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The Department of Philosophy at the University of Virginia began its existence in 1825 as the School of Moral Philosophy, one of several schools established by the University's founder, Thomas Jefferson. Graduate programs at the University were established in the late 19th century, and the Ph.D. in Philosophy was first offered in 1880. Throughout its history, the Department has offered courses in most of the major areas of philosophy: ethics, logic, metaphysics, theory of knowledge, political philosophy, and history of philosophy. Its traditional strengths have been in the fields of ethics and history of philosophy, but in recent years the Department has built up strengths in such areas as political philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and metaphysics.
The philosophical orientation of the Department is "analytic": in other words, the Department's interests and methods are in the mainstream of philosophy as practiced in North America and Britain during most of this century, and differs from departments oriented towards recent philosophical movements in France and Germany. The Department differs from many analytic departments, however, in the emphasis it gives to the history of philosophy. The works of major figures such as Aristotle, Descartes, and Kant are not treated simply as important documents in intellectual history; these philosophers' ideas are viewed as valuable sources of insight for work in contemporary philosophy. This emphasis is reflected in the fact that almost all faculty teach courses in the history of philosophy, and a majority have serious research interests in the area.
Contact: PO Box 400780 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4780 Phone: (434) 924-7701 Fax: (434) 924-6927 Website: http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/ |
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Projects By Department of Philosophy: Concepts of Dynamic Emergence Modeling & Simulation Conference Akhtar, Sahar Z – Assistant Professor Arras, John D – Professor Brewer, Talbot M – Associate Professor Cargile, James T – Professor Devereux, Daniel T – Professor Gertler, Brie – Associate Professor Green, Mitchell S – Horace W Goldsmith Distinguished Teaching Prof in Humanities Humphreys, Paul W – Professor Kraus, Jody S – Professor Langsam, Harold L – Associate Professor LoLordo, Antonia – Associate Professor Lomasky, Loren E – Cory Professor of Political Philosophy, Policy and Law Marshall, John – Lecturer in Philosophy Merricks, Trenton – Cavaliers' Distinguished Teaching Professor Renzo, Massimo – Visiting Scholar Scott, Dominic John – Professor Secada, Jorge E – Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy Simmons, Alan J – Professor Stangl, Rebecca Lynn – Assistant Professor Tanksley, Charles W – Visiting Scholar Thomas, George B – Associate Professor Emeritus Wolterstorff, Nicholas Paul – Visiting Scholar Related News: |
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