EMU Philosophy

Join us this coming Thursday for another talk in our speaker series!
Our very own Dr. Kristopher Phillips will share a chapter from his forthcoming book!

offers a wide variety of fascinating and engaging classes across a range of delivery options (in-person and online)! Check us out if you’re looking to fulfill a requirement, or if you’re just curious about what is.

McAndless Professor Kyle Whyte presents “A Primer on Indigenous Rights”

Friday, March 13th, 3:00-4:30 pm, in 111 Strong Hall

The rights of Indigenous peoples are powerful policy, legal, and movement-building instruments for enacting conservation, food security and food sovereignty, environmental protection, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and sustainable development. Rights are among the major policy and legal instruments Indigenous peoples use in pursuit of environmental advocacy. Yet the way that Indigenous rights work is a topic poorly understood by the public. The workshop will provide a framework for how Indigenous rights can be understood, even when considering how complex different situations are across the world. The workshop will introduce understandings of Indigenous rights based in treaties, laws, constitutions, and court decisions; the international Indigenous rights movement; and the ways Indigenous peoples are pushing the boundaries of rights through their engagement with and use of rights instruments designed to protect non-humans and ecosystems. While the examples will be environmental, the information is relevant to how Indigenous rights can be used for different topics.

In the workshop, the framework for understanding Indigenous rights will be presented in the first 40 minutes, with discussion to follow.

This event is open to the public and is approved for LBC credit.

We are accepting applications for this fall for our Philosophy MA program now! EMU’s MA is uniquely pluralistic, with faculty representing Analytic, Continental, Asian, Feminist, and history of philosophy. Additionally, the program is now available both in-person and remote-synchronous!

Applications are open now. Funding applications are due Feb. 15, but we accept applications on an ongoing basis.

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This year's Undergraduate Conference in Philosophy ( ) was a huge success! We were fortunate to welcome an impressive group of undergraduate scholars from around the country!

On this , please consider contributing to the Undergraduate Conference in Philosophy fund so we can keep this amazing program going for years into the future. It's always a bright spot for the program, and your donation can help ensure that future generations of undergraduates have the opportunity to join us for this exceptional conference.



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Congratulations to the team on your hard work this year! These folks earned a 2-1 record at the Central States Regional Ethics Bowl competition at Marian University against some pretty stiff competition. While we didn’t earn a bid to the nationals, we have a lot to be proud of!

Our wins came against really good teams from Youngstown State and the University of Chicago. Our only loss was to Bowling Green, who happened to win the whole competition!

Also, those fly quarter-zips were the envy of all the other teams!

We have kicked off ! It’s happening all day today and tomorrow, so if you’re in the Ypsi/A2 area, stop by McKenny on ’s campus and join us in celebrating !

Speaking of conferences, EMU Philosophy is a hub!

Please join us for this year’s Undergraduate Conference in Philosophy! We are excited to celebrate in with students from across the country!

It’s a spectacular event and we are so proud to host it, so mark your calendars!

We are so excited to host this incredible conference!

CFP: The AAPT invites proposals for the 2026 Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy (July 22-26, 2026 at Eastern Michigan University). Join us to share your pedagogical ideas, and to celebrate 50 years of the AAPT!

We are extremely excited to host the 50 Year celebration AAPT Workshop/Conference in the Summer of 2026!
Please consider submitting and joining us!

Call for Proposals: 2026 Workshop-Conference – American Association of Philosophy Teachers American Association of Philosophy Teachers. AAPT: improving the quality of instruction in philosophy at all levels.

Are you thinking about graduate study in ? offers a fantastic program in philosophy! Our two-year MA affords you the opportunity to work with exceptional faculty across a plurality of philosophical traditions (including , , , and more!). With competitive positions available, you can earn teaching experience while furthering your studies!

We also have an impressive track-record of placing our graduates in programs, , other professional programs, and stable careers, an MA in philosophy is an excellent stepping stone to whatever goals you want to pursue.

We accept applications on an ongoing basis, so check our website for further details.