College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Philosophy

The centerpiece of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Memphis is the respect for and encouragement of a variety of philosophical approaches and styles. We provide students, the profession of philosophy, and the community with innovative and high-quality educational programs, scholarship, and service. We foster an environment in which a variety of traditions, approaches, and methods are able to work together. Our teaching and research demonstrate the breadth of approaches and traditions within philosophy, and we aim to produce students that are conversant in a variety of such approaches. The Department of Philosophy cultivates a plurality of philosophical methodologies including, but not limited to, approaches from African American philosophy, analytic and continental traditions, and the history of philosophy.