Want to develop your critical-thinking skills and tackle profound questions about life, mind, knowledge and our social traditions? Then philosophy is for you.

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I can’t imagine myself without philosophy. Philosophy cultivates both open-mindedness and critical thinking, both of which are critical to self-growth.

Miriam
BA Philosophy 2013

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Philosophy Alumni Night

 
March 6, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
place BUCH D316

Mary Mothersill Lecture – Professor Hannah Kim (University of Arizona): ‘Fiction without Mimesis: A Comparative Philosophy of Fiction’

 
March 14, 2025
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
place BUCH A203
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2024W Paul Tang Memorial Graduate Scholarships

 
We are pleased to announce that this year’s Paul Tang Memorial Graduate Scholarships are awarded to Michael Jimenez. Dr. Tang was a philosophy major at UBC, graduating in 1966, and went on to become Professor of Philosophy at California State

Congratulations to Daniel Saunders on Successfully Defending His PhD Dissertation!

 
  Please join us in congratulating Daniel Saunders for successfully defending his PhD dissertation “Three essays on models of social

Congratulations to Tim Son on receiving the 2024 Dean’s Award for Staff Excellence

 
Congratulations to Tim Son!  We are incredibly grateful for everything you do for the Philosophy Department! Tim has been a calm and reassuring presence in the Department of Philosophy for over eight years. In all of the roles he has held in
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