This is a page for the UM philosophy community: faculty, students, and alumni, please join us and let's talk philosophy and more.
Tell us about you, we'll tell you about us :-) The University of Montana Philosophy Department promotes philosophical discussions that ranges from the abstract metaphysics to concrete ethical issues that we are faced with in contemporary life.
11/06/2025
UM Philosophy students live the good life, wielding excellent skills to serve meaningful purposes.
From Pre-Law to JAG: UM Grad Finds Path Through Public Service Alex Butler’s UM education in philosophy and law led to his current career with the Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
05/12/2025
During our graduation ceremony, we celebrate each graduate. Fun times!
05/12/2025
Congratulations, 2025 Philosophy Graduates! We are so happy you journeyed with us for the last 4 four years and are confident you'll go places!
01/22/2025
The Pre-Law Program, hosted in the philosophy department got great results last application cycle!
UM’s Pre-Law Program Delivers a 100% Law School Admission Rate UM's Pre-Law Program showed a growth of over 156%. Even with this influx of students, there was a 100% placement into law school for students enrolled in the program.
12/14/2024
Congratulations to all fall 24 graduates!
08/07/2024
Prof. Le Bihan just published a piece in The Conversation US about what you should know about how science really works. Check it out!
Multiple goals, multiple solutions, plenty of second-guessing and revising − here’s how science really works Unrealistic, outdated ideas that idealize science can set the public up to distrust scientists and the research process. A philosopher of science describes 3 aspects of how science really gets done.
05/17/2024
The philosophy department is going strong! Prof. Le Bihan is the 2024 recipient of both the Distinguished Teaching Award and the William Reynolds Award for Excellence in Teaching Across the Curriculum and a finalist for the Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award.
Prof. Preston is the 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award. Link to his latest book below.
Congratulations!
Tenacious Beasts An inspiring look at wildlife species that are defying the odds and teaching important lessons about how to share a planet.The news about wildlife is dire—...