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Therese Cory, Former Post-Doctoral Fellow, Offered a Tenure-Track Position in the Philosophy Department at Notre Dame

Therese Cory, a recent Center for Medieval Philosophy post-doctoral fellow, was offered a tenure-track position in the Philosophy Department at Notre Dame. Dr. Cory did her work…

March 12, 2014

Graduate Program
News
PhD Placements

Army COL Tony Pfaff to Serve As Senior Military and Army Advisor to Department of State

Army COL Tony Pfaff, Georgetown Philosophy Ph.D. (2012) will serve as Senior Military and Army Advisor to the Department of State. He’ll be reporting to Sec. John Kerry and…

February 4, 2014

Faculty
News

Nancy Sherman Interviewed on BBC Radio’s The Moral Maze

Professor Nancy Sherman was recently interviewed on a prominent BBC Radio 4 Program: The Moral Maze, in which she discusses the morality of the battlefield. Congratulations,…

December 13, 2013

Faculty
News

Nancy Sherman Named Woman Philosopher of the Month by APA

Professor Nancy Sherman was named the Woman Philosopher of the Month by the American Philosophical Association, Committee on the Status of Women. You can read more information…

December 13, 2013

Faculty
News
Publications

Bryce Huebner Publishes New Book: ‘Macrocognition: A Theory of Distributed Minds and Collective Intentionality’

We are pleased to announce that Bryce Huebner has published a new book, Macrocognition: A Theory of Distributed Minds and Collective Intentionality (Oxford 2014).  You can find…

December 11, 2013

Faculty
News
Publications

Judith Lichtenberg Publishes New Book: Distant Strangers: Ethics, Psychology, and Global Poverty

We are pleased to announce that Judith Lichtenberg has published a new book, Distant Strangers: Ethics, Psychology, and Global Poverty (Cambridge 2014). The title is on display…

October 24, 2013

Dissertation Defenses
Graduate Program
News

Three Members of the Department Pass Dissertation Defense

We are pleased to congratulate three members of the Department on passing the dissertation defense:Dr. Kelly Heuer: “How to Do Things with Reasons” (Maggie Little,…

October 11, 2013

Faculty
News

Professor Henry Richardson Elected to Lead HDCA

The Philosophy Department is honored to announce that Professor Henry Richardson was recently elected President of the Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA).…

September 9, 2013

Faculty
News

Professor Nancy Sherman Participates in Religion & Ethics Newsweekly’s Discussion

On September 6, Professor Nancy Sherman joined PBS Religion & Ethics Newsweekly’s Kim Lawton and Retired Army Colonel and current Dickinson College Professor, Jeff…

September 6, 2013

Dissertation Defenses
Graduate Program
News

Congratulations to Dr. James Olsen

James Olsen has successfully defended his dissertation, entitled “Mind, Body, and World: Resolving the Dreyfus-McDowell Debate.” The chair of his dissertation committee…

August 19, 2013