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PHIL 338-001: Philosophy, Race, and Gender

Spring 2024 -  Rachel Jones 

On this course, we will explore how key concepts in modern western philosophy both contributed to and were shaped by ideas about sex, gender, and sexuality. We will examine how older ideas about sexual difference were ‘over-coded’ and transformed by the emergence of the modern western concept of race...

BA in Philosophy

The BA in philosophy famliarizes students with the Western tradition of thought on the fundamental questions of human existence. It helps students improve their skills in critical reasoning, textual analysis and argumentative writing. Students can choose one of two concencentrations.

Learn more about next year's fellows!

Learn more about next year's fellows!

The Center for Humanities Research is pleased to announce its fall 2023 and spring 2024 cohorts. All were chosen to work on research projects related to CHR's 2023-24 annual theme, "Democracy, Disposability, and Repair." Congratulations to all of our new faculty and graduate fellows! Learn more abou...

Lisa Eckenwiler

Lisa Eckenwiler

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...

CHR Third Annual Research Symposium: Democracy, Disposability, and Repair (April 11-12, 2024)

Upcoming Event
April 11, 2024, 4:00 PM to April 12, 2024, 3:30 PM EDT
Merten Hall 1204 (Thursday) & 1201 (Friday)

Registration required, please use this form to register for one or both days. CHR's third annual research symposium (April 11-12, 2024) centers on our annual theme for 2023-24, Democracy, Disposability, and Repair.  Forms of disposability have been characteristic (or even constitutive) of modes of ...

PHIL 694-004: Lat Amer DecolonialFemTheories

Spring 2024 -  Claudia Cabello Hutt   -  Section Syllabus

This course offers an in-depth study of decolonial theories emerging from the Global South,specifically Latin America. We will examine the history and turns of postcolonial anddecolonial ideas and their implications for developing critical methodologies,epistemological justice projects, and research/...

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics concentration in the BA in Philosophy

This is a high credit concentration for students interested in a program that explores the interdisciplinary connections between philosophy, political science, and economics.

Philosophy and Law concentration in the BA in Philosophy

The concentration in philosophy and law offers philosophy majors the opportunity to focus their study of philosophy in a way that helps prepare them for the study of the law.