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Temple University

Academic Year: 
2018 - 2019

Website

http://www.temple.edu

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Miriam Solomon,
Professor

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Aesthetics, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Science, Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), Ancient Philosophy

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

We are a philosophically diverse department. Topics such as philosophy of race, philosophy of gender, and feminism are taught routinely. We encourage diversity, in background and philosophical interests, when creating job advertisements. And we follow guidelines and recommendations from the APA and others when it comes to diversity friendly ways of long and shortlisting job candidates as well as future PhD students.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
11
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
Scholarships:
2
Students teaching their own classes:
Other Financial Information:

Faculty

Members

Philip Atkiins, Assistant Professor
Lee-Ann Chae, Assistant Professor
Colin Chamberlain, Assistant Professor
Eugene Chislenko, Assistant Professor
Lindsay Craig, Assistant Professor
Paul Crowe, Professor
Kristin Gjesdal, Professor
Espen Hammer, Professor
Joseph Margolis, Professor
Shaeeda Mensah, Postdoctoral Fellow
Lara Ostaric, Associate Professor
Miriam Solomon, Professor, Chair
Michael Szekely, Assistant Professor
Gerald Vision, Professor
David Wolfsdorf, Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 0 0 0
Women 0 0 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 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0
White 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Total Women: 
0
Total Men: 
0
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
0

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

Temple's Department of Philosophy has had a traditional strength in the fields of aesthetics, the philosophy of the arts, and the philosophy of culture that extends back to the contributions of the late professors Monroe Beardsley, John Fisher, and Judith Tormey. Among its current faculty, department members have also made significant contributions in African American philosophy, ancient philosophy, Continental philosophy, epistemology, ethics, history of philosophy, philosophy of culture, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, social and political philosophy.

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 Ph.D. Students: 
0

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010
2011
2012
2013 6 7.50
2018 7.00
2019

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
12

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
GPA: 
3.50
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 

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)

Number of Required Courses: 
10

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 13 13 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 6 6 0 0
Were not placed 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 5 6 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