Congratulations to Sophie Arase, who successfully defended her dissertation "The Convergence-Construction Account of Identity: Making Sense of Identity and Bipolar Disorder"

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:00 PM

Sophie Arase successfully defended her dissertation "The Convergence-Construction Account of Identity: Making Sense of Identity and Bipolar Disorder" on March 11. Sophie's committee was chaired by Andrea Westlund.

Congratulations to Sophie Arase, who successfully defended her dissertation "The Convergence-Construction Account of Identity: Making Sense of Identity and Bipolar Disorder"

Congratulations to Michael Zahorec, who successfully defended his dissertation "Scientific Kinds, Knowledge, and Ontology"

The Florida State University Philosophy Department is pleased to announce two new faculty hires for Fall 2026.

Congratulations to ‎Zachary Akin, who successfully defended his dissertation, "Essays on Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and Alternative Possibilities."

Congratulations to former doctoral student John Stigall, awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant

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