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Üniversite Adayları

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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Sıkça Sorulan Sorular

Neden Bilkent Felsefe? Bilkent felsefe bölümünün akademik kadrosu hakında bilgi verebilir misiniz? Müfredat hakkında bilgi verebilir misiniz? Felsefe derslerinde notlandırma ve değerlendirme nasıl yapılıyor? Dersler İngilizce mi işleniyor? Dersler haricinde, […]

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Bilkent’te Felsefe

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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Department News

Alireza Fatollahi and Alex Moran receive young scholar awards

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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Department to host Forum Descartes

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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Sandrine Bergès delivers the 2025 Antognazza Lecture

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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Departmental Events

Departmental Events

We have an active colloquium series among other departmental activities such as conferences, workshops, seminars, and so on. Check out up-to-date information on our upcoming departmental events.

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Story Behind the Picture: Phineas Gage

Story Behind the Picture: Phineas Gage

Phineas Gage (1823-1860) is one of the earliest recorded cases of severe brain injury in medical history. What makes Gage’s case especially interesting isn’t just his survival after the brain […]

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Photo Gallery

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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Upcoming Events

  • Philosophy Colloquium: Cody Gilmore

    Philosophy Colloquium: Cody Gilmore

    May 7, 2026 3:30 pm

    Title: Lewis on duplication and external relations By Cody Gilmore (UC Davis, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026 Time: 1530-1700 Room: Humanities Seminar Room (H-232) Abstract: David Lewis influentially defines […]

     
 
 
 

Reading Groups

Plato Reading Group
Text: Phaedrus (in Greek)
Spring 2026: Wednesday, 1730-1830
Contact: Dan Wolt & Mary Krizan

Love Reading Group
Text: Murdoch, Sovereignty of Good
Spring 2026: Thursday, 1330-1430
Contact: James Kinkaid

Leibniz & Newton Reading Group
Text: Newton, De Gravitatione
Spring 2026: Wednesday, 1745-1900
Contact: Alireza Fatollahi

 

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Postal address: Department of Philosophy, H249, Bilkent University, Bilkent, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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