UCLA Department of Philosophy
The UCLA Department of Philosophy is a constituent department of the Division of Humanities in the UCLA College of Letters and Science. From the mid-20th century, the department has been a leading and widely respected center for the study of Analytic Philosophy, especially Mathematical Logic, Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Political Philosophy and the Philosophy of Law.[1] The department has been noted for the application of logic and other formal methods to classical philosophical problems.[2]
Notable members
- Rogers Albritton, Professor and Chair
- Tyler Burge, Professor, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Rudolph Carnap, Professor
- Alonzo Church, Flint Professor (Mathematics & Philosophy)
- Keith Donnellan, Professor
- Kit Fine, Flint Professor and Chair
- Philippa Foot, Griffin Professor
- Barbara Herman, Griffin Professor, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Donald Kalish, Professor and Chair
- Abraham Kaplan, Professor (Philosophy)
- David Kaplan, Graduate Student and Reichenbach Professor, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- David Kellogg Lewis, Assistant Professor
- Donald A. Martin, Professor (Mathematics & Philosophy), Harvard Society of Fellows, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Richard Montague, Professor
- Calvin Normore, Professor, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Terence Parsons, Professor, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- John Perry, Professor (1968–1974)
- Warren Quinn, Professor
- Hans Reichenbach, Professor
- Seana Shiffrin, Professor, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
External links
References
- ^ http://www.philosophy.ucla.edu/index.php/people/46-people-category/76-faculty-
- ^ http://www.logic.ucla.edu/history.html
- ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3860/is_200111/ai_n9008065/