Author: Simon Wigley
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New book by James Kinkaid explores Husserl’s influence on Heidegger
James Kinkaid has published a new study of Martin Heidegger’s early phenomenology and its complex relationship to the phenomenological project of Edmund Husserl. The book offers an opinionated introduction to […]
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Alireza Fatollahi and Alex Moran receive young scholar awards
Two faculty members from our department, Alireza Fatollahi and Alex Moran, have been awarded the Science Academy’s Young Scientist Award (BAGEP) for 2026. This award recognizes outstanding early-career scholars and […]
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MA & PhD in Philosophy
We are now accepting applications for our full-funded MA and PhD degrees in philosophy for those intending to start in Fall 2026. Non-philosophy majors and international students are encouraged to […]
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Princeton-Yale-Bilkent Workshop on the History of Philosophy
Princeton–Yale–Bilkent Workshop on the History of Philosophy Dates: September, 2026 Participants: Faculty and graduate students from the philosophy departments of Princeton, Yale, and Bilkent. About: These workshops bring together scholars […]
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Department to host Forum Descartes
The department will host the 2027 edition of the Forum Descartes, an annual event that brings together specialists in early modern philosophy from universities across Europe and the United States. […]
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Mind, Ethics, and Metaphysics in Buddhism Conference
Mind, Ethics, and Metaphysics in Buddhism Conference Dates: February 20-22, 2026 Location: Bilkent University Room: Humanities Seminar Room (H-232) Speakers: Amber Carpenter — Einstein Forum/ KCL Bronwyn Finnigan — Australian […]
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Sandrine Bergès delivers the 2025 Antognazza Lecture
Professor Sandrine Bergès recently presented the Annual Antognazza Lecture at the Literary and Philosophical Library in Newcastle (UK). In her talk, she revisited Mary Astell’s analogy of marriage as a […]
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Evrensel Sebep successfully defends his doctoral thesis
We are very happy to announce that Evrensel Sebep has successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled ‘The Citizenry as a Collective Agent‘. In his thesis Evrensel challenges the traditional view […]
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Zeynep Çelik receives BSA New Horizons Award
We are delighted to announce that our PhD student, Zeynep Çelik, has been awarded the British Society of Aesthetics (BSA) New Horizons Award for 2025, and will be presenting her […]
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Workshop on the History of Modal Metaphysics
Dates: April 29 – May 2, 2025 Location: Bilkent University About: The first session of the workshop was devoted to Aristotle’s so-called statistical theory of modality. We then turned to […]
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