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University of California, Berkeley

Academic Year: 
2018 - 2019

Department Name

Philosophy

Department Chair

Niko Kolodny,
Professor

Degrees Offered

Ph.D.

Areas of Specialization Offered

Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Logic, Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), Ancient Philosophy

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
Other Financial Information:
All admitted students receive a comprehensive fellowship package with at least two years of non-teaching and at least four years of teaching fellowship support, as well as summer stipends and teaching opportunities. No students teach classes in the regular / academic year, though several each year do so in the summer semester.

Faculty


Members

Janet Broughton, Professor
Lara Buchak, Associate Professor
John Campbell, Professor
Timothy Clarke, Associate Professor
Joshua Cohen, Distinguished Senior Fellow
Tim Crockett, Lecturer
Shamik Dasgupta, Associate Professor
Hannah Ginsborg, Professor
Wesley H. Holliday, Associate Professor
Katharina Kaiser, Continuing Lecturer
Arpy Khatchirian, Lecturer
Niko Kolodny, Professor
Geoffey Lee, Associate Professor
John MacFarlane, Professor
Paolo Mancosu, Professor
Michael Martin, Professor
Véronique Munoz-Dardé, Professor
Alva Nöe, Professor
Andreja Novakovic, Professor
Kristin Primus, Assistant Professor
Kwong-loi Shun, Professor
Hans Sluga, Professor
Barry Stroud, Professor
R. Jay Wallace, Professor
Daniel Warren, Associate Professor
Seth Yalcin, Associate Professor

Demographics

Ph.D.


Program Strengths

The program offers a comprehensive and historically informed education in philosophy, mostly within the analytic tradition, although with opportunities to take courses in, and carry out dissertation research in, some areas of continental philosophy. Current areas of strength include, in no particular order: philosophy of language, ethics and political philosophy, philosophy of mind (especially philosophy of perception), epistemology (including philosophy of science), Kant, ancient philosophy, philosophy of mathematics and philosophical logic. We have close connections, and in some cases joint programs, with other departments and programs at Berkeley, including Psychology, Mathematics, Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Classics. Many graduate students take advantage of these connections both at the prequalifying stage of the program and in pursuing dissertation research.

Student Demographics

Degrees Awarded

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
10

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
Personal history statement, statement of purpose

Master's


Student Demographics

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$0
Out of State: 
$0

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: 
No

Placement


Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015