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Professor Avery Archer Interviewed on Friction: “What Is the Value of Philosophy?”

GW Philosophy Department's Professor Archer offers an answer to the question: "What is the Value of Philosophy?," posted on

Professor Mark Ralkowski with GW student

Philosophy Faculty Recognized at GW’s Ninth Annual Faculty Honors Ceremony

Professor Mark Ralkowski and Professor Eyal Aviv were both awarded GW's 2022 Morton A. Bender Teaching Awards

Eliza Wizner, Shawky Darwish, Michael Thacher, and Dylan Sapienza

2021-2022 Thacher-Reynolds Fellows Thesis Presentations

The Philosophy Department Proudly Hosted Presentations by the Thacher-Reynolds Fellows on April 22, 2022

Cornel West (bottom) joined Assistant Professor of Philosophy Vanessa Wills (top left) and Professor of Sociology Xolela Mangcu

Cornel West to Students: ‘We Want to Hear your Voice.’

In a wide-ranging conversation with CCAS professors Xolela Mangcu and Vanessa Wills, the celebrated public intellectual discussed governments, philosophers and the blues.

10 GW students pose in front of the sea during their Ancient Philosophy Study Abroad trip in Greece. They are smiling and one is

Study Abroad in Greece!

Watch this video to learn more about the Philosophy Department's Short-Term Study Abroad Program that goes to Athens, the Peloponn