Welcome to the Philosophy Department
Look around and get acquainted with our faculty. Check out speakers and other events in philosophy. Explore our programs. We offer both a major and a minor in philosophy at the undergraduate level. At the graduate level, we offer both the M.A. and the Ph.D. degrees. For information about the graduate program, contact Richard Aquila, Director of Graduate Studies.
Within the context of a variety of course offerings in the traditional areas of history of philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of science, our department maintains a focus in the areas of ethics, social/political philosophy, philosophy of law, and applied sub-areas within these larger areas (e.g., bioethics, environmental ethics, research ethics, science and public policy).
There are opportunities for our graduate students to teach bioethics, business ethics, engineering ethics, environmental ethics, and professional responsibility. Semester-long clinical practica are frequently conducted in the area of health care, and practicum experience may also be arranged in other areas, with particular opportunities possible at the moment in environmental ethics.
In addition to hosting visiting speakers in various areas, the department regularly engages in informal presentation and discussion of work by faculty and graduate students, with undergraduates also regularly attending.
News & Notes
- Pamela Grace, former Philosophy graduate student, wins National Jesuit Book Award
- Massimo Pigliucci appointed head of the Philosophy Department at the City University of New York-Lehman College
- UT Philosophy major Morgan Thompson is one of twenty students nationwide to be selected for the 2009 Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy
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Contact Information
Philosophy Department
801 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996-0480
Phone: (865) 974-3255
Fax: (865) 974-3509