Academics Philosophy What's Happening What's Happening Get the latest news and updates related to Philosophy at Denison University. Navigate Philosophy About Degree Requirements Courses Alumni & Careers Faculty & Staff Forms, Policies, Publications - All - Awards & Honors 2023 Awards & HonorsSeyeong Hanlim ’23: President’s Medalist"If the opportunities at Denison are what led me here, people like President Weinberg are why I decided to stay."Date: April 24, 2023 2022 Awards & HonorsProvost honors student academic achievementThe Provost’s Academic Excellence Award recognizes seniors exhibiting an extraordinary level of intellectual engagement and academic achievement.Date: May 16, 2022 2020 Awards & HonorsStudents honored for work in humanitiesThree Denison students have been honored for work in humanities with the Megan Lisska and Elin Lisska Christensen Award.Date: May 19, 2020 Awards & HonorsMusic major Clem Pearson '20: Provost Academic Excellence AwardClem Pearson '20, a music major and philosophy minor, has won a Provost’s Academic Excellence Award for extraordinary academic achievement.Date: May 14, 2020 Awards & HonorsBen Cross ’20, winner of the NCAA Postgraduate ScholarshipBen Cross has been named a fall recipient of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, a $10,000 graduate program award.Date: February 27, 2020
5 questions with Philosophy’s Sam Cowling Cowling discusses his love of comics, how they fit into philosophy, and what students should expect in his classes.
Denison Magazine The Office: Steve Vogel Knapp 205: The classic office of Steve Vogel, Professor & Maria Theresa Barney Chair of Philosophy
Academics, mentorship, & internship solidify career choice Academics, mentorship and an internship in Columbus gave international citizen Aayush Nema '21 the key to his future course as an economic researcher.
Q&A with Rob Moore '12, principal at Scioto Analysis Philosophy major Rob Moore '12 is the principal for Scioto Analysis, a public policy analysis firm based in Columbus, Ohio.
How We Learn Life Wisdom From On and Off the Field At Denison, learning happens in and out of the classroom. Henry DeCamp '19 shares some of his hard-won life philosophy.
How We Learn The Meaning of Life? Two summer scholar researchers take ten weeks to dive into one of the big questions in life: What is morality?
Where We Go Sharing The Light Even as a young girl, Mishti Mitra ’20 was able to imagine herself in another person’s circumstances.
How We Learn The 'spectre' of Marxism Marx's wide influence across disciplines was celebrated during a two-day event.
How We Learn Searching for the right question A powerful museum exhibit was the impetus of a discussion on tragedy and more.
How We Learn Are shopping malls part of nature? For DU Professor Steve Vogel the environment has to include the man-made world.
How We Learn John McHugh wins DCGA Award Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. John McHugh was the first recipient of the DCGA Faculty Member of the Year Award in May 2013.
How We Learn This is Denison: Mark Moller A conversation with Mark Moller, dean of first-year students, philosophy professor and, yes, a Winnie the Pooh fan.
Where We Go Thomas E. Skidmore '54 Harvard offered Thomas Skidmore '54 a post-doctoral fellowship in 1961 to change his history specialty to Modern Latin America.
In the News Counteract dogmatism by developing curiosity, says Denison professor John McHugh says we should foster “the right kind of attitude toward intellectual inquiry in the first place ... curiosity.” Read more
In the News Sylvie Francois ’11 brings expertise in prints, drawing to Artnet Francois, a former specialist at a paper artworks auction house in New York, has knowledge of material that spans the 15th century through today. Read more
Departmental Fellows Department Fellows 2024-2025 Philosophy Fellows exemplify philosophical ability and a commitment to the study of philosophy as an academic discipline. Read more