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- Books & Publications
from the Stanford Report, July 31, 2015
The Stanford scholars who founded the groundbreaking online encyclopedia say that the project owes its success to the unique way it organizes its community of…
- Awards
The Department of Philosophy would like to congratulate the following students:
Salil Dudani (Philosophy BA and Public Policy BA) Su Lin Yeo (Philosophy BA and Economics MIN), and Katherine Dannenmaier (Economics BA, Math & Comp Science…
- Appointments
The Department of Philosophy is excited to announce an addition to our faculty. Rachael Briggs will be joining us as Professor of Philosophy, beginning autumn 2015. She joins us from the Australian National University, and holds…
- Appointments
Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Johan van Benthem, has been elected as a new member to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The American Academy is one of the world's…
- In the Press
BY KATHLEEN J. SULLIVAN
Holding its Feb. 5 meeting at the Anderson Collection at Stanford University, the Faculty Senate gave members the opportunity to visit the newest addition to the university's growing arts district and to…
- Awards
The APA is pleased to announce that Professor Michael Bratman (Stanford University) is the 2014 winner of the Philip L. Quinn prize. Bratman…
- In Memoriam
By JOHN MARKOFF, appeared in the New York Times, DEC. 2, 2014
Almost a decade before the…
- In Memoriam
- Books & Publications
PhD Alum Susan Levin, Professor of Philosophy at Smith College, writes to us about her new book:
"Greetings from a graduate alum! I'm Professor of Philosophy at Smith College, where I've been on the faculty since receiving my PhD…
- Awards
Helen Longino was awarded the degree Doctor honoris causa at the 134th Founding Day Anniversary of the Free University of Amsterdam on October 20, 2014.
- In Memoriam
With great sadness, the Philosophy Department notes the passing of our longtime colleague, David Shepherd Nivison, the Walter Y. Evans-Wentz Professor (emeritus), who died in his Los Altos home on October 16, 2014. He…
- Awards
News from the University of Amsterdam:
Royal honour for University Professor Johan van Benthem1 October 2014
Prof. Johan van Benthem was named Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion upon his retirement as…
- In the Press
By analyzing how people cooperate and make plans, philosophy Professor Michael Bratman creates a framework for understanding human sociality that has implications in fields ranging from psychology to artificial intelligence.…
- Addresses
Professor Michael Bratman gives the 8th Routledge Lecture in Philosophy at Cambridge University.
Human beings act together in characteristic ways, and these forms of shared intentional and shared cooperative activity matter to us a great…
- In Memoriam
Obituary for Grigori Mints which originally appeared in the Stanford Report, June 12, 2014.
Stanford philosophy Professor Grigori Mints, a world-renowned logician, has died at 74 Mints' pioneering research created new connections…
- In Memoriam
With great sadness, the Stanford Philosophy Department notes the passing of our friend and beloved colleague Grigori (“Grisha”) Mints, who died at Stanford on Thursday, May 29th, just shy of his 75th birthday.
Mints…
- In Memoriam
Mints was born on June 7…
- Awards
The Philosophy Department would like to congratulate Prof. John Perry for winning the 2013 Philip L. Quinn Prize.
The Philip L. Quinn prize is awarded in recognition of service to philosophy and philosophers, broadly construed.…
- Addresses
Michael E. Bratman is a Professor of Philosophy and the U. G. and Abbie Birch Durfee Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. Bratman has written four books: Intention, Plans, and Practical Reason…
- Appointments
Provost John Etchemendy announced at Thursday's Faculty Senate meeting that eight faculty members had been named or reappointed Bass University Fellows.
Established in 2001, the Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate Education Program…