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We are proud to announce the 2017 recipients of the Horace B. Russell Prize, the Frank Harrison III Scholarship, the Daniel Hart Memorial Scholarship, and the Richard H. Severens Scholarship. Congratulations to the students recognized below on these well-deserved awards! Matthew Schramm awarded the Frank Harrison III Scholarship and the Richard H. Severens Scholarship “As a double major in philosophy and religion, I have been privileged to…

Five Philosophy graduate students, including three Doctoral and two Master’s students, have successfully completed their degree requirements in recent months. During the Spring semester, PhD candidate Amin Amouhadi defended his dissertation on Time in Aristotle’s Physics, written under the direction of Professor Edward Halper, and Master’s candidate Joshua Track defended his thesis. Master’s candidate Ryne Barry will be defending this summer.…

This year Professor Aaron Meskin spearheaded a new philosophy working group: the University of Georgia Aesthetics Lab. The Aesthetics Lab, modeled on labs in STEM fields, served as a way for graduate students and faculty to receive thoughtful constructive feedback on works in progress ranging from roughed out ideas for a publication to qualifying papers and dissertation chapters. In addition, the Aesthetics Lab functioned at times as a reading…

Congratulations to the Ethics Club at UGA on their second place finish in the University of Chicago Spring Ethics Bowl on April 26th. UGA's team placed higher than several prominent schools, finishing with a record of 3-1 to overcome third place Harvard University (2-1-1) and falling just shy of first place Taylor University (4-0). All three match wins were awarded by a consensus judge opinion, while the single loss was given by a split decision…

The UGA Department of Philosophy is excited to announce a new minor in Bioethics to enhance students’ ability to think and argue in a manner that will benefit them in a variety of careers and areas of post-graduate study. Bioethics is the interdisciplinary study of ethical and philosophical issues that arise in the context of medicine and bioresearch. The Minor in Bioethics provides students with the opportunity to achieve a deeper understanding…

The Department of Philosophy offers multiple annual scholarships and awards for undergraduate students. Award amounts and application details vary. The Spring 2025 application deadline is March 31. These scholarships include: Daniel Hart Memorial Scholarship Frank Harrison III Scholarship Horace B. Russell Prize Richard R. Severens Scholarship William T. Blackstone Honors Memorial Scholarship Click here for full application…

Undergraduate Philosophy students are invited to participate in Philosophy Writing Workshops led by graduate assistant Ryne Barry on Wednesdays 12:30-3pm, Thursdays 2-4:30pm, or by appointment (email rdb58401@uga.edu) in Peabody Hall Room 10. This workshop is designed to assist in the development of writing skills for PHIL 2010, 2020, 2030, 2700, 3000, & 3010. 

Longtime Philosophy faculty member Raymond Woller recently passed away at the age of 83. A scholar of Ontology, Metaphysics, Analytic Philosophy, and John Locke, Dr. Woller taught at UGA from 1994 until his retirement in 2011, serving as a lecturer, Philosophy undergraduate advisor, Cognitive Science undergraduate coordinator, fellow of the Artificial Intelligence Center, and department representative to the Board of Regents Philosophy Advisory…

Congratulations to the 2024 Philosophy Student Ambassadors! These undergraduate Philosophy students have a passion for knowledge and volunteer in promoting the Philosophy major across campus. The program is modeled on the Franklin College Student Ambassadors, and we are very excited to welcome Nathan Haynes, Clara Lawrence, Misha Patel, Lauren Scaffidi, Zoe Simmons to the program.

Staff Sergeant Alex Asay on duty at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. PhD student Alex Asay has been awarded a Fall 2024 scholarship from The UGA Foundation through the Student Veterans Resource Center and was awarded The Air and Space Commendation Medal by the Air Force for his actions abroad. The Department of Philosophy recently welcomed Staff Sergeant Asay back as he rejoined his cohorts following a six month deployment overseas.…