Conklin and the UCSB Ethics Bowl Program

Congratulations to Sherri Lynn Conklin for her work with the UCSB Ethics Bowl Program! Read more.

Congratulations to Sherri Lynn Conklin

Congratulations to Sherri Lynn Conklin!

Her paper "The State of the Discipline: New Data on Women Faculty in Philosophy" was accepted for publication in Ergo.

(Photograph by Michael Nekrasov: https://michaelnekrasov.com/gallery)

Congratulations to Daniel Story

Congratulations to Daniel Story!

His "Interpersonal Moral Luck and Normative Entanglement" was accepted for publication in Ergo, and his "Joint Action without Robust Theory of Mind" was accepted for publication in Synthese.

Welcome to the new graduate students!

The department welcomes four new graduate students for Fall '19: Steven Canet, Keith Dyck, Evan Green, and Paul So.

 
Congratulations to David Mokriski

Congratulations to David Mokriski, whose paper "The Eligibility of Rule Utilitarianism" was accepted for publication in the Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy!

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.

Events

Invited Talk: Dana Goswick

Dana Goswick (University of Melbourne) will deliver a talk to the Philosophy Department.

  1. November 8, 2019 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm