Department of Philosophy | Southern Illinois University Carbondale

The Department of Philosophy at SIUC offers a major and a minor in philosophy, as well as a pre-law specialization. The Department is a pluralistic one with undergraduate courses in a variety of traditions. The faculty have various specializations: history of philosophy, logic, ethics, metaphysics, political and legal philosophy, the philosophy of science, philosophy of technology, and philosophy of religion LEARN MORE

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Spring '12

Agora Schedule Announced!

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Spring '12

Philosophical Collaborations Conference Dates Announced!
Conference will be held at SIUC March 22-23, 2012. Details to follow.

Spring '12

Faculty Colloquia announced!

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Spotlight

Charles S. Peirce, Philosopher

Morris Library has recently acquired the electronic version of The Collected Works of Charles Sanders Peirce. For further information, click HERE.

Douglas Berger, Associate Professor

The Society of Asian and Comparative Philosophy will be hosted by SIUC October 5-7, 2012. For the website, click HERE Call for Papers can be found HERE..

Nancy Sherman, Guest Lecturer

Professor Nancy Sherman, Distinguished Professor at Georgetown, will be giving a public lecture here at SIU on February 15, 7pm, in the Student Center Ballroom D. The title of her talk is "The Moral Costs of War: Shame, Guilt, and Self-Empathy."