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- The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the winners of our annual awards. This year’s awards honor the academic excellence of our graduate and undergraduate students and the teaching excellence demonstrated... Read full story Department of Philosophy Announces Recipients of 2024-2025 Annual Awards
- Professor Stephen Finlay, an internationally prominent philosopher and one of the department’s most accomplished PhD graduates, has accepted a senior offer to join the faculty. Having previously served as Professor at the University of Southern California (ranked #6 in the nation) and as Director... Read full story Illinois Philosophy Welcomes Back Distinguished Alumnus Stephen Finlay, Continuing Program’s Recent Ascent
- The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that former PhD student Addison Ellis has accepted a tenure-track position as an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at The American University in Cairo. This news follows the... Read full story Former PhD Student Addison Ellis Accepts Tenure-Track Position at The American University in Cairo
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Faculty Spotlight: Noël Saenz
Noël Saenz is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy, who specializes in metaphysics and the philosophy of religion. He is interested in a range of issues that have to do with layered view of reality (e.g., grounding, fundamentality, parts and whole, and the nature and existence of facts) and also places where metaphysics and philosophy of religion overlap (e.g., questions of divine simplicity and necessity). Saenz’s current research in metaphysics focuses on issues having to do with a layered view of reality. Front and center, here, are topics having to do with grounding, fundamentality,...