Philosophy

Welcome to the Department of Philosophy! Wichita State University has a vibrant, challenging philosophy program with faculty who teach and research a wide range of philosophical concerns.

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About the Department of Philosophy

We currently offer four Concentrations:

  • Analytic Reasoning
  • Ethics
  • Pre-Law 
  • World Philosophy  

We also provide a robust education in history of philosophy, Asian philosophy, and philosophy of STEM.

RSVP NOW for Philosophy Summer Camp for high school juniors and seniors, to take place August 5-6, 2024. You can visit the summer camp page for information about the camp and topics attendees will discuss, eligibility requirements, and RSVP instructions.

The Department of Philosophy is located in historic Fiske Hall in the southwest quadrant of campus.

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Philosophy News

Dr. Susan Sterrett

Dr. Sterrett publishes Scale Modeling entry in Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Engineering

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Engineering will feature a contribution from Wichita State University’s Professor Sterrett from the Department of Philosophy.

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Noell Birondo publishes "What about Della Street?" in Perry Mason and Philosophy: The Case of the Awesome Attorney

The book is the newest in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series and follows on the heels of the HBO Perry Mason mini-series starring Matthew Rhys and John Lithgow.

Courtney Minor

Courtney Minor helps develop city policy as a 2020 Battin-Lester Fellow

Philosophy major Courtney Minor was awarded a paid inaugural Battin-Lester Summer Research Fellowship.

Dr. Patrick Bondy

Dr. Bondy publishes paper in Topoi

Dr. Bondy's paper, "Deeply Disagreeing with Myself: Synchronic Intrapersonal Deep Disagreements", was recently published in the journal Topoi (summer 2020).

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Students co-author chapter on space ethics with Dr. Schwartz

 

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Contact Us

110 Fiske Hall
1845 Fairmount St. Wichita , Kansas 67260-0074

Administrative Coordinator: Michelle Cronkleton

Department Chair: Susan Castro

Undergraduate Coordinator: Brian Hepburn