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Congratulations to all our 2026 graduates!We held our ceremony June 8, 2025 at the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House, continuing the wonderful tradition of a Philosophy Departmental Graduation. Over half of the class of 2026, both undergraduate and graduates, were able to attend, bringing over 350 of their family and friends to celebrate with them. Our alumni speaker was Jasmin…
The Department of Philosophy celebrated the achievements of our students and faculty at our annual awards ceremony. We had an in-person celebration in Savery Hall May 28th, 2026, and were thrilled to celebrate our award winners’ accomplishments together.
Congratulations to philosophy undergraduate major's Sarah D'Souza, Andrew Shaw, and Jiaqi Wang who were selected for the 2026 Husky 100! You can view Sarah's contribution here, Andrew's here, and Jiaqi's here. Congrats to all the recipients! The department is so proud of your accomplishments!
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Earlier this month on February 13, 2026, Philosophy Graduate Student Daniel Galley successfully defended his dissertation titled: "The Ethics of Persuasion". He was overseen by a committee consisting of Philosophy faculty members Michael Blake, Colin Marshall, and José Mendoza. In this dissertation, I use ‘persuasion’ to refer to the provision of reasons offered with the intention of…
Three College of Arts & Sciences professors discuss the impact of AI on their teaching and on student learning. The consensus? It’s complicated.
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Prof. Michael Blake recently published an article in the Conversation titled: "How Trump’s Greenland threats amount to an implicit rejection of the legal principles of Nuremberg". You can check out the full article here.
Earlier this month on December 11, 2025, Philosophy Graduate Student Aaron Barker successfully defended his dissertation titled: "Schopenhauer on Character, Cognition, and Moral Responsibility". He was overseen by a committee consisting of Ellwood Wiggins, Chair of German Studies. Along with fellow Philosophy faculty members Colin Marshall, Paul Franco and Shawn Wang.His dissertation addresses…
The 2026 Washington State High School Ethics Bowl will be held at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle on March 7th, 2026. Begun in 2014, the Washington State High school Ethics Bowl is run each year by PLATO and the University of Washington Department of Philosophy. Teams of high school students analyze a series of wide-ranging ethical dilemmas involving…
KUOW is thrilled to welcome six new members, including Andrea Woody, professor of philosophy at the UW, to the KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio Board of Directors. Featured
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