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  • Photo of Adina Roskies, AAAS fellow
Adina Roskies, along with two other UC Santa Barbara faculty members, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)—an honor bestowed upon fewer than 1% of the association’s members. She was cited by AAAS for “distinguished contributions in philosophy of science that elucidate ethical and methodological issues in cognitive science, neuroscience and the law.” Congratulations to Adina on this remarkable honor!

 

Congratulations to Jiyao Tang for successfully defending his paper "Strict-Energeia in Aristotle’s Metaphysics 1048b18-35". Passing the Qualifying Paper is the last hurdle in our graduate program before advancing to candidacy.

A recent OpEd from Professor Adina Roskies explores the critical role that truth plays in maintaining democracy, scientific progress, and moral integrity. Read more here.
 
  • Photo of the UCSB Ethics Bowl team at Nationals in Virginia

Congratulations to the UCSB Ethics Bowl team, who competed at nationals in Virginia and made it to the quarterfinals with a top spot of 2nd place overall!

  • Photo of Rick Lamb and son

Congratulations to Rick Lamb, who has successfully defended his dissertation titled Moral Disagreement as Evidence!

  • Steven Canet and his Dissertation Committee

Congratulations to Steven Canet, who has successfully defended his dissertation titled Genuine Property Naturalism in Object Metaphysics!

Congratulations to Charles Perkins, whose paper "Aquinas and the Over-Hasty Conclusion" has been accepted for publication in Faith and Philosophy

  • UCSB Ethics Bowl Teams at Stanford University, Dec 7, 2024

Two ethics bowl teams represented UCSB at the regional competition at Stanford University on Saturday Dec 7.

  • Attendees of the conference honoring Nathan Salmon's work

There was a great turn out for the recent conference honoring Nathan Salmón's work! Click for more details. 

Congratulations to  David King, who has successfully defended his dissertation titled On the Nature and Ethics of Belief!