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2020 - 2021
Website:
Department Name:
Philosophy Department
Department Chair:
Paul C. Taylor,
W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy
Faculty:
Name:
Scott Aikin,
Title:
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Name:
Idit Dobbs-Weinstein,
Title:
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Name:
Lenn E. Goodman,
Title:
Professor of Philosophy and Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
Name:
Michael Hodges,
Title:
Professor of Philosophy and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Name:
John Lachs,
Title:
Centennial Professor of Philosophy
Name:
Kelly Oliver,
Title:
W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy (with appointments in African-American Diaspora Studies, Film Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies
Name:
Lucius T. Outlaw (jr.),
Title:
Professor of Philosophy
Name:
Robert B. Talisse,
Title:
W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department
Name:
David Wood ,
Title:
W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Professor of European Studies and Professor of Art
Name:
Julian Wuerth,
Title:
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of Graduate Studies
Name:
Karen Ng,
Title:
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Name:
Matt Congdon,
Title:
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Name:
Diana Heney,
Title:
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Name:
Emanuele Costa,
Title:
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Diversity Efforts:
has a Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter or similar diversity group
has conducted a departmental climate survey within the past three years
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:
The Vanderbilt PhD Program in Philosophy has achieved, and strives to maintain, gender parity in its graduate student population. Our faculty and curriculum reflect our longstanding commitment to disciplinary inclusiveness and diversity. Several faculty have specialization in Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, and Philosophy of Gender. Graduate-level seminars in these areas are offered regularly. In addition, there is a steady offering of seminars in Social and Political Philosophy with substantial international, global, and environmental content. Seminars in traditional disciplinary areas—Epistemology, and Philosophy of Language, for example—often include engagements with materials drawn from non-traditional sources. Varied methodological approaches, including Analytic, Continental, Historical, and Pragmatist are well represented in the department.
Faculty Demographics:
Tenured:
8
Tenured-track:
2
Non-tenure track:
0
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Men
Tenured:
2
Tenured-track:
2
Non-tenure track:
0
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Women
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Other Gender
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Unknown Gender
Tenured:
2
Non-tenure track:
0
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LGBT
Tenured:
2
Non-tenure track:
0
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African, African-American
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
1
Non-tenure track:
0
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Asian
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Native American
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Hispanic or Latin
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Pacific Islander
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Multi-racial
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Other Race
Tenured:
8
Tenured-track:
2
Non-tenure track:
0
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White
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Unknown Race
Tenured:
2
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Disability Status
Teaching Fellowships:
22
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
1
Teaching Assistantships:
22
Students teaching their own classes:
17
Other Financial Information:
NA
Degrees Offered:
Ph.D.
Student Demographics:
Demographic Title:
African, African-American
Women:
1
Men:
1
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Asian
Women:
3
Men:
1
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Native American
Women:
1
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Hispanic or Latin
Women:
0
Men:
2
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Pacific Islander
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Multi-racial
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
White
Women:
12
Men:
5
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
LGBT
Women:
5
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Disability Status
Women:
3
Men:
1
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Tuition:
In State:
$16,686
Out of State:
$16,686
Number of Required Courses:
16
Additional Information:
Students must complete at least 15 3-credit graduate level courses plus a 2-credit Pro-Seminar for a total of 47 hours of coursework. Students must also register for additional research credits to accrue a total of 72 credit hours for the Ph.D.
Degrees Awarded:
Year:
2009
Degrees Awarded:
5
Time to Completion:
6.80
Year:
2010
Degrees Awarded:
5
Time to Completion:
9.80
Year:
2011
Degrees Awarded:
6
Time to Completion:
7.00
Year:
2012
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
6.50
Year:
2013
Degrees Awarded:
5
Time to Completion:
9.20
Year:
2014
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
5.87
Year:
2015
Degrees Awarded:
15
Time to Completion:
8.03
Year:
2016
Degrees Awarded:
6
Time to Completion:
6.66
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts:
Yes
Writing Sample:
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?:
No
Letters of Recommendation:
3
GRE Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Online Score:
88.00
TOEFL Paper Score:
570.00
Other Requirements:
Completion of the online application to the Vanderbilt Graduate School. Applicants whose native language is not English must present the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International Language Testing Service (IELTS) with the application. This requirement may be waived if the applicant has earned a degree from an English-speaking institution. The application deadline for fall admission of any given year is January 15 of that same year.
Program Strengths:
Epistemology, ethics, feminist philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of race, social and political philosophy; American pragmatism, analytic philosophy, continental philosophy, history of philosophy
Student Demographics:
Demographic Summary Category:
African, African-American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Asian
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Native American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Hispanic or Latin
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Pacific Islander
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Multi-racial
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Other Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
LGBT
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Disability Status
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Tuition:
In State:
$0
Out of State:
$0
Additional Information:
The Philosophy Department admits students for a terminal MA (30 hours of graduate level coursework) ONLY under special circumstances.
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts Required?:
No
Writing SampleRequired?:
No
GRE Required?:
No
GPA Required?:
No
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015:
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
1
Women:
9
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
1
Women:
4
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men:
1
Women:
0
Specilizations:
Address:
2111 West End Avenue
Furman Hall, Room 111
Nashville, TN 37240
United StatesLocation:
Types of Masters:
Terminal Master's:
No
Non-Terminal Master's:
No
Public/Private:
Private
location_taxonomize_terms:
total-faculty-woman:
4
Faculty Total Men:
10
Faculty Total Unknown:
0
Faculty Total Other:
0
Faculty Total:
14
Ph.D. Total Woman:
25
Ph.D. Total Men:
10
Ph.D. Total Unknown:
0
Ph.D. Total Other:
0
Ph.D. Total LGBT:
5
Ph.D. Total Disability:
4
Ph.D. Total:
26
MA Total Woman:
0
MA Total Men:
0
MA Total Unknown:
0
MA Total Other:
0
MA Total LGBT:
0
MA Total Disability:
0
MA Total:
0
Tuition Min:
0
Tuition Max:
0
Total Students:
26
Faculty African/African American:
2
Faculty Asian:
1
Faculty Native American:
0
Faculty Hispanic or Latino:
0
Faculty Pacific Islander:
0
Faculty White:
10
Faculty Multi-racial:
0
Faculty Other Race:
0
Faculty Unknown Race:
0
Ph.D. African/African American:
2
Ph.D. Asian:
4
Ph.D. Native American:
1
Ph.D. Hispanic or Latino:
2
Ph.D. Pacific Islander:
0
Ph.D. White:
17
Ph.D. Multi-racial:
0
Ph.D. Other Race:
0
Ph.D. Unknown Race:
0
MA African/African American:
0
MA Asian:
0
MA Native American:
0
MA Hispanic or Latino:
0
MA Pacific Islander:
0
MA White:
0
MA Multi-racial:
0
MA Other Race:
0
MA Unknown Race:
0
Total Placements:
22
Tenured-track Placements:
12
Non-tenure track Placements:
7
Non-Academic Placements:
3
Percentage of Tenured Track Employees:
100.00
Faculty Other Unknown total:
0
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2016:
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
2
Women:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
2
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men:
1
Women:
1
iPEDS unitid:
221999
Masters Teaching Placement:
0
Masters Non-Teaching Placement:
0
Masters PhD Placement:
0
Masters Total Placement:
0