The Department of Philosophy at UCF offers undergraduate and graduate programs in humanities & cultural studies, philosophy, religion & cultural studies, cognitive sciences and ethics.
Our faculty and students pursue knowledge in diverse disciplines. Our programs emphasize the theoretical skills and knowledge to engage with complex issues of our time and provide a foundation for the pursuit of professional and academic goals in many fields including teaching, law, publishing, non-profit management, information and technology.
We offer programs at both the graduate and undergraduate level as well as courses for majors and non-majors alike.
In the News
Luis Favela accepted as a fellow at the University of Pittsburgh
March 06, 2019 Dr. Luis Favela has been accepted as a fellow at the University of Pittsburgh. This highly competitive fellowship will allow...
UCF Philosophy lecturer Dr. Mark Fagiano wins international essay prize
February 02, 2019 UCF Lecturer Mark Fagiano has won the highly competitive Robert Papazian Essay Competition. As the winner, he will receive a...
UCF Philosophy professor invested into endowed position
January 21, 2019 The Al-Ghazali Endowed Professorship will support professor Cyrus Zargar in continuing to grow the Islamic Studies program at UCF.
Upcoming Events
Check out upcoming events from the UCF College of Arts of Humanities.
Students from the UCF Composition studio of Dr. Alex Burtzos present original works for solo and chamber groups.
Free and open to the public, no ticket required.
RECENT FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Ann Gleig
Ann Gleig, American Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Modernity (Yale University Press, 2019) http://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300215809/american-dharma
Cyrus Ali Zargar
The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism. London: Oneworld.
Michael Strawser
Kierkegaard's God and the Good Life. Co-edited with J. Aaron Simmons and Stephen Minister. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2017. Reviewed in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion, Faith and Philosophy, and Pneuma.View more