Recent News

Join us as we welcome Rob Hoffman, Dan Issler, Emily Parke, Hal Parker, and Rob Willison.

Congratulations to Susan Schneider on the publication of her new edited collection Science Fiction and Philosophy, which uses science fiction thought experiments as a springboard into philosophical issues
like personal identity, the nature of mind, neuroethics, and the philosophy of time.

Greg Hall is one of the 2009 Awardees of the “Penn Prize for Excellence in
Teaching by Graduate Students.”

"The Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students was established
by the President in 2000 to recognize the profound impact graduate students
have on undergraduate education at Penn. Nominations for the award come from
the undergraduates."

Congratulations to Gary Hatfield on the publication of his new book Pereception and Cognition: Essays in the Philosophy of Psychology, which is now availble from Oxford University Press.

http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Philosophy/Mind/?view=usa&ci=9780199228201

Congratulations to Ryan Muldoon who has received the SAS Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Graduate Student.

We are pleased to announce that Paul Guyer has just been elected Vice-President of the American Society for Aesthetics for 2009-11, which will be followed by a term as President for 2011-13 (and then as Past President for 2013-15).

James Ross's latest book, Thought and World: The Hidden Necessities, just appeared from the University of
Notre Dame Press.  Congratulations, Jim!

Cristina Bicchieri, Carol and Michael Lowenstein Professor of Philosophy and Legal Studies and director of the PPE program, has been knighted by the Italian government Cavaliere al Merito della Reppublica Italiana. This is one of the highest honors conferred by the Italian government for contributions in the field of arts and sciences.

Assistant Professor Michael Weisberg has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure (effective July 1, 2009). Congratulation, Michael!