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The New York University Department of Philosophy offers B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in philosophy, as well as a minor in philosophy and a joint major in language and mind with the NYU Departments of Linguistics and Psychology. [1]
Sharon Street (born 1973) is a professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at New York University. [1] She specializes in metaethics , focusing in particular on how to reconcile our understanding of normativity with a scientific conception of the world.
He is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics at New York University [2] and Miller Research Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. [3] He primarily works in the areas of ethics, moral psychology, and related areas such as the philosophy of action, and practical reasoning. [4]
Friedrich Ulfers (born 1934) is Professor of German at New York University.He is a distinguished fellow, having been awarded several honors from New York University. He also is the dean of the media and communications division at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, [1] where he confers on the giving of master's and Ph.D. degrees to students.
S. Matthew Liao (born 1972) is a Taiwanese-American philosopher specializing in bioethics and normative ethics.Liao currently holds the Arthur Zitrin Chair of Bioethics, [1] and is the Director of the Center for Bioethics and Affiliated Professor in the Department of Philosophy at New York University. [2]
Peter K. Unger (/ ˈ ʌ ŋ ɡ ər /; born April 25, 1942) is a contemporary American philosopher and professor in the Department of Philosophy at New York University. His main interests lie in the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and the philosophy of mind.
Dale Jamieson (born 1947) is Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy at New York University, a scholar of environmental ethics and animal rights, and an analyst of climate change discourse. He also serves as a faculty affiliate for the NYU School of Law and as director of NYU's Animal Studies Initiative, which was funded by Brad ...
As chair of the NYU philosophy department from 1994 to 2004, Boghossian built the NYU program into one of the world's top philosophy programs. [6] In postmodern circles, he is known for his response to the Sokal hoax. [7] Boghossian also serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the World Knowledge Dialogue Foundation. [8]