Author: Bilkent Philosophy
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Story Behind the Picture: The Death of Socrates
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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New Appointments
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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Regular application deadline for MA/PhD (May 29)
We are now accepting applications for our M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy, for those starting in Fall 2020. Deadline for regular applications: 29 May, 2020 All successful applicants receive a comprehensive […]
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4th International Undergraduate Philosophy Conference (event cancelled)
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 […]
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Regular application deadline for MA/PhD (Dec 13)
We are now accepting applications for our M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy, for those starting in Spring 2020. Deadline for early applications: 1 November, 2019 Deadline for regular applications: 13 December, […]
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Four MA students accepted into Doctoral Programs
Four of our MA students have been accepted into noted doctoral programs overseas, with full scholarships. Alican Başdemir will be joining the PhD program at the University of Calgary in […]
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3rd Bilkent Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2019 Venue: Bilkent University Main Campus Library, Art Gallery Click here for photos from the conference. For inquiries about the conference: philstudentconf@bilkent.edu.tr
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Faculty member accepted for fellowship at Pittsburgh
Rafael Ventura has been accepted for a visiting fellowship at the Center for the Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. During Spring of 2020 he will be working with Edouard […]
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Exploring the Mind’s Eye: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Imagination
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 […]
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Story Behind the Picture: Maria von Herbert
(Türkçesi) This is a picture of Maria von Herbert (1770-1803), an Austrian woman, whose letter correspondence with Kant arguably poses a serious challenge to Kantian ethics. Maria von Herbert’s brother […]
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