Katy is the academic advisor for students majoring in Sociology, Anthropology, Religious Studies and Philosophy and has been advising students in a few capacities since 2009. She earned a her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Education in Higher Educati...
Professor Jones received her B.A. in Philosophy and German from St. John's College, Oxford University, and her MA and PhD in Philosophy and Literature from the University of Warwick. Her teaching and research interests include key thinkers and themes in continental and feminist philosophy (such as Ka...
Professor Paden received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1981. He has taught at the Universities of Connecticut, Maryland, Florida, and the District of Columbia. He joined the faculty at George Mason University in 1989 and retired in 2016. He has done research on a variety of topics, pu...
The minor in philosophy and law emphasizes the philosophical analysis of legal issues. Students develop important intellectual skills—logic and critical thinking—that prepare them for the study of law.
The concentration in ethics and public affairs is designed for professionals who want to combine the study of ethics and the analysis of social and public policies in a variety of settings, including business, health care, biomedical technology, law, or government.
The MA in philosophy offers students the opportunity to study the historical traditions and contemporary debates in philosophy.
Christian Carrozzo is a Doctoral Candidate with the Department of Philosophy at the University at Albany, State University of New York, and was named Distinguished Alumnus in Philosophy by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at George Mason University, where he now teaches. He has also serv...
Andrew Peterson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University. He is also an Affiliate Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania Memory Center. Previously, he was a Greenwall Faculty Scholar (2018-2021), and a Va...
Lisa Eckenwiler, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at George Mason University, where she teaches courses in bioethics and a range of topics in global health ethics. Her research centers broadly on vulnerability and structural health injustice, with special interests in mig...