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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy
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UC Philosophy is a PhD-granting department with strengths in philosophy of biology, language/mind/cognitive science, and aesthetics.
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Interested in Ethics? Check out Andy Cullison's interview about his work and doing a PhD in philosophy @uofcincy!

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#Ethics #Metaethics #Seemings #Bioethics #Philosophyofreligion
Andy Cullison, Founding Executive Director of the Cincinnati Ethics Center
Meet Andy Cullison, Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati and Founding Executive Director of the Cincinnati Ethics Center in our video series to get to know our Philosophy Department! #AppliedEthics, #EthicsCenter, #CincinnatiEthicsCenter, #MoralPhilosophy, #PracticalEthi
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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PhD student Ramy Amin has been busy conferencing this semester! He just presented "The Asymmetry of Uptake: Medicalization and Demarginalization of Autism Spectrum Disorder" at Southwestern Philosophical Society with a proceeding publication!
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November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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In celebration of #WorldPhilosophyDay the the PSA and the U of Cincinnati Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS) are hosting a discussion at the Cincinnati Museum Center! For those who can’t make it in person, you can watch the live stream: www.youtube.com/live...
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Apply to UC Philosophy's PhD program and check out the next video in our series where professors introduce themselves! Tony Chemero (@tonychemero.bsky.social), Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Cincinnati.
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Tony Chemero, Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cincinnati
Tony Chemero is a Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Cincinnati. #4ECognition, #EmbodiedCognition #Enactivism #ExtendedMind #EmbeddedCognition #SituatedCognition #RadicalEnactivism #EcologicalPsychology #dynamicalsystems #cognitivescience #philosophyofmind #PhilosophyOf
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Exciting news! A new symposium in Analysis on Professor Peter Langland-Hassan’s book "Explaining Imagination", with commentaries by Christopher Hill, Hannah Kim, Emine Hande Tuna, and Neil Van Leeuwen, with responses from Peter. #philosophy #imagination

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November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Another video in our series: Helen Meskhidze, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Physics @uofcincy
speaking about philosophy of #Physics, #pedagogy, and why you should apply to grad school in Cincinnati!
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November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Interested in applying to UC to study philosophy of computation, AI, and philosophy of science? Check out André Curtis-Trudel’s video about his work and philosophy @uofcincy!
#PhilSci #Computation #AI

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André Curtis-Trudel, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
Meet André Curtis-Trudel, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, in our video series to get to know UC's Philosophy Department! André works on computation, philosophy of science, and AI.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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We’re excited for Lindsay Brainard from the University of Alabama, Birmingham to give her talk “Artistic Creativity as Aesthetic Inquiry”!

📅 Friday 11/14
🕐 3-5 PM
📍 Clifton Court Hall 5280

This event is free and open to the public, we hope to see you there!
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Join us for "How Science is Changing," a free interdisciplinary panel discussion! Scholars from across North America discuss the evolving nature of science.

🗓️ Nov 20th, 6 PM
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Free, open to all, parking included! RSVP:
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November 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Over the summer PhD student Erik Alvarado Quinteros conducted two workshops in Peru on Strategic Reading of Philosophical Texts! The first was at the Universidad Nacional San Antonio de Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC) and the second at the Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Interested in studying philosophy at UC? Check out Melissa Jacquart's (@mjacquart.bsky.social) interview about her work and philosophy at @uofcincy!
#philsky
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Melissa Jacquart, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati
Meet Melissa Jacquart, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, in our video series to get to know our Philosophy Department!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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New paper out today with Zach Peck, “A radical embodied account of responsibility”. Not open access alas. Hit me up if you want a copy.

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A Radical Embodied Account of Responsibility - Topoi
In this paper, we argue that radical embodied cognitive science implies an ethics of responsibility that prioritizes what we refer to as taking collective responsibility. By taking responsibility, we ...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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The PhD program in philosophy at the University of Cincinnati is excited to invite new applications for the 2026-2027 academic year, please share!
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November 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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We have two exciting updates from PhD Student Carlos Muñoz-Serna!
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November 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Our postdoc Siyu Yao recently gave a presentation at the Utrecht Philosophy of Astronomy & Cosmology Conference, titled “Sorting Out Cosmic Time: Missing Convergence in Cosmochronology and a Solution from Narrative-Making”!
Utrecht Philosophy of Astronomy & Cosmology Conference
Information about the Utrecht Philosophy of Astronomy & Cosmology conference.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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We’re excited for Melinda Fagan from the University of Utah to give her talk “Explanatory particularism in scientific practice”!

📅 Monday 10/27
🕐 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
📍 Clifton Court Hall 5280

This event is free and open to the public, we hope to see you there!
October 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Congratulations to Affiliate Professor Sarah Stitzlein who received the George Orwell Award for her latest book: “Teaching Honesty in a Populist Era: Emphasizing Truth in the Education of Citizens”!
October 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Keep an eye out for our PostDoc Kate Nicole Hoffman’s (@katenicolehoff.bsky.social) new paper “Defining Nature” which will be published in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy! 🎉
October 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Supported by UC's Taft Graduate Enrichment Fund, PhD student Brianna Larson attended the SOCRATES Summer School on Ignorance, Uncertainty, and Public Trust in Science at Leibniz Universität Hannover in Germany this summer!
October 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Our PostDoc Siyu Yao recently gave an invited talk at the School of Architecture and Interior Design’s grad colloquium class titled “On the Ship of Theseus? AI, Scientific Change, and Scientists as Agents”!
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Another video in our series: Sarah Stitzlein, Professor of Education and Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at UC speaking about political philosophy, philosophy of education, John Dewey, pragmatism, and much more! Link to full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIff...
Sarah Stitzlein, Professor of Education and Affiliate Prof. of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
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October 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Cincinnati’s WVXU News recently featured Philosophy Professor Andre Curtis-Trudel and the new AI humanities research center! Check it out:
Humanities-focused AI center launches at the University of Cincinnati
Rather than focusing on the developing technology behind AI, the new center will rely on the university's English and philosophy faculty to conduct research and facilitate workshops to help people use AI responsibly.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Affiliate Professor Sarah Stitzlein gave a keynote at a philosophy conference about habits in Rome and became an official collaborator with the Interuniversity Center for Habit Studies “PhilHabits”!
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September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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PhD student I-Jan Wang recently presented his paper “How Episodic Memory Masks Embodiment in Phenomenological Methods” at APPSA-LMPST in Taiwan, and another paper “Memory of Selfhood: A Methodological Critique” at the Consciousness Research Network in Thailand!
September 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Professor Peter Langland Hassan recently published a new paper, “The Imagery Debate Exhumed and Reanimated” in the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science!

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September 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM