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Princeton University

Academic Year: 
2017 - 2018

Website

http://philosophy.princeton.edu/

Department Name

Philosophy

Department Chair

Gideon Rosen,
Department Chair, Stuart Professor of Philosophy

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Non-Terminal Masters

Online Degrees

Ph.D. None

Areas of Specialization Offered

Value Theory, Aesthetics, Applied Ethics, Bioethics, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Normative Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Philosophy of Gender, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Psychology, Special Programs, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Science Logic and Mathematics, Philosophy of Social Science, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Economics, Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Decision Theory, History & Philosophy of Science (HPS), Logic, History / Traditions, Early Modern Philosophy (17th & 18th Century), Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), History of Philosophy, Comparative Philosophy, 19th/20th Century Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of History
Diversity Efforts: 
has a Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter or similar diversity group
hosts invited speakers who are members of underrepresented groups at least annually
has hosted an event focused on diversity and inclusion within the past year
provides annual sexual harassment, bystander, and climate training (directly or through our institution)
ensures department events are accessible to participants with disabilities
provides accommodations for faculty and guest speakers with disabilities
provides accommodations for students, faculty, and others with disabilities (directly or through our institution)
educates faculty and staff about disability accommodations and how to obtain them (directly or through our institution)
offers multiple courses in which philosophers from underrepresented groups are included on the syllabus in proportion to their numbers in the profession and/or which focus on philosophical issues related to race, gender, disability, class, etc.
has implemented measures to combat implicit bias in the evaluation of students and faculty
has a mentoring program for junior faculty and/or graduate students that addresses issues of diversity and inclusion

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

We funded and ran the second Networking and Mentoring Workshop for Graduate Student Women in Philosophy (a third is in the planning stages); we support a weekly reading group for undergraduate women interested in going on in philosophy; and we ran the first COMPASS workshop, which is a workshop for women or trans-identified undergraduates who wish to go on in Philosophy. The success of the COMPASS workshop encouraged us to be in touch with other schools to see whether they would like to run COMPASS workshops too. SO far Stanford, UNC Chapel Hill, USC, and Michigan have all agreed to run COMPASS workshops.

Additional Information

For additional information, please see our website: https://philosophy.princeton.edu/ .

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
38
Teaching Assistantships:
Scholarships:
38
Students teaching their own classes:
Other Financial Information:
n/a

Faculty

Members

John Burgess, Professor
Adam Elga, Professor
Delia Graff Fara, Professor
Jonathan Frick, Assistant Professor
Daniel Garber, Professor
Hans Halvorson, Professor
Elizabeth Harman, Professor
Gilbert Harman, Professor
Desmond Hogan, Associate Professor
Mark Johnston, Professor
Thomas Kelly, Professor
Boris Kment, Associate Professor
Sarah-Jane Leslie, Professor
Hendrik Lorenz, Professor
Sarah McGrath, Associate Professor
Benjamin Morison, Professor
Alexander Nehamas, Professor
Gideon Rosen, Professor
Michael Smith, Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 14 1 0
Women 4 0
Other Gender 0 0 0
Unknown Gender 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0
African, African-American 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Multi-racial 1 1 0
Other Race 0 0 0
White 17 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Total Women: 
4
Total Men: 
15
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
19

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

Philosophy of Cognitive Science; Moral Psychology; Metaethics; Applied Ethics; Political Philosophy; Philosophy of Social Science; Ancient Philosophy; Early Modern Philosophy; 17th Century; Early Modern Philosophy; 18th Century; Philosophy of Art; Philosophy of Language; Philosophy of Mind; Philosophy of Action; Metaphysics; Epistemology; Philosophical Logic; Mathematical Logic; Decision, Rational Choice, and Game Theory; General Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Physics

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0 0
Asian 5 2 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 1 3 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 6 23 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0 0
Unknown Race 1 2 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 13 30 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
43

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 3 5.70
2011 5 6.20
2012 4 6.25
2013 8 7.00
2014 14 6.14
2015 5 7.00
2016 5 7.20

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$47,220
Out of State: 
$47,220
Additional Information: 
We do not use courses, but unit reports issued by faculty, to determine eligibility. The student is responsible for 10 units or 14 units, depending on the program.

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 
Broad background in philosophy required; however, a bachelor's degree in Philosophy is not a prerequisite.

Master's

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 0 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
0

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Additional Information: 
N/A

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
No
Writing SampleRequired?: 
No
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 

Types of Master's

Terminal Master's: 
No
Non-Terminal Master's: 
Yes

Placement

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 3 3
Left without receiving a degree 1
Placed in a non-tenure track position 8
Placed in a tenure-track position 3 3
Were not placed 3 10

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 9 32 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 2 9 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 5 8 0 0
Were not placed 0 1 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 0 0 0

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 0 0 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 0 0 0
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 0 0 0 0
Entered another graduate program 0 0 0 0
Placed in a teaching job 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-teaching job 0 0 0 0