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
Adventure awaits in Pegasus! Let’s go!
July 12, 2019 The summer 2019 issue of Pegasus explores adventure and features several CAH faculty members.
A fabled opportunity: Philosophy student Abigail Reynolds presents research at Oxford
June 13, 2019 A first-year philosophy and political science student, Abigail Reynolds presented her undergraduate research, “How Fables Work: A Cross-Cultural Study” at the University of Oxford in England.
Jonathan Beever wins COACHE Innovation Award
May 29, 2019 Jonathan Beever and partner Stephen Kuebler have won the 2019-20 COACHE Innovation Award. With this award, they will continue their project on cultivating an institutional culture of ethics and responsible conduct.
Upcoming Events
Check out upcoming events from the UCF College of Arts of Humanities.
Please join us for an colorful evening of French and Russian chamber music performed by cellist David Bjella and pianist Hannah Sun. The program will include the Debussy Sonata, "Louange a l'Eternite de Jesus" from the "Quautor Pour La Fin Du Tem…
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, Choice, and Pneuma.View more