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:
- The Philosophy Department is pleased to announce that we have hired Joel Velasco, who will begin with us in fall of 2013.
- The Philosophy Department has received a generous bequest for the Sena Ethel Montgomery Bucy and J. Fred Bucy, Sr. Scholarship. We anticipate awarding substantial scholarships starting in Spring 2013, for the 2013-2014 academic year.
- Professor Christopher Hom is spending the 2011/2012 as a research fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center.
- Professor Howard Curzer's book, Aristotle's Virtue Ethics, has been published by Oxford University Press.
Several of our graduate students are presenting papers at conferences this academic year:
- Omar Fakhri presented a paper at the Evangelical Philosophical Society meeting.
- Matt Keeler presented a paper at the conference Toward a Science of Consciousness, at the University of Arizona.
- Recent graduate Shahin Kaveh presented a paper at Florida State University, at their Graduate Student Conference in Epistemology.
- Daniel Osusky presented at a Philosophy Graduate Student Conference in New York.
- Alexander Raby presented a paper at the New Mexico and West Texas Philosophical Society meeting.
- Amanda Silbernagel presented a paper at the North Texas Philosophical Association.
- Undergraduate Philosophy major Parker McMillan presented a paper at Southern Illinois University, and Philosophy major James Neuberger presented a paper at the University of Central Oklahoma.