UWM Philosophy Department

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"Responding to the above exodus of talent, I have heard some retort, 'Good, we need to trim fat and students studying useless topics like philosophy'. Reality often is at variance with perception. First, of the approximately 630 professors (tenured/tenure track) at UWM less than 1% (6) are philosophers, who among other topics, teach logic.
Moreover, several studies show philosophy students by standardized test scores are among the smartest in the academy and earn above average incomes after graduation. In short, our universities have precious few of the faculty type some imagine, but could use more like philosophers given the success of their graduates."

Opinion: UW-Milwaukee won't retain top status with more cuts. Wisconsin could fall behind. UW-Milwaukee risks losing its ranking as a top tier research institution due to budget cuts. Retaining this status is vital for our economic future.

Aqui hay in video sobre la metafisica de Las propiedades:

Lógica y metafísica de las propiedades Panelistas:- Moisés Macías Bustos (Universidad de Massachusetts-Amherts)- Melisa Vivanco (Universidad de Miami)- Martín Abreu Zavaleta (Universidad de Umea)M...

Paul Blashko, who was an MA student in our department, and Meghan Sullivan wrote a philosophy book together. They will be doing virtual event with Boswell books! They will be talking about their new book with our own Emeritus Professor John Koethe. Here's some information in case you would like to join:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko, author of THE GOOD LIFE METHOD, in conversation with John Koethe - a virtual Boswell event. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the... Boswell presents a virtual event with Notre Dame philosophy professors Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko celebrating the release of The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning. For seekers of all stripes, philosophy is timeless self-care. Sullivan and B...

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Sci-Hub & the Philosophy Grad Student “Pirate Queen” | Daily Nous You may know that Sci-Hub is a means by which to freely access academic research that normally requires a subscription or purchase. Did you know its founder, Alexandra Elbakyan, is a philosophy graduate student? Elbakyan studied computer science and in 2011 created Sci-Hub, which now hosts over 85 m...

I don't agree that there is a lack of progress in philosophy. But progress is certainly slow. This article is about why progress might be so slow. It's a pretty good article.

Why doesn’t philosophy progress from debate to consensus? – Chris Daly | Aeon Essays For centuries, all philosophers seem to have done is question and debate. Why do philosophical problems resist solution?

Our former graduate student, Justin Mooney, is going to be talking to Liz Jackson about what you should know about philosophy graduate school if you are thinking about going. This event will be live at 6:30 central.

Here's What You Should Know (Dr. Liz Jackson & Justin Mooney) I'll be asking Dr. Liz Jackson (Ryerson University) and Justin Mooney (University of Massachusetts Amherst) about:-how to pick a grad school program-the step...

Tim Maudlin is an awesome philosopher who works on philosophy of physics. Here's an article about his views on time.

A Defense of the Reality of Time Time isn’t just another dimension, argues Tim Maudlin. To make his case, he’s had to reinvent geometry.

The annual UWM philosophy Newsletter is out! Read all about what we've been up to over the last year:

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Here's an APA interview with our former MA student Kay Cho! He's now a graduate student at UIC and doing cool work on Aristotle, Kant, and action theory. We loved having Kay as a student here and we're happy to see he's doing well!

APA Member Interview: Kyoungmin (Kay) Cho Kyoungmin (Kay) Cho is a Ph.D. student at UIC working on philosophy of action and ethics. He also has a strong interest in the history of philosophy, especially pertaining to Aristotle and Kant. Hi…

Philosophy has a bigger impact on the sciences than you might initially think. Here's an article about an interesting study of citations of philosophy of science articles in the sciences.

Which Scientific Disciplines Cite Philosophy of Science? (guest post) | Daily Nous What is the impact of philosophy of science on science? In the following guest post*, Mahdi Khelfaoui (UQAM), Yves Gingras (UQAM), Maël Lemoine (Bordeaux), and Thomas Pradeu (Bordeaux) discuss recent empirical research of theirs on this question. Which Scientific Disciplines Cite Philosophy of Scie...

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Daniel Hausman - Luck Egalitarianism Serious Science - http://serious-science.orgPhilosopher Daniel M. Hausman on social equality, luck egalitarianism, and people’s relationshttp://serious-scien...