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, as well as a philosophy undergraduate major, and a five-year 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-year combined degree in PPL and SPEL. The Philosophy Department also cooperates with the Comparative Literature Department, which offers a unique PhD specialization in Philosophy, Literature and Theory of Criticism.