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The A&S Deans are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Dilip Ninan as the inaugural holder of the William A. Rudnick, A86, Professorship in Analytic Philosophy, effective May 15, 2026. This professorship is made possible by the generosity of William Alan Rudnick, A86. Mr. Rudnick was inspired to make this generous gift in honor of his longstanding relationship with Professor Emeritus George E. Smith, whom he recalls as a transformational teacher.
Congratulations Professor Ninan!
Congratulations to Professor Jamee Elder!
Professor Elder was recently awarded a Visiting Fellowship at the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh Professor Elder will be a Visiting Fellow at the Center in Fall 2026.
We are pleased to announce that Malte Hendrickx will join the department in Fall 2026.
Malte works at the intersection of ethics, cognitive science, AI, and economics.
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Department of Philosophy News
Can AI Be Conscious?
Experts debate the possibility at a symposium in honor of Daniel Dennett, and most agree it’s not a good thing
Grounding Force
Vivian Tran is creating lyrical moments through her art and hopes to break into the art world after graduation
Remembering George E. Smith, University Professor of Philosophy Emeritus
George E. Smith, Engineer, Historian, Philosopher, Professor, and colleague
The Connected Corpus collection
A new Tufts project is helping readers engage with Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy
It’s Not Really About Race
The legacy of enslavement—more than the concept of race—is at the root of our entrenched, caste-like social hierarchy, Philosophy Professor Lionel McPherson argues in a new book
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