Department of Philosophy
The Texas Tech Philosophy Department, ranked among the top twelve Philosophy MA programs in the nation, is committed to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research, and service to the Texas Tech community. Our graduate and upper division classes are small, and students can expect to receive a great deal of individual attention from faculty. Members of the faculty mentor both graduate student teaching and individual research projects, including assisting students in preparing papers for regional conferences or for publication. Since our faculty specializations reflect a wide range of research interests, programs of study can reflect breadth as well as depth. We have particular strengths in Ethics, Aesthetics, and History of Philosophy. Our colloquium series allows students to meet directly with visiting philosophers of national and international renown. In all of this, we are committed to preparing students for the profession of philosophy, as well as for other professions such as law and public service.
News and Announcements:
- Professor Anna Ribeiro was awarded the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty to work on her manuscript, Poetry among the Arts, during 2009-10.
- Professor Howard Curzer was awarded an NSF grant for the study “Filling the Gap: Improving Education on the Ethics of Animal Use in Biological Field Research” (with M. Wallace, G. Perry, P. Muhlberger)
- MA student Jerry Green's paper, "Protagoras was not a Relativist to Me" has been accepted for presentation at the Pacific Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association, April 4, 2010.