Welcome to the
Department of Philosophy
at Binghamton University

Our department is philosophically diverse. Our faculty's research reflects the richness of the contemporary philosophical scene with faculty specializing in the history of philosophy, analytic, continental, feminist, non-western, postcolonial, and critical race philosophy. We emphasize excellence in teaching and many of the faculty have won Distinguished Teaching Awards.

The Philosophy department at Binghamton University offers a specialized graduate program in Social, Political, Ethical and Legal Philosophy (SPEL) leading to an MA or a PhD, a Philosophy undergraduate major, and a five years combined degree that brings together the Philosophy major and the SPEL MA. The Department sponsors the undergraduate program in Philosophy, Politics, and Law (PPL and the five years combined degree in PPL and SPEL. The Philosophy department also cooperates with the Comparative Literature Department, which offers a unique Ph.D. specialization in Philosophy, Literature, and Theory of Criticism.