USF Department of Philosophy

04/22/2026

Earlier this month, it was a beautiful sunny day for the 19th annual Suncoast Graduate Philosophy Conference at USF.

Hosted on April 4th, 2026, by the Philosophy Graduate Student Organization (PGSO).

03/06/2026

Spring is in the air. Let a thousand flowers and PhDs bloom! Congratulations to our newest doctors, Dr. Cheyne Joslin, Dr. Yvonne Candelario, and Dr. Erli Mertika! 🎉

Cheyne defended his dissertation, “Making Sense of the Body: Cognitive Science, Disability, and Embodiment.”

Yvonne defended her dissertation, "The Emotional Construction of Religious Experience: Sentimentalism and Moral Motivations."

Erli defended his dissertation, “The Philosopher of the Future: What Is It To Us That Herr Nietzsche Has Become Well Again?”

And, contrary to the flyer's typo, we're all happy that Erli did not have to wait 18,000+ years to defend.

11/02/2025

Always wonderful to see our PhDs both new and old meet in the wider world. At the 76th Annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, Hyder Arastu and Dr. Richard Frohock IV ('25) rendezvoused for a weekend of lively conversation and good fun.

10/31/2025

Today our department welcomed Dr. Jeffrey Hanson (New College) for a department colloquium on his paper, "Kierkegaard and Some Problems with Love: Of Neighbors, Special Beloveds, and of God."

10/17/2025

Today our department welcomed Joe Cruz from Williams College, for a department colloquium about philosophy and cognitive science titled "How Does Having a Body Make a Difference?"

10/11/2025

Yesterday our department welcomed Zoe Anthony from the University of Tampa, for a department colloquium titled "Nietzsche's War Praxis and the Will to Hibernation."

10/03/2025

Today our department welcomed Tianqun Pan, a visiting scholar from Nanjing University, for a department colloquium titled "Human Beings, AI-Agents, and ΩAgent in the Noosphere."

09/12/2025

https://philjobs.org/job/show/29614

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09/12/2025

https://philjobs.org/job/show/29610

An international database of jobs for philosophers

08/09/2025

Congratulations, Dr. Kyle Hodge, Dr. Bo Frohock, and Dr. Dylan Scott!