In concert with our commitment to pluralism and openness to interdisciplinary perspectives, our faculty excels in both teaching and research, cultivating a supportive and engaged culture.
The Department of Philosophy creates and publishes articles, journals, books, websites, digital archives, and multimedia essays, and our students and faculty present at conferences around the world. Our department holds special strengths in pragmatism, feminism, decolonialism, and environmental ethics.
Research Across Disciplines
Our faculty members explore philosophical issues and ideas through independent and original research. The wide-ranging interests span academic fields, historical eras, and languages. Interdisciplinary work is at the core of our Philosophy department, and our faculty often investigate questions across multiple fields.
Explore Our Research
Immerse yourself in fascinating reads from our faculty, investigating topics from living with animals to becoming our data.
Join Our Discussions
Our Community Philosophy Institutes and workshops facilitate public forums for discussion and debate on a wide range of issues challenging communities in Oregon and beyond. We tackle subjects from data ethics to homelessness.
