Author: Simon Wigley
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Faculty member gives tercentenary lecture at Adam Smith’s house
Sandrine Bergès recently gave the Fringe Tercentenary Lecture at the final permanent home of the Scottish Enlightenment thinker, Adam Smith. Professor Bergès’s lecture formed part of the celebrations of the […]
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Master’s student awarded Fulbright scholarship
Our MA student, Erim Bakkal, has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright scholarship to pursue his PhD studies in the United States. Congratulations to Erim on this wonderful achievement!
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Social Ontology in Political Philosophy conference
Conference webpage and free registration. Location: Bilkent University Library (Art Gallery Room) Dates: May 5-6, 2023 Description: Collective action plays a central role in politics. Understanding the conceptual underpinnings of collective […]
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New Appointment
We are very happy to announce the appointment of Alireza Fatollahi (starting Spring 2023). Alireza received his PhD in philosophy from Princeton University. He specializes in philosophy of science and […]
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Online Philosophy Dictionary Launched!
We are happy to launch the Bilkent Philosophy Dictionary at World Philosophy Day! Our faculty members and graduate students prepared English-to-Turkish translations of over 4000 philosophical terms to provide an […]
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Faculty member wins international award
Photographer: Klaus Ranger Sandrine Bergès has received an Emma Goldman Snowball award from the Flax Foundation. The award recognizes talented and innovative scholars working on feminist and inequality issues. Professor Bergès was nominated […]
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Faculty member publishes new book
Sandrine Bergès has published a new book with Cambridge University Press on the French philosopher, playwright and political writer Olympe de Gouges.
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Story Behind the Picture: The Three Urns or Olympe de Gouges’s Democratic Paradox
While the French revolution, and especially its Declaration of the Rights of Man, is often hailed as the birth of modern democracy, the actors of the revolution did not think […]
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Department ranked first in Turkey for research
According to a newly published report by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Bilkent Philosophy ranks first in the country in terms of research volume and quality. Bölümlerin […]
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Sandrine Bergès writes on Wollstonecraft, d’Eon, and Gouges in the Times Literary Supplement.
Sandrine Bergès’s essay on Mary Wollstonecraft, Madame d’Eon, and Olympe de Gouges has just been published in the Times Literary Supplement.
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