The Yale Philosophy Department offers a wide range of courses in various traditions of philosophy, with strengths and a well-established reputation in the history of philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of art as well as other central topics. The Department has affiliated faculty members in the Law School, the Classics Department, the Linguistics Department, the Political Science Department, and the Divinity School, and has close connections with the Cognitive Science Program.
Political Philosophy and Race Speaker Series
The Yale Philosophy Department is excited to announce its inaugural Political Philosophy and Race Speaker Series (PP&R) for the upcoming, 2025, spring semester. Comprising five talks by five leading philosophers and political theorists, the speaker series engages both with the history of African American political thought and contemporary issues in the philosophy of race.
The next event is on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Derrick Darby from Rutgers is the speaker.
Department News
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Prof. David Charles publishes a new book
David Charles latest book, The Undivided Self: Aristotle and the ‘Mind-Body’ Problem, was published late-March in the UK by Oxford University Press.
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Prof. Laurie Paul wins Lebowitz Prize
Professor Laurie Paul received the Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize for philosophical achievement and contribution for 2020.
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Prof. Shelly Kagan wins teaching prize
Shelly Kagan has been chosen by Yale’s Committee on Teaching and Learning to receive the 2020 Sidonie Miskimin Clauss Prize for Teaching Excellence.
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Philosophy’s Climate & Community effort
The Department is committed to providing a supportive environment for all of its students, faculty, and staff. In addition to being necessary for health and welfare, nothing is more important to the quality of philosophical community we share and value.
Registration Information
Go to the Registrar’s webpage for registration instructions, dates, and assistance.