Dylan Masterson successfully defended his Master's thesis, "The Mythical Aspect of Ideology: Understanding Gender Myths," on March 24th. Dylan's committee was chaired by Andrea Westlund.
News
Graduate Student Matthew Jernberg Selected as Marc Sanders Foundation Philosophy in Media Fellow
03-24-2025
Matthew will be a Fellow in the Philosophy in Media Workshop on Podcasting and Production this summer. He is host of the podcast, “Mortality Matters: Meaning and Death.” Matthew is writing a dissertation entitled, “Why We Should Fear Death.”
Congratulations to Paul Martin, who successfully defended his dissertation, "Interpersonal Manipulation and Razian Autonomy."
03-24-2025
Paul Martin successfully defended his dissertation, "Interpersonal Manipulation and Razian Autonomy," on March 21st. Paul's committee was chaired by Simon May.
Assistant Professor Zina Ward Interviewed on NPR's "Science Friday"
03-20-2025
Professor Ward, together with Assistant Professor Tom Juzek (Linguistics), will be featured in an episode of NPR’s “Science Friday” to be aired Friday, March 21st. They will discuss their work investigating why large language models like ChatGPT overuse words like 'delve' and 'intricate'. Tune in on WFSU or listen to the live stream at https://wfsu.org/listen/.
Congratulations to Qiaohua Liu, who successfully defended her dissertation, “Historical Compatibilism: Essays in Defense of a Novel Positive Historical Approach to Moral Responsibility Regarding Little Agents."
03-10-2025
Qiaohua Liu successfully defended her dissertation, “Historical Compatibilism: Essays in Defense of a Novel Positive Historical Approach to Moral Responsibility Regarding Little Agents,” on March 7. Qiaohua's committee was chaired by Alfred Mele.
Congratulations to Zachary Smith, who successfully defended his dissertation, "Freedom and Control: Essays on the Metaphysics of Free Will."
03-03-2025
Zachary Smith successfully defended his dissertation, "Freedom and Control: Essays on the Metaphysics of Free Will," on February 28th. Zach's committee was chaired by Alfred Mele.
Assistant Professor Zina Ward Collaborates on AI study
02-18-2025
FSU Philosophy Department's Zina Ward's research was recently featured by Florida State University News.
Interview with Professor Jack Justus
02-14-2025
FSU Philosophy Department's Jack Justus was recently interviewed as part of The College of Arts and Sciences' Faculty Spotlight series.
Werkmeister Conference - New Work on Imagination
02-07-2025
Save the date for the 2025 Werkmeister Conference. Join us Feb. 7-8 as we explore imagination and mental imagery, topics of increasing importance in philosophy and empirical psychology.
In Memoriam
11-06-2024
Michael Ruse, who from 2000 until his retirement in 2020 was Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University, died on November 1. Michael founded and directed the Program in History and Philosophy of Science at FSU. He had previously taught at the University of Guelph, after receiving his doctorate from the University of Bristol in 1970.