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.
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Cathy Baust, Administrative Assistant retires after 26 years of service
November 02, 2018 Administrative Assistant Cathy Baust has retired from the Philosophy Department after 26 years of service with the University of Central...
Dr. Ann Gleig, Religion and Cultural Studies professor presents research in Australia
October 30, 2018 Dr. Ann Gleig will be attending two prominent conferences in Australia the first week of November give research talks on...
One email became a life-changing opportunity to teach in China for a Humanities student
October 18, 2018 When Dr. Lanlan Kuang sent an email to her students about IIE-CEAIE Teaching in China program, a student decided to...
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Drifters George and Lennie arrive at a ranch hoping to earn enough to buy their own place. When a woman is found dead, it’s obvious the man-child Lennie has accidentally killed her. George faces a moral dilemma: should he deal with Lennie before th…
RECENT FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
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.
Nancy A. Stanlick
Stanlick, Nancy A., ed. The Essential Leviathan. Indianapolis: Hackett, 2016.View more