Welcome to the Department of Philosophy
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Philosophy is located in Helen C. White Hall, right on the shore of beautiful Lake Mendota and at the heart of the university campus. Its faculty carries on a long and proud tradition of highly acclaimed teaching and research in core areas of philosophy—especially in the philosophy of science and ethics, but also in metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy. The Department attracts over a hundred undergraduate majors, and its outstanding Ph.D. program boasts a record of placing its graduates in the some of best departments in the country. Along with its colloquium program, the department also regularly hosts conferences and is the home of the annual Metaethics Workshop.
- Conference: "The Nature of the State"
- 2008 Metaethics Workshop
- Wisconsin Epistemology Conference
- Formal Epistemology Workshop
Congratulations to our undergraduate majors who won College of Letters and Science Scholarships this year:
- Laura Michelle Sheets - winner of the Ralph B. Abrams Scholarship
- Kimberly Ann Krautkramer - winner of the Theodore Herfurth Scholarship
- William Max Waller - winner of the Florence Waste Pulver Scholarship