News

UCSB on NBC's College Bowl!

UCSB will be appearing on NBC's College Bowl game show airing 9/23 at 8pm. Most of the team members are part of our Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl debate team based in the Philosophy Department. Go UCSB!

Welcome to the new graduate students!

The department warmly welcomes five new graduate students for the Fall '22:  Gavin Beretvas, Jess Wood, Jiyao Tang, Lee Hristienko, and Tiffani Thomason!

R. Wolfe Randall New Publication

Jason Hanschmann Defends Dissertation

Congratulations to Jason Hanschmann on successfully defending his dissertation, "The Metaphysics of Organized Social Groups".

In Memoriam: Donald W. Crawford (1938-2022)

Donald W. Crawford died peacefully at home on July 19, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Sharon, sister Linda, daughters Kathryn and Alison, and 5 grandsons. Professor Crawford was a longtime senior member of the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he also served as the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs for more than a decade. He was well-known for his work in aesthetics.

Click here for a short obituary.

Jason Hanschmann Dissertation Defense

Event Start: August 30, 2022 12:00 PM

Event End: August 30, 2022 12:00 PM

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2022 Graduate Prizes

Congratulations to this year's winners of the Philosophy Department's graduate awards!

Sangsu Kim Dissertation Defense and New Position

Congratulations to Sangsu Kim on successfully defending his dissertation, "Reductive Collectivism and a Moral Justification for Killing in War". Sangsu will be starting his tenure-track job at the Korea Military Academy in July of 2022.