Click here to get the answer in our new video! The Department of Philosophy is an internationally recognized community of scholars and students, known widely for its specialization in, and contributions to, moral philosophy, broadly construed. That includes metaethics, normative ethics, applied ethics, political philosophy and aesthetics. Undergraduate students may earn a B.A. in philosophy, and graduate students may earn a Masters or Ph.D. in the Department's applied philosophy program. The Department is committed to providing the highest quality of education for students as well as to increasing the body of philosophical knowledge. |
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| We are very sad to announce the death on May 20, 2013 of Bradley Gabbard, one of our graduate students and full-time instructors. Our deepest sympathies are with his family and friends. | 

| Emeritus Professor Raymond G. Frey passed away on November 8, 2012. To see tributes to and shared memories of him, visit his web page here. Former BGSU Philosophy faculty member and Department Chair Bob Goodwin recently passed away. Our thoughts are with his family. For Bob's obituary, see here. Employment Opportunities in Philosophy at BGSU: Assistant Professor, tenure-track Fall 2013 start | 
| New Faculty Members Fall 2012 Welcome to our two new Instructors: Ruth Boeker and Amanda Roth And our "new" Assistant Professor Kevin Vallier (was on leave AY 2011-2) |  | Graduate Student David Schwan received a 2012 Graduate College/Graduate Student Orientation Program Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award |  | Article in BusinessWeek on philosophy and today's econonomy "Philosophy is Back in Business" |  | |  | Philosophy Department news click here |  | Recent Faculty Highlights |  | Recent Student Highlights Click Here for Details |
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