Faculty and Staff

Ian Schnee
A textbook that can be read on a phone? It’s logical!
(February 13, 2020)
Alex Lenferna
How social 'tipping points' could limit global warming
(January 30, 2020)
Climate Ethics World Cloud
Cambridge Global Conversations: Climate Ethics with Stephen Gardiner
(January 23, 2020)
Professor Potter receiving his Padma Shri Award from the President of India.
Professor Emeritus Karl Potter Completes 25th Volume of the Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies
(December 11, 2019)
Gina Gould
Undergraduate Adviser Gina Gould Shares Her Experience of Being FirstGen
(November 7, 2019)
Carina Fourie
Pre-med student column recommends taking philosophy course to prepare for medical school
(November 1, 2019)
We're hiring!
Assistant Professor position (AOS: Philosophy of Race or Philosophy of Law)
(October 29, 2019)
time-lapse photograph of planes at night showing many paths out of a single hub
Videoconferencing for Climate: A Proposal
(October 16, 2019)
Attendees of the 2016 United Nations Climate Conference in Marrakech, Morocco. CREDIT: UN Climate Change (CC).
Professor Stephen Gardiner discusses climate change on the Global Ethics Weekly podcast
(October 7, 2019)
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ArtsUW Roundup: Creating Alternative Worlds, Bulrusher, Final Week of James Coupe: Exercises in Passivity and more!
(August 16, 2019)
Open book in foreground with beach in background
Faculty Summer Reading Recommendations 2019
(July 14, 2019)
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What Students Gain From Learning Ethics in School
(May 24, 2019)
Andrea Woody, Bev Wessel and Sara Goering
Celebrating Beverly Wessel's Retirement
(March 21, 2019)
Ian Schnee portrait
Ian Schnee Uses Technology in the Classroom as Part of Evidence-Based Teaching Study
(January 11, 2019)
Professor Alison Wylie named Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences 
(December 12, 2018)
Tim Brown, a doctoral student in the UW’s philosophy department and a researcher involved in the Center for Neurotechnology project, is already embedded in the UW’s BioRobotics Lab. He studies autonomy issues that arise for people with Parkinson’s disease
UW-led philosophy team receives $1.5M grant to study the ethics of neurotechnology research
(November 29, 2018)
Border between San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico. http://www.ngb.army.mil
What exactly is the point of the border?
(July 27, 2018)
Open book with tea cup outdoors
Faculty Summer Reading Recommendations 2018
(June 26, 2018)
The trouble with inequalities in global health partnerships — Carina Fourie
‘Medicine Anthropology Theory’ Publishes UW Scholars on Global-Health Partnerships
(May 18, 2018)
Gerler Symposium on Race & Equity in Philosophy for Children
Register for the Gerler Symposium on Race & Equity in Philosophy for Children
(April 23, 2018)
Carole Lee
Carole Lee (co-PI) awarded NSF grant with Elena Erosheva (PI; Statistics, Social Work) to study bias detection in grant application peer review
(April 9, 2018)
Professor Michael Blake
Why a census question about citizenship should worry you, whether you're a citizen on not
(April 4, 2018)
Political Equality Workshop
Carina Fourie participates in NYU workshop on political equality
(November 15, 2017)
Spinoza, Toleration and The Jews
Michael Rosenthal to give the “Martin Buber Lecture on Intellectual History and Philosophy” at the Goethe University in Frankfurt
(October 25, 2017)
Dawg Daze - philosophy+games
Dawg Daze - philosophy+games
(September 26, 2017)
Ethics & Policy: 200 Days into the Trump Administration Workshop
Ethics & Policy: 200 Days into the Trump Administration Workshop 
(September 18, 2017)
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Peer review is a black box. Let's Open it Up.
(July 24, 2017)
Carole Lee
Prof Carole Lee on bringing a 'trust but verify' model to journal peer review
(July 20, 2017)
Professor Emeritus David Keyt
New book, Nature and Justice, from Professor Emeritus David Keyt
(July 19, 2017)
Summer Reading
Summer Reading Recommendations from the Philosophy Faculty
(July 16, 2017)
Professor Michael Blake
Professor Blake joins King County Board of Ethics
(May 18, 2017)
The Freedom of Will by Ken Clatterbaugh
Ken Clatterbaugh's Humorous New Novel The Freedom of Will
(May 8, 2017)
David Schlosberg
Interview with Visiting Professor David Schlosberg 
(May 5, 2017)
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Benjamin Rabinowitz Symposium in Medical Ethics on Race, Health & Justice
(April 27, 2017)
Amsterdam commemorated Spinoza with a statue in 2008. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Spinoza and Modern Jewish Philosophy International Conference
(April 21, 2017)
March For Science
Professor Michael Blake discusses the March For Science on KUOW
(April 19, 2017)
Cultures of Energy - The Energy Humanities Podcast
Professor Stephen Gardiner on Cultures of Energy - The Energy Humanities Podcast
(March 29, 2017)
Tim Brown speaking about recognizing and combatting racism and sexism at #philosophyresponds : Conversations After the Election series.
Recognizing and Combating Racism and Sexism - #philosophyresponds: Conversations After the Election
(March 9, 2017)
UW Daily's Sound Bite Interviews Colin Marshall About His Upcoming Book
(February 28, 2017)
Visiting Post-Doctoral Scholar Augustin Fragnière
Interview with Visiting Post-Doctoral Scholar Dr Augustin Fragnière
(February 22, 2017)
#philosophyresponds : Conversations After the Election
#philosophy responds: Conversations After the Election
(January 17, 2017)
Prof Stephen Gardiner Professor of Philosophy and Ben Rabinowitz Endowed Professor of Human Dimensions of the Environment at the University of Washington, Seattle
Stephen Gardiner and Augustin Fragniere Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
(November 28, 2016)
Climate engineering can be broadly defined as the “deliberate, large-scale intervention in the Earth’s natural systems to counteract climate change”.
Can a Philosopher and a Scientist Co-teach a Class on Climate Engineering?
(November 18, 2016)
Andrea-Woody
Chair Andrea Woody named next editor-in-chief of Philosophy of Science
(November 2, 2016)
Professor Carole Lee awarded contract from the National Institutes of Health to explore possible racial disparities in the NIH
(October 19, 2016)
Benjamin Feintzeig
Welcome to New Faculty Member Benjamin Feintzeig!
(September 12, 2016)
Alison-Wylie
Alison Wylie Chosen to Deliver Dewey Lecture at Pacific APA
(August 22, 2016)
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How A Wave Is Unlike An Armadillo: One Reporter's Summer Puzzle
(August 8, 2016)
Sara-Goering
Navigating the Ethics of Neuroscience
(August 5, 2016)
Alison-Wylie
Alison Wylie Elected President of the Philosophy of Science Association
(July 21, 2016)