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Department Overview

There are currently 19 members of the Philosophy faculty. Their interests and expertise cover a range of subjects, including history of philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and philosophy of language, of law, of mind, and of science.

We have also developed interdisciplinary programs linking philosophy with other disciplines, e.g., law, politics, and biology.

New Faculty Announcement

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the addition of Cheshire Calhoun as the newest member of our faculty; her appointment begins January 2008. Professor Calhoun received a B.A. from Northwestern University in 1974 and the M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas , Austin in 1978 and 1981, respectively.

Professor Calhoun works in the areas of normative ethics, moral psychology, feminist philosophy, and lesbian and gay studies. Her publications include Feminism, the Family, and the Politics of the Closet and essays on forgiveness, integrity, shame, common decency, and civility. She has been particularly interested in arguments for same-sex marriage rights in the US . Her most recent work centers on the temporal nature of agency and the necessary background conditions for taking an interest in one's own agency. That work includes essays on depression and demoralization, meaning in life, hope, and commitment. She is the editor of the Oxford University Press series Studies in Feminist Philosophy.

Visiting Faculty Announcement

Lynn Hankinson Nelson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Washington. Her research interests include social epistemology, philosophy of science, the work of W.V. Quine, history and philosophy of biology, and feminist philosophy. She is particularly interested in studying the multi-faceted relationships between the sciences and their historical-social contexts, the social nature of scientific practice, and the range of inter-personal factors necessary for individuals to become knowers. She enjoys teaching in these areas and on these topics.

Together with Jack Nelson, she co-authored the monograph, On Quine; and co-edited Feminism, Science, and the Philosophy of Science and Feminist Interpretations of W.V. Quine. She has published articles in a variety of journals and anthologies; served as guest editor for a special issue of Synthese devoted to feminism and science; and recently co-edited (with Alison Wylie) a special issue of Hypatia devoted to Feminist Science Studies. She is the author of Who Knows: From Quine to Feminist Empiricism.

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