Department of PhilosophyPhilosophy has been taught at the University of Pennsylvania since 1755, when the bachelor of arts degree was first offered. The first teacher of philosophy was William Smith, Provost of the newly founded Academy of Philadelphia. At that time, logic, metaphysics, moral philosophy, and natural philosophy formed the core of the College curriculum.
Philosophy at Penn
Tribute to Hilary Putnam, C’48, HON’85
Jonathan D. Moreno is the David and Lyn Silfen University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania where he is one of sixteen Penn Integrates Knowledge professors. At Penn he is also Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, of History and Sociology of Science, and of Philosophy.
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Professor Allen Honors First Black Woman Philosophy PhD
May 26, 2021
On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, Professor Anita L. Allen, JD., PhD, the Henry R Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy will deliver the Inaugural Dr Joyce Mitchell Cook Memorial Lecture at St. Hilda's College. Cook was awarded an MA in Philosophy from St. Hilda's in the 1950s, and she went on to get a Phd in Philosophy from Yale, where she edited the Review of Metaphysics and was the first female TA.
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Department History
Philosophy has been taught continuously in the University of Pennsylvania and its predecessors since 1755, when the bachelor of arts degree was first offered. The first teacher of philosophy was William Smith, first Provost of the newly founded Academy of Philadelphia. The various branches of philosophy, which included logic, metaphysics, moral philosophy, and natural philosophy, formed the core of the College curriculum.