The study of philosophy has been part of the curriculum of Indiana University since its founding in 1820. Our graduate program has been nationally recognized for research excellence for the past forty years. Currently, the department's research profile is well balanced across all major areas of philosophical inquiry, with a few areas of notable strength. Given the added resources of the University's Pure and Applied Logic Program, large and acclaimed Cognitive Sciences Program, the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science, and a few philosophers based in other departments, prospective students of philosophy have an exceptionally diverse array of study options and a lively and friendly intellectual community in which to develop.
NEWS
- We are pleased to announce that Carrie E. Swanson (Rutgers) is our first Ruth Norman Halls Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Philosophy. More information on the fellowship can be found here.
- We are very pleased to announce that Professors Allen and Rega Wood have returned to Indiana University in Fall 2011. Dr. Allen Wood serves as the Ruth Norman Halls Professor of Philosophy at Indiana University and Dr. Rega Wood serves as a Professor of Philosophy.
- The National Endowment for the Humanities recently announced its continued support for Rega Wood's critical edition of Richard Rufus of Cornwall’s commentary on Aristotle’s Metaphysics. NEH's support (315K) will enable Rega to print one of the foundations of the Western scientific and philosophical tradition for the first time.
EVENTS
- April 20, Jim Conant, University of Chicago, "Wittgenstein and Aesthetics"
10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Distinguished Alumni Room, IMU
Co-sponsored by the Center for Theoretical Study in the Humanities, the Institute of German Studies, and the Philosophy Department. - April 20, Michael Jubien, University of Florida: "Looking Back on Logic"
1:30-3:30 p.m. 121 Woodburn - April 27, Harry Frankfurt, Princeton University: "Volitional Rationality and the Necessities of Love"
4-6 p.m. 121 Woodburn
