Academics Philosophy What's Happening What's Happening Get the latest news and updates related to Philosophy at Denison University. Navigate Philosophy About Degree Requirements Courses Alumni & Careers Faculty & Staff Forms, Policies, Publications - All - Awards & Honors Departmental Fellows Lectures & Discussions 2025 Departmental FellowsDepartment Fellows 2025-2026Philosophy Fellows exemplify philosophical ability and a commitment to the study of philosophy as an academic discipline.Date: September 10, 2025 Visiting ArtistsA dose of medicine in Sextus Empiricus’ philosophyIn this Titus-Hepp Lecture, Johns Hopkins philosophy professor Richard Bett explored the link between skepticism and medicine.Date: March 13, 2025 2024 Departmental FellowsDepartment Fellows 2024-2025Philosophy Fellows exemplify philosophical ability and a commitment to the study of philosophy as an academic discipline.Date: September 11, 2024 Lectures & DiscussionsTitus-Hepp Lecture: ‘On Using and Abusing Those We Punish’If legal punishment can deter certain kinds of bad behavior, is it morally justified? Date: April 8, 2024 Lectures & DiscussionsTitus Hepp Lecture Seriers: Dr. Nicholas BaimaGaming Your Way Out of The Cave: The Intellectual and Aesthetic Side of GamingDate: March 4, 2024 2023 Departmental FellowsPhilosophy Fellows 2023-2024Philosophy Fellows exemplify philosophical ability and a commitment to the study of philosophy as an academic discipline.Date: September 29, 2023 Featured News Philosophy prize honors beloved professor Anthony LisskaThe Lisska Prize will recognize philosophy professors who positively impact their liberal arts colleges.Date: July 21, 2023 AlumniCliff Kipp '99: ED of Bob Marshall Wilderness FoundationCliff Kipp '99 is the new executive director of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, in northwestern Montana.Date: May 18, 2023 Awards & HonorsSeyeong Hanlim ’23: President’s Medalist"If the opportunities at Denison are what led me here, people like President Weinberg are why I decided to stay."Date: April 24, 2023 Lectures & DiscussionsThe Palestinian Question: Presentation by Raef ZriekProfessor Raef Zriek, a human rights scholar, will be presenting on “The Palestinian Question as a Jewish Question” on April 6, 2023Date: March 23, 2023 2022 Denison Magazine No gavel requiredMolly Johnson’s aim as judge: ‘leave the world a better place than I found it’Date: July 25, 2022 Awards & HonorsProvost honors student academic achievementThe Provost’s Academic Excellence Award recognizes seniors exhibiting an extraordinary level of intellectual engagement and academic achievement.Date: May 16, 2022 Denison Magazine The Office: Steve VogelKnapp 205: The classic office of Steve Vogel, Professor & Maria Theresa Barney Chair of PhilosophyDate: February 21, 2022 2020 Awards & HonorsStudents honored for work in humanitiesThree Denison students have been honored for work in humanities with the Megan Lisska and Elin Lisska Christensen Award.Date: May 19, 2020 Awards & HonorsMusic major Clem Pearson '20: Provost Academic Excellence AwardClem Pearson '20, a music major and philosophy minor, has won a Provost’s Academic Excellence Award for extraordinary academic achievement.Date: May 14, 2020 Awards & HonorsBen Cross ’20, winner of the NCAA Postgraduate ScholarshipBen Cross has been named a fall recipient of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, a $10,000 graduate program award.Date: February 27, 2020
5 questions with Philosophy’s Sam Cowling Cowling discusses his love of comics, how they fit into philosophy, and what students should expect in his classes.
Denison Magazine No gavel required Molly Johnson’s aim as judge: ‘leave the world a better place than I found it’
Denison Magazine The Office: Steve Vogel Knapp 205: The classic office of Steve Vogel, Professor & Maria Theresa Barney Chair of Philosophy
Academics, mentorship, & internship solidify career choice Academics, mentorship and an internship in Columbus gave international citizen Aayush Nema '21 the key to his future course as an economic researcher.
Q&A with Rob Moore '12, principal at Scioto Analysis Philosophy major Rob Moore '12 is the principal for Scioto Analysis, a public policy analysis firm based in Columbus, Ohio.
How We Learn Life Wisdom From On and Off the Field At Denison, learning happens in and out of the classroom. Henry DeCamp '19 shares some of his hard-won life philosophy.
How We Learn The Meaning of Life? Two summer scholar researchers take ten weeks to dive into one of the big questions in life: What is morality?
Departmental Fellows Department Fellows 2025-2026 Philosophy Fellows exemplify philosophical ability and a commitment to the study of philosophy as an academic discipline. Read more
Visiting Artists A dose of medicine in Sextus Empiricus’ philosophy In this Titus-Hepp Lecture, Johns Hopkins philosophy professor Richard Bett explored the link between skepticism and medicine. Read more
Departmental Fellows Department Fellows 2024-2025 Philosophy Fellows exemplify philosophical ability and a commitment to the study of philosophy as an academic discipline. Read more