Philosophy at Columbia University
Home to a distinguished tradition of philosophical research and teaching, the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University provides a comprehensive academic atmosphere for pursuing advanced study in a wide range of philosophical subjects and methods—systematic, analytic, and historical. The Department has a faculty with an unusually broad range of interests and areas of expertise that span the main periods of the history of western philosophy and nearly every major area of contemporary philosophical debate.
GRADUATE ADMISSIONS UPDATE - JULY 22, 2024
The Columbia Philosophy Department, after a highly successful PhD admissions exercise in 2024 that recruited a large incoming class, is pausing PhD admissions for the 2025-26 admissions cycle and is not accepting applications for Fall 2025 entry. We will resume PhD admissions for Fall 2026 entry. We continue to welcome admissions for the MA in Philosophy and the MA in Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
Department News
Professor Christia Mercer receives the 2025 Stefanopoulos Philosophical Society Award
Christia Mercer will receive the 2025 Stefanopoulos Philosophical Society Award on Friday, February 7 at Marist University. For more information, please see this page.
Society of Fellows/Heyman Center for Humanities: Celebrating Recent Work by Dhananjay Jagannathan, on January 27, 2025
Aristotle’s Practical Epistemology presents a novel interpretation of Aristotle’s influential account of practical wisdom (phronēsis) by situating the topic within his broader theory of ethical knowledge.
Professor Michele Moody-Adams to deliver Presidential Address at the 2025 American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting
Professor Michele Moody-Adams will deliver the Presidential Address at the upcoming 2025 Eastern Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association. Please see this page for more information.