Department of Philosophy Resources
Upcoming Courses
These are upcoming philosophy courses planned for 2020-2021. Offerings are subject to change.
| PHIL | 201 | Ancient Philosophy | TR | 11:00-12:15 p.m. | Silvia Benso |
| PHIL | 202 | Foundations of Moral Philosophy | TR | 12:30-1:45 p.m. | Colin Mathers |
| PHIL | 205 | Symbolic Logic | MWF | 10:00-10:50 a.m | John Capps |
| PHIL | 301 | Philosophy of Religion | TR | 12:30-1:45pm | Brian Schroeder |
| PHIL | 304 | Philosophy of Law | T | 5:00-7:50 p.m. | Wade Robison |
| PHIL | 306 | Professional Ethics | Online | John Sanders | |
| PHIL | 308 | Environmental Philosophy | TR | 9:30-10:45 a.m. | Evelyn Brister |
| PHIL | 312 | American Philosophy | TR | 9:30-10:45 a.m. | Timothy Engstrom |
| PHIL | 402 | Philosophy of Science | Online | John Sanders | |
| PHIL | 403 | Social and Political Philosophy | TR | 11:00-12:15 p.m. | Lawrence Torcello |
| PHIL | 411 | Metaphysics | MW_75 | 3:30-4:45 p.m. | Jesus Aguilar |
| PHIL | 412 | 19th Century Philosophy | TR | 2:00-3:15 p.m. | Katie Terezakis |
| PHIL | 416 | Seminar: Appearance and Reality | TR | 3:30-4:45 p.m. | John Sanders |
| PHIL | 202 | Foundations of Moral Philosophy | MW_75 | 5:00-6:15 p.m. | Jesus Aguilar |
| PHIL | 203 | Mordern Philosophy | MWF | 10:00-10:50 a.m. | John Capps |
| PHIL | 205 | Symbolic Logic | TR | 2:00-3:15 p.m. | Colin Mathers |
| PHIL | 305 | Philosophy of Peace | TR | 9:30-10:45 a.m. | Evan Selinger |
| PHIL | 306 | Social and Political Theory | Online | John Sanders | |
| PHIL | 307 | Philosophy of Technology | TR | 12:30-1:45 p.m. | Evan Selinger |
| PHIL | 318 | Renaissance Philosophy | TR | 11:00-12:15 p.m. | Silvia Benso |
| PHIL | 401 | Great Thinkers: Richard Rorty | TR | 9:30-10:45 a.m. | Timothy Engstrom |
| PHIL | 405 | Philosophy of the Social Sciences | TR | 2:00-3:15 p.m. | Evelyn Brister |
| PHIL | 407 | Philosophy of Action | MW_75 | 3:00-4:15 p.m. | Jesus Aguilar |
| PHIL | 409 | Existentialism | TR | 2:00-3:15 p.m. | Katie Terezakis |
| PHIL | 415 | Ethical Theory | TR | 11:00-12:15 p.m. | Lawrence Torcello |
| PHIL | 416 | Seminar | MW_75 | 5:00-6:15 p.m. | Irina Mikhalevich |
| PHIL | 417 | Continental Philosophy | TR | 12:30-1:45 p.m. | Brian Schroeder |
Applying to Graduate Programs in Philosophy
- RIT Office of Career Services, Grad School Information
- Trevor Hedberg’s sober advice
- Eric Schwitzgebel’s blog on grad school applications
- Another blog on grad school applications
- Grad School advice from Humboldt State University
- Leiter reports: On Applying to grad school
- Prof. Mathew’s comments on grad school
Useful Links
- American Philosophical Association
- Buffalo Ontology Site
- Center for Environmental Philosoph
- Ephemeris (Union College undergraduate journal of philosophy)
- Epicurus.info
- Epicurus.net
- 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)
- The Philosophers’ Magazine (online journal)
- Philosophy Pages
- Philosophy and Technology (journal)
- Politics, Theory & Photography
- Quine: terms in translation
- RIT Skeptics
- Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
- Spazio Filosofico (online journal)
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Wallace Library
- Women’s Bioethics Project
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.
- John T. Sanders (1979-1980)
- James I. Campbell (1991-1992)
- Timothy Engström (1993-1994)
- Dane R. Gordon (1996-1997)
- James I. Campbell (1999-2000)
- John T. Sanders (2000-2001)
- David B. Suits (2002-2003)
- 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.
- Timothy Engström (2002-2003)
- Brian Schroeder (2003-2004)
- John Capps (2005-2006)
- Evan Selinger (2007-2008)
- Katie Terezakis (2009-2010)
- Jesús Aguilar (2009-2010)
- John T. Sanders (2012-2013)
- 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.