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UC Davis Department of Philosophy

Philosophy Department

1240 Social Sciences and Humanities
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

Phone: (530) 752-0607

Fax: (530) 752-8964

Photo: Robert Arneson's

Robert Arneson's "Bookhead"

Recent News

  • Next Colloquium, Friday, February 19, Pamela Hiermonymi, University of California, Los Angeles
  • David Copp and Marina Oshana have joined the department faculty.
  • Recent Ph.D. Brooke Roberts has won the Michael V. Wedin Teaching Award.
  • Matthew Amos, Arash Khosrowshahi, Sara Netto, Ramsay Moyer, Thomas Takahashi, and Adrian Thomas have been awarded Departmental Citations for Outstanding Performance by Undergraduates for 2008-2009.

Welcome to the UC Davis Philosophy Department Web Site. Within these pages you will find a wealth of information about the Department, its people, and its programs.

Specializations

Most of the teaching and research in the Department is in analytic philosophy. The Department emphasizes philosophy of science, especially philosophy of biology, philosophy of language, ethics and political philosophy, philosophy of mathematics, logic, history of analytic philosophy, and history of ancient philosophy.

Degrees Offered

The Department is a part of the College of Letters and Science, Division of Social Sciences. It offers the Bachelor of Arts degree and a minor for undergraduates and the Masters of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees for graduate students.

Administration

Professor James Griesemer is Chair of the Department. Professor Michael Glanzberg is Graduate Adviser, and Dr. G. J. Mattey is Undergraduate Adviser. The staff is administered by the Sproul Social Sciences Administration.

Upcoming Colloquia

Fall, 2009

Current Faculty

G. Aldo Antonelli, David Copp, Gerald Dworkin, Cody Gilmore, Michael Glanzberg, James Griesemer, Elaine Landry, G. J. Mattey, Robert May, Roberta Millstein, Bernard Molyneux, Marina Oshana, Adam Sennet, Jan Szaif, Michael Wedin