Note from the Chair
Welcome! Whether you’re taking a single introductory course or working for a BA, MA, or PhD, the Department of Philosophy at the University of Missouri is proud to offer excellent philosophical training. In addition to introductory and historical courses, we offer courses in traditional areas of philosophy such as metaphysics, ethics, and epistemology, as well as in such non-traditional areas as philosophy of biology, decision theory, and Asian philosophy.
The philosophical education we provide is nourished by the outstanding research of our nationally and internationally renowned faculty. Their books have recently been published by such outstanding presses as Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press, and their papers have appeared in such outstanding international journals as The Philosophical Review, Journal of Philosophy, Noûs, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, and Mind.
To learn more about our great department, please browse this website-and don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.
All students with an interest in philosophy are welcome here.
Andrew Melnyk
Chair and Professor of Philosophy
News
5/6/08: Mat Konieczka (PhD, 2007) has accepted a three-year renewable position at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire.
5/4/08: Eric Roark (PhD, 2008) has accepted a tenure-track position at Millikan University in Decatur, Illinois.
5/4/08: Alan Tomhave (ABD) has accepted a visiting assistant professor position at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.
4/24/08: Troy Nunley (PhD, 2005) has accepted a tenure-track position at Denver Seminary in Littleton, Colorado.
4/24/08: Lily Chang (PhD, 2006) has published a book, "Aristotle on Happiness," with VDM (Verlag Dr. Mueller).
3/3/08: Justin McBrayer (PhD, 2008) has accepted a tenure-track position at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.
The Realistic Standards for Decisions Conference was held on April 25 and 26, 2008.
Edward Moad (PhD, 2003) has published his paper, "Reasons, Resultance, and Moral Particularism", in Philosophical Quarterly (January 2007).
We are delighted to welcome Philip Robbins this semester as associate professor of philosophy; he will greatly add to existing strengths in philosophy of mind and philosophy of language.
Dr Robert Johnson, associate professor of philosophy, has won this year’s MU Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activities.
Melisa McCormick (MA, 2001) has recently been awarded tenure in the Department of Philosophy and Women’s Studies at the College of Southern Nevada.
Ted Poston (PhD, 2005) has a paper forthcoming in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.
Eric Roark, current PhD student, has won the Jean Hampton Prize for 2007, and is the first graduate student ever to do so.
The Philosophy Gourmet Report lists specialty rankings for our faculty in
Normative Ethics & Moral Psychology,
Political Philosophy,
Philosophy of Biology,
Philosophy of Social Science,
and Decision, Rational Choice & Game Theory.
More news >>