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Philosophy

Research

Testing the objectivity of vision

Published June 8, 2020

Johns Hopkins University researchers who study the mind and brain used methods from cognitive science to test a long-standing philosophical question: Can people see the world objectively?

In memoriam

Philosopher Stephen Barker dies at 92

Published Dec 20, 2019

He was named professor emeritus after teaching in the Department of Philosophy for nearly four decades

Philosophy

Hanna Pickard, an expert in moral psychology, named 45th BDP

Published July 10, 2019

Her research centers on the nature of mental disorders and how society ought to respond to maladaptive behaviors like crime and addiction

New BDP explores intersection of philosophy, brain science

Published July 8, 2019

Ian Phillips, the university's 44th Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, examines questions of the nature of perception, as well as the scientific study of consciousness and temporal experience

Graduate studies

Alternative career paths for PhD students

Published April 19, 2019

Philosophy PhD graduates discuss how they built successful careers outside of academia

Strengthening the core

Published Winter 2018

Besides its staggering success in raising more than $6 billion for Johns Hopkins, the Rising to the Challenge campaign generated unprecedented support for traditional core disciplines / Johns Hopkins Magazine