Department of Philosophy Resources
Links to Clubs, Communities, Resources, and More
- American Philosophical Association
- Buffalo Ontology Site
- Center for Environmental Philosophy
- Ephemeris (Union College undergraduate journal of philosophy)
- Epicurus.info
- Ethics and Science (scienceblogs.com)
- Ethics Updates (U San Diego)
- Feminist Philosophers
- Gender, Race, and Philosophy
- Gonepublic: Philosophy, Politics, & Public Life
- International Association for Environmental Philosophy
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Knowledge and Experience (Feminist Theory, Philosophy of Science, Environmental Philosophy)
- Library of Congress
- PhilEvents.org (Conferences, calls for papers, seminars)
- RIT Idunno Zen Buddhist Community
- RIT Philosophy Club
- RIT Skeptics
- Secular Student Alliance Club at RIT
- Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- The Philosophers’ Magazine (online journal)
- Philosophy and Technology (journal)
- Philosophy Pages
- Women’s Bioethics Project
Grad School Guidance and Advice
Faculty Teaching Awards
The Philosophy Department is motivated by a dedication to excellence in teaching. Most of our faculty have received teaching awards, and many of our faculty have received multiple teaching awards. The Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching is RIT’s highest tribute to successful pedagogy, and the Department of Philosophy is home to nine of these awards.
- James I. Campbell (1999-2000)
- John T. Sanders (2000-2001)
- Timothy Engström (2007-2008)
- Katie Terezakis (2014-2015)
Faculty Scholarship Awards
The Philosophy Department is also motivated by a strong commitment to scholarship, as evidenced by the scholarly activities of the individual members of the Department, by the Department’s speaker series and colloquia, and by the scholarship awards which have been won. Each year Paul A. and Francena L. Miller Fellowships are awarded to assist faculty in the College of Liberal Arts in the pursuit of their scholarly and professional projects. The Department of Philosophy has been the home of eleven of these prestigious Fellowships.
- Brian Schroeder (2003-2004)
- John Capps (2005-2006)
- Evan Selinger (2007-2008)
- Katie Terezakis (2009-2010)
- Jesús Aguilar (2009-2010)
- Brian Schroeder (2013-2014)
- Lawrence Torcello (2014-2015)
- Jesús Aguilar (2015-2016)
- Silvia Benso (2018-2019)
Ezra A. Hale Chair in Applied Ethics
The Hale Chair in Applied Ethics is devoted to research and teaching in ethics within and about the professional disciplines. The holder of the Chair is Wade L. Robison.
The Chair sponsors the Hale Ethics Series, occasional lectures and conferences throughout the academic year, and helpful material on ethics, including books, videos and links on various aspects of ethics. The Hale Chair is the founding President of the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum and has written and lectured extensively on issues in professional ethics.