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Philosophy Department Graduation Celebration – May 8, 2025

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On Thursday, May 8, 2025, the Philosophy Department hosted a graduation celebration honoring our graduating students. Faculty, families, and friends gathered to recognize the achievements of our graduates and to celebrate this year’s prize and scholarship recipients. We are proud of our students and all they have accomplished, and we look forward to the many ways they will continue to engage with the world through thoughtful reflection and principled action. Congratulations to the Class of 2025!

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Discover Your Career Path: UT Alumni Panel for Philosophy Students on Feb. 25, 2025

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University of Tennessee Philosophy Department Presents an Alumni Panel Discussion

“Discover Your Career Path: UT Alumni Panel for Philosophy Students on Feb. 25, 2025”

Event Details

  • Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
  • Time: 6-7pm
  • Location: Zoom

Meet the Panelists

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Robert Nowell: Graduated from UT 10 years ago with a Philosophy major, now leading a successful tech start-up.

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Natalie Campbell Newell: Graduated from UT 5 years ago with a Philosophy major, now advancing inclusion as a Senior Manager for Special Olympics International.

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Delia McDevitt: Graduated from UT 2 years ago with a Philosophy major, now pursuing her passion for justice at Harvard Law School.

Why Attend?

  • Hear firsthand how Philosophy majors have built meaningful careers.
  • Learn how to apply the skills you’re gaining to a variety of professional paths.
  • Get answers to your questions during the Q&A.

Contact Adam Cureton, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Philosophy, for more information

UT Philosophy Announces a New Minor in Philosophy of Science and Medicine

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The Philosophy Department will offer a new Philosophy of Science and Medicine Minor beginning in fall 2024. This minor requires six philosophy courses at the 200 level or above, allowing science, engineering, and pre-professional (such as pre-med.) students to engage with philosophical topics that closely relate to but significantly expand on their majors.

The program will emphasize questions about the relationship between experiments, theories, and scientific practice, addressing:

  • Ethical issues in healthcare such as euthanasia, eugenics, human experimentation, and the doctor-patient relationship.
  • The objectivity of science, how theories change and how scientific disputes get settled.
  • Issues of gender and race in science and medicine.
  • The ethics of AI.
  • Philosophical perspectives on neuroscience.
  • Implications for understanding the nature of disability as part of the human condition.

The minor provides a coherent approach to these and other issues that lie at the intersection of the sciences and the humanities. It also provides an opportunity for science and engineering students to engage with important social, ethical, and theoretical issues in science and medicine that are crucial for training responsible, inquisitive, and enlightened doctors, scientists, and engineers.

The Philosophy of Science and Medicine Minor consists of 18 hours of philosophy courses 200 or above. Students select four courses from a list that includes several new courses: 

  • Ethics and Technology (new)
  • Bioethics
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophy of Social Science (new)
  • Philosophy of Disability (new)
  • Intermediate Formal Logic
  • Topics in Philosophy of Science, Race, Science, & Medicine (new)
  • Feminist Philosophy of Science (new)

They also select any two other philosophy courses at or above the 200-level.

Announcing a new Philosophy of Science and Medicine Minor

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The Philosophy Department is pleased to announce a new Philosophy of Science and Medicine Minor that will begin in Fall 2024.  This minor, which requires 6 Philosophy courses at the 200 level or above, allows science, engineering, and pre-professional (e.g., pre-med.) students to engage with philosophical topics that closely relate to but significantly expand on their majors.  The program will emphasize questions about the relationship between experiments, theories, and scientific practice, ethical issues in healthcare such as euthanasia, eugenics, human experimentation, and the doctor-patient relationship, the objectivity of science, how theories change and how scientific disputes get settled, issues of gender and race in science and medicine, and implications for understanding the nature of disability as part of the human condition.  The minor provides a coherent approach to these and other issues that lie at the intersection of the sciences and the humanities.  It also provides an opportunity for science and engineering students to engage with important social, ethical, and theoretical issues in science and medicine that are crucial for training responsible, inquisitive, and enlightened doctors, scientists, and engineers.

The Philosophy of Science and Medicine Minor consists of 18 hours of Philosophy courses 200 or above.  Students select four courses from a list that includes several new courses that will also begin in Fall 2024: Ethics and Technology (new), Bioethics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Social Science (new), Philosophy of Disability (new), Intermediate Formal Logic, Topics in Philosophy of Science, Race, Science, & Medicine (new), and Feminist Philosophy of Science (new).  They also select any two other Philosophy courses at or above the 200-level.

If you have any questions about the new Philosophy of Science and Medicine Minor, please feel free to contact Adam Cureton, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Philosophy Department (acureto1@utk.edu).