The first issue of Prokopton: Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Bilkent University is online at prokopton.bilkent.edu.tr. Prokopton is an annual online journal. It is first of its kind in Turkey as […]
4th International Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will take place at Bilkent University, Ankara, on Saturday-Sunday, April 4-5, 2020. Registration is NOT required, everyone is welcome to attend. The conference will […]
Imagination is at the center of contemporary debates in the philosophy of mind. The ontological status of mental imagery, the epistemological status of imagined possibilities, and the relationship between imaginative […]
Philosophy of biology is a field of study that aims to solve conceptual puzzles within the biomedical sciences, as well as illuminate traditional questions in philosophy by appealing to biological […]
Since its inception in 2002, the department of philosophy has established a reputation for high quality philosophical education and research. Its members have published numerous articles in noted international journals as well as several books with high-profile international publishers. The department is ranked #1 in Turkey in terms of publications and citations. We are an internationally diverse department with nine different nationalities represented among our faculty. Our research encompasses all the major areas of contemporary analytical philosophy, as well as the history of philosophy. We offer Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees in philosophy. In addition, we have a philosophy minor program for students majoring in other subjects.
Bilkent Felsefe bölümü 2002 yılında kurulduğundan beri yüksek kalitede felsefe eğitimi ve araştırmasında haklı bir ün sağlamıştır. Bölüm elemanları seçkin uluslararası dergilerde makaleler ve yüksek profilli yayıncılar tarafından basılan kitaplar […]
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Neden Bilkent Felsefe? Bilkent felsefe bölümünün akademik kadrosu hakında bilgi verebilir misiniz? Müfredat hakkında bilgi verebilir misiniz? Dersler İngilizce mi işleniyor? Dersler haricinde, Bilkent Felsefe’de nasıl bir entelektüel ve sosyal […]
continue reading →Günümüzün en etkili felsefecilerinden Thomas Nagel’e göre insanların zihinsel yetenekleri yaklaşık 14 yaş civarında önemli felsefi problemleri kendi başlarına düşünmeye yetecek düzeye gelmektedir. Bu aşamada bir genç, asırlardır, hatta binlerce […]
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Simon Wigley has just published a study on democratic erosion and population health in The BMJ. The authors find that the deterioration of democratic institutions is associated with slowed progress […]
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Our colleague Sandrine Berges has been appointed to the steering committee of the European Society for Analytic Philosophy. The new president of the society is Katalin Farkas from CEU Vienna. […]
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Murali Ramachandran specializes in epistemology, metaphysics, philosophical logic, and the philosophy of language. The main focus of his research is: paradoxes, causation, conditionals, identity, the theory of descriptions, and more […]
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Early visitors to the Bilkent include Donald Davidson, Ruth Barcan Marcus, and Bernard Williams. More recently visitors to the department include Timothy Williamson, G.A. Cohen, Jonathan Wolff, Sarah Broadie, Keith […]
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Jacques Louis David’s The Death of Socrates belongs to a genre of paintings of the Greek philosophers that seek to represent not only the philosopher but also something about their […]
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Check out our photo galleries for some great pictures of talks, conferences and other departmental events. Click on the album image to view the pictures in the corresponding album.
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