Department of Philosophy

It’s fair to say that dire warnings about climate change have become the new normal. So we shouldn’t expect a great punch line when our bar scenario takes place, as it did recently.

David Hyde talks with University of Washington philosophy professor Michael Blake about the ethics of proposals by companies to hire more foreign workers.

Essential tremor, a nervous system disorder that causes a rhythmic shaking in the hands, affects an estimated 10 million Americans and millions more worldwide...

Paul Franco, acting assistant professor of philosophy, considers what a dead German philosopher would say about the drill stuck under Seattle's waterfront.

In a guest piece, Paul Franco, acting assistant professor of philosophy, considers the plight of Bertha from the perspective of Immanuel Kant.

In San Juan County, where 68 percent of residents voted to approve legalized recreational marijuana, conflicts are cropping up over legal marijuana-grow operations. Michael Blake, professor of philosophy, is quoted.

The University of Washington Center for Philosophy for Children will host the 2015 Washington State High School Ethics Bowl on campus Saturday, January 31.

In the wake of a 2011 study that found black applicants for National Institutes of Health grants were significantly less likely to receive funding than their equally qualified white counterparts, the health agency began to look at ways to uncover and address bias in how it awards research funding.

A philosopher and a statistician won an NIH competition that addresses the problem of bias in academic peer review.

University of Washington faculty members Jerry Franklin and Arthur Fine have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Should college athletes be paid? To what extent should politicians’ sexual indiscretions be forgiven? Is it ethical to arm rebels in countries where we’re not at war?

In February, UW hosted over 100 students who spent their day discussing topics from the legalization of marijuana to supporting research on genetically engineered meat.

Jana Mohr Lone, affiliate faculty in philosophy, helps to explore young people's apparent obsession with taking pictures of themselves and posting it to Instagram or Facebook. Some experts say it doesn't mean they are narcissistic or vain.

Philosophy graduate student Amy Reed-Sandoval has spent the past three summers leading a philosophy program for children in Oaxaca, Mexico, guiding conversations on everything from individual rights to the nature of happiness.

"I find theory of computation and logic extremely beautiful," says Sam Hopkins (BS, Mathematics, Computer Science), whose fascination with mathematics and philosophy have informed his computer science research.