News

About Us

UNC Charlotte’s Department of Philosophy offers outstanding and competitive undergraduate and graduate programs in the study of philosophy. Our faculty engage in a broad range of research projects, and they bring their expertise into the classroom. Read more >>

Spring 2018 MAP Film Series

Please join Map to participate in our exciting Spring Film Series! These films will be shown Mondays at varying locations at 5:00 pm. Please contact Camilla (ccanno20@uncc.edu) for any further information. We look forward to seeing everyone and partaking in some awesome discussion! Spring 2018 MAP Film Series Read more >>

Philosophy Department Newsletter, Spring 2018

Click here to read the latest edition of the departmental newsletter. Philosophy Department Newsletter, Spring 2018 Read more >>

Ash Williams Makes Charlotte's "30 Under 30" List

The philosophy department congratulates Ash Williams for making Charlotte Agenda's "30 Under 30" Class List for 2017. The annual list commends "young people [who] are leaving their marks on the city like never before." Williams received their BA in Philosophy from UNC Charlotte in 2014 and their MA in Ethics and Applied Philosophy from UNC Charlotte in 2015. Williams currently is a... Ash Williams Makes Charlotte's "30 Under 30" List Read more >>

Graduate Recruitment Of Underrepresented Philosophers (GROUP): November 13, 2017

Graduate Recruitment Of Underrepresented Philosophers (GROUP) is a one-day, expense-paid workshop to be held at UNC Charlotte on November 13, 2017, for up to ten promising prospective M.A. students in philosophy from traditionally underrepresented groups. GROUP is designed to increase the diversity of the academic pipeline in the discipline by recruiting a diverse group of... Graduate Recruitment Of Underrepresented Philosophers (GROUP): November 13, 2017 Read more >>

Department Awards Philosophy Prize to Lucas Carroll

Lucas Carroll is a triple major in Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics (although he tells us that philosophy is clearly the best!). His philosophical interests lie in ontology, semiotics, and the philosophy of logic, with his three favorite philosophers being Aquinas, Heidegger, and Hegel. After graduating, he hopes to continue his academic studies through the PhD level and, in his words... Department Awards Philosophy Prize to Lucas Carroll Read more >>