The Department of Philosophy specializes in contemporary and historical approaches to Ethics and Political Philosophy. The Department is closely connected to The Murphy Institute's Center for Ethics and Public Affairs and has a specialty PhD track in Moral Philosophy. Several of our faculty members also have research interests in Philosophy of Mind and related areas.
We offer courses in many areas, including Ethics, Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Logic. Our major and minor programs are flexible and allow students to pursue an array of philosophical interests. Many of our courses satisfy components of the Tulane curriculum, including Global Perspectives, Textual & Historical Perspectives, Western Traditions, Formal Reasoning, Writing Skills, and Service Learning. Our Philosophy Club hosts student-led discussions, lectures, and other philosophy-themed activities.
History of the Department, 1887-1967.
Information about our Fall 2025 Undergraduate Philosophy Conference.
The Department now has a Chapter of the Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society. Interested students should contact the Faculty Advisor, Kevin Morris.
Upcoming Events
October 10-12: Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
Fall 2025 events coming soon!!!
Student Spotlight
Philosophy and Community Wellness
Graduate student José Roberto González Bisteni works with Project Lazarus, using philosophical inquiry to promote wellness and critical thinking.
News and Announcements
- Georgi Gardiner joined the Department in Fall 2024. Mario Juarez-Garcia joined the Department in Fall 2023.
- We now have a specialty PhD track in Moral Philosophy.
- Check out the Course Descriptions for our Fall 2025 offerings in Philosophy!
- To view course offerings within the Department of Philosophy, please reference the University Catalog. Please view the Schedule of Classes to see course offerings for the current semester.
- April Olsen (PhD 2024) will begin a tenure track position at St. John's College, Santa Fe, in Fall 2025.
- Nicolas Allmaier (PhD 2024) will begin a position as Visiting Lyceum Scholar at Clemson University in Fall 2025.
- Paul Wilford (PhD 2016) will begin as an Associate Teaching Professor at the Chase Center at Ohio State University in Fall 2025.
- Siobhain Lash (PhD 2022) began a position as Professor of Practice at West Virginia University in Fall 2023.
- Caner Turan (PhD 2022) began a tenure-track position at the American University of Beirut in Fall 2023.
- Daniel Tigard (PhD 2018) began a tenure-track position at the University of San Diego in Fall 2023.
- Alex Priou (PhD 2014) began conducting, with two colleagues, a political philosophy podcast, The New Thinkery.
- Congratulations to Jeffrey Colgan and Sam Hage for receiving the Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2024!
- The Department is on Twitter and Facebook!