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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy

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UC Philosophy is a PhD-granting department with strengths in philosophy of biology, language/mind/cognitive science, and aesthetics.

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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
UC’s Center for Humanities and Technology was recently featured on Spectrum news, featuring Dr Clair Baleshta, Professor André Curtis-Trudel, and Professor Andy Cullison. Check out the story here: spectrumnews1.com/oh/dayton/ne...
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AI advances bring new ethical questions
As AI becomes more capable and independent, UC researchers are studying the ethical questions emerging alongside it.
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you are interested, UC Philosophy has a strong group of faculty with interdisciplinary interests, three centres affiliated with the department, and a PhD program consistently recognised for its high academic job placement rate.
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’re hiring for two positions! One is TT in Ancient, the other an open-rank TT position in mind, science, or ethics. Please share widely! See more on PhilJobs: TT Ancient: philjobs.org/job/show/32273 Open-rank Mind, Science, or Ethics: philjobs.org/job/show/32265
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dr Mia Levenson is the Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Public Engagement of Science at the University of Cincinnati. Her research examines how popular performance constructed and circulated biomedical knowledge in the 19th and early 20th century United States.
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dr. Cassie Finley has newly joined our faculty. Her work in philosophy centers on how moral and intellectual virtues inform, and can be cultivated through, dialogue – particularly in education, P4C, civil discourse, and online contexts.
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Clair Baleshta is an incoming Postdoctoral Fellow in AI Ethics at UC’s Center for Humanities and Technology (CHaT). Her research explores AI harm, trust in AI, and the role of AI in education. Her broader areas of interest include feminist philosophy, bioethics, and the philosophy of harm reduction.
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dr. Dan Dake is joining us as a Visiting Assistant Professor. His research concerns virtue and the ethical significance of attention, wonder, and dialogue, which informs his dissertation on humility and his effort to quicken students by the ecstatic, question-asking spirit of the Platonic dialogues.
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The UC Philosophy department is excited to welcome a host of new PhD students, post-docs, and faculty to Cincinnati this fall. Check out the posts below to see how UC is expanding its strengths, particularly in ethics, civil discourse, and philosophy of education.
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In case you missed it, UC faculty and students were well represented at the inaugural conference of the Asian Philosophy of Science Association in Singapore, showcasing UC philosophy's dedication to international scholarship and impact.
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We're excited to announce the recent publication of Professor Eduardo Martinez' paper "Democracy’s attention problem", co-authored with professor Pablo Paniagua. You can access it from the publisher Synthese here: link-springer-com.uc.idm.oclc.org/article/10.1...
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We're excited to announce that PhD student Carlos Munoz-Serna recently co-authored a paper with Professor Alejandro Murillo-Lara titled "Combatiendo la desinformación: una revisión crítica de la literatura" in the journal Revista Austral De Ciencias Sociales: revistas.uach.cl/index.php/ra...
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Combatiendo la desinformación: una revisión crítica de la literatura | Revista Austral de Ciencias Sociales
La proliferación de desinformación se presenta como una amenaza para los procesos democráticos, la salud pública, la estabilidad de las instituciones de la sociedad civil, y la seguridad de la población. La percepción de que esta amenaza es cada vez mayor ha hecho que una multitud de organizaciones de la sociedad civil, gobiernos, redes sociales e investigadores de las más diversas áreas hayan puesto su atención en el diseño e implementación de estrategias que permitan limitar los efectos nocivos de la desinformación. A partir de un análisis crítico de la literatura científica existente, este artículo identifica las estrategias propuestas para hacer frente a lo que algunos han llamado como el fenómeno del desorden informativo, y hace una evaluación de los obstáculos más importantes que ellas enfrentan.
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Take a look at Professor Peter Langland-Hassan and PhD candidate I-Jan Wang's co-authored paper "Intentionalism about episodic reference", which was recently published in the journal Philosophical Studies: link-springer-com.uc.idm.oclc.org/article/10.1... #PhilosophyOfMind #philosophy
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Professor Andre Curtis-Trudel was recently quoted in the Cincinnati Enquirer for an article about why AI can't seem to map Cincinnati. You can read the piece here: www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
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AI keeps making ludicrous maps of Cincinnati. Here's why
Please don't use these AI maps as your guide to Cincinnati
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Philosophy-affiliate Prof. Muhammad Faruque recently participated in the Berggruen Institute’s Future Humans program at the Casa dei Tre Oci in Venice, where he presented his work on "consciousness" alongside leading scientists and philosophers, including Carlo Rovelli, Michael Levin, and Alva Noë.
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Another video about one of UC Philosophy’s affiliates: Meet Elizabeth Lanphier, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's & UC College of Medicine. See the longer version on YouTube: youtu.be/JebaoZ_eDaI
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
UC made a good showing at the first ever conference of the Asian Philosophy of Science Association in Singapore. From the left is Sharon Yoon, Ilir Isufi, Jake Hawthorne, Jianglang Yin, Professor Helen Meskhidze, Valencia White, and Professor Angela Potochnik, who all presented at the conference!
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The UC Philosophy Department recently released its summer 2026 newsletter. Follow the link to learn what some members of our community are doing besides philosophy these days, as well as new publications, presentations, and awards received by members of our department: mailchi.mp/dead839b5f95...
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Help us congratulate Postdoctoral Fellow Kate Nicole Hoffman, whose paper "(How) Can We Attribute Mental Disorders to Animals?" has been accepted for publication in the journal Biology & Philosophy. #philosophy #philosophyofbiology 🎉🎉
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Help us in congratulating Postdoctoral Fellow Donnie Barnett! His paper "In Defense of Epistemic Perceptualism", has been accepted by the journal Acta Analytica!
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We're excited to announce that PhD student Qianrong Gong recently gave her presentation, 'A Critical Review of Demographic Transition Theories’ Explanation for the Fertility Intention-Behavior Gap', at Texas Tech's 18th Annual Graduate Conference! 🎉🎉
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Professor Eduardo Martinez has a new publication, "Flexible Partisanship", out in the journal Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Flexible partisanship
In this paper, I provide an argument in favor of flexible partisanship in response to concerns about the shortcomings of contemporary partisanship. I develop a taxonomy of four democratic tasks for...
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Check out 2nd Year PhD student Martin Li's newest co-authored publication: "Power Laws in Empirical Eigenvalue Spectra" available open access from the journal Entropy: www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/28...
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
We're excited to annonance that the Graduate College recently awarded Anthony Chemero a Graduate Mentor Award for his outstanding mentorship of graduate students. Congratulations to Professor Chemero for his dedication to supporting and guiding the next generation of scholars.
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Professor Sarah Stitzlein recently received the University of Cincinnati Distinguished Research Professor Award in April! Professor Stitzlein is a philosopher of education, who uses political philosophy to address pressing problems in schools and democracy. #education #philosophy
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We're excited to share that Professor Angela Potochnik was the keynote speaker at the 2026 Ohio Philosophical Association Meeting and that our students, Erik Alvarado and Nadia Jeelani-Socia, presented at the meeting!
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Another video about one of UC Philosophy’s affiliates: Meet Takunda Matose, Assistant Professor in the Ethics Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. See the longer version on YouTube if you want to hear more: youtu.be/3FGX7cn5OnA #Bioethics
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Check out professor André Curtis-Trudel's new paper "Explaining AI's successes: A no miracles argument for quasi-representations" open-access and available now in Synthese! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Explaining AI’s successes: A no miracles argument for quasi-representations - Synthese
Synthese - We advance a novel version of the No Miracles Argument (NMA), tailored explicitly for AI, on which predictive success provides support for the existence of hidden...
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
We're excited to share that philosophy major Nadia Jeelani-Socia's paper, 'Feminist Approach to Ethical Duties in Healthcare,' will be published in the MEDUSA feminist philosophy undergraduate journal in July!
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
We’re excited to share the Asian Pacific Philosophy of Science Association (APPSA) online workshop, organized by PhD student I-Jan Wang! "Emerging Voices: APPSA Online Early Career Workshop" will be held on April 24, check out the program and Zoom info at the link: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Emerging Voices: APPSA Online Early Career Workshop
Information Date & Time April 24th (Fri.), 2026 (GMT+9) Morning Session 09:00 - 12:00 Afternoon Session 15:00 - 18:00 Zoom link https://ucincinnati.zoom.us/j/8516730653 Contact Wang, I-Jan | 王 奕然 ...
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Check out our spring newsletter for alumni updates, student spotlights, and other exciting news from our department! Read the newsletter and subscribe here: mailchi.mp/4d7411110...
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Professor Tony Chemero just published a new book with Columbia University Press titled "Intertwined Creatures: The Embodied Cognitive Science of Self and Other"! Check it out:
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Intertwined Creatures | Columbia University Press
In one common view, the mind is immaterial, internal, and invisible. From this perspective, the mind is inherently individual and isolated: It is unknowable ... | CUP
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Assistant Professor André Curtis-Trudel has a new paper in Synthese coauthored with an astronomer at KU Leuven titled "Computational science and unconceived alternatives: lessons from, and for, gravitational-wave astronomy gravitational-wave astronomy"! Check it out:
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Computational science and unconceived alternatives: lessons from, and for, gravitational-wave astronomy
Synthese - A key premise driving the problem of unconceived alternatives is that contemporary scientists are no better than their predecessors at envisioning serious rivals to even the most...
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
‼️ROOM CHANGE‼️ The talk is in Clifton Court Hall 1120!
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We’re excited for Vanessa Schipani from U Penn to give her talk: “Rethinking Journalistic Objectivity (Or Why Journalists Can Be Activists)” 📅 February 6 (Tomorrow!) 🕐 3-5 PM 📍 Clifton Court Hall 5280 This event is free and open to the public, we hope to see you there!
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We're excited to share PhD student I-Jan Wang's recent publication in Asian Journal of Philosophy, titled "Remembering as a research tool for selfless consciousness studies"! Check it out:
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Remembering as a research tool for selfless consciousness studies
Asian Journal of Philosophy - Consciousness studies have relied on the subject’s remembering capacity as the primary tool for identifying and measuring selfless states, i.e., conscious states...
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Exciting news ✨ PhD student Martin Li just published a coauthored paper titled "Measurement effects on critical scaling in neural systems"! Check it out:
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Frontiers | Measurement effects on critical scaling in neural systems
The recently developed phenomenological renormalization group (pRG) analysis has uncovered scale-free properties in large-scale neural population recordings ...
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
See this previous thread for information about our PhD program strengths and opportunities:
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
✨Reminder✨ PhD program applications are due January 15 (one week from today!) We look forward to reviewing applications for UC Philosophy!
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
See this previous thread for information about our PhD program strengths and opportunities:
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Interested in Islamic Philosophy or environmental studies? Check out Muhammad Faruque’s interview about his work at UC!
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Muhammad U. Faruque, Associate Professor of Islamic Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Cincinnati
Muhammad U. Faruque is an Inayat Malik Associate Professor of Islamic Philosophy and Environmental Studies at the University of Cincinnati. He specializes in Islamic philosophy and its intersections with Western philosophy, with a focus on the self. #IslamicPhilosophy, #ComparativePhilosophy, #Phil
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Meet Nate Morehouse, Assoc. Professor of Biology, Director of IRiS, and philosophy affiliate at UC! In this interview, he discusses collaborations between biology & philosophy department & how students interested in a PhD in philosophy can thrive at UC. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=savQ...
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
See this previous thread for information about our PhD program strengths and opportunities:
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Interested in philosophy of education or democracy? Check out Affiliate Professor of Philosophy Sarah Stitzlen’s interview about her work at UC!
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Sarah Stitzlein, Professor of Education and Affiliate Prof. of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
Sarah Stitzlein is a Professor of Education and Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati. She is also Co-Editor of the journal, Democracy & Education and has served as President of the Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society and the John Dewey Society. https://sarahsti
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
See this previous thread for information about our PhD program strengths and opportunities:
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Interested in getting a PhD in philosophy of mind? Check out Peter Langland-Hassan’s interview about his work and philosophy at UC!
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Peter Langland-Hassan, Professor of Philosophy the University of Cincinnati
Peter Langland-Hassan, Professor of Philosophy the University of Cincinnati describing his research and role at UC. #PhilosophyOfMind, #Imagination, #CognitiveScience, #PhilosophyOfPsychology, #SelfDeception, #ConsciousnessStudies, #MentalImagery, #PhilosophyOfCognition, #Intentionality, #Phenomeno
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
See this previous thread for information about our PhD program strengths and opportunities:
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Interested in studying philosophy of science and public engagement with science? Check out Angela Potochnik’s interview about her work and philosophy at the University of Cincinnati!
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Angela Potochnik, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Public Engagement w Science
Meet Angela Potochnik, Professor and Head of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, Director of Center for Public Engagement with Science in our video series to get to know our Philosophy Department! #PhilosophyOfScience, #PublicEngagementWithScience, #ScienceCommunication, #CenterForPublicEngagemen
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
We also have professors working on the history of philosophy! Watch Zvi Biener’s interview and apply for a PhD in philosophy at UC! Full video on Youtube:
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Zvi Biener, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati
Zvi Biener, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, describing his research and role at UC. #HistoryOfScience, #PhilosophyOfScience, #EarlyModernPhilosophy, #IsaacNewton, #NewtonStudies, #ScientificRevolution, #PhilosophyOfPhysics, #SpaceAndTime, #AbsoluteVsRelationalSpac
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy @ucphilosophy.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
See this previous thread for information about our PhD program strengths and opportunities:
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