Graduate Program
Philosophy offers graduate work leading to the PhD degree. It also has joint JD/MA and JD/PhD programs with the Law School, and offers certificates in Philosophy of Biology, History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine (HPSTM), and Cognitive Neuroscience.
Application information for the Philosophy Graduate Program
The Department has an excellent placement record. Since 1996, over 70% of graduates have continued on to tenure-track academic positions. The vibrancy of the Department’s philosophical culture (as shown, for instance, by its active colloquium series), its strength in a broad range of areas of philosophy, and the outstanding reputation of its faculty combine to attract some of the nation’s most talented graduate students.
Karen Neander
Director of Graduate Studies
Office Location: 210 West Duke Building
Office Phone: (919) 660-3050
Email Address: 
Janelle Haynes
Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies
Office Location: 205 West Duke Building
Office Phone: (919) 660-3048
Email Address: 
Philosophy Graduate Students
Aryn Conrad
Susanne Meyer
Jing Hu
Carlos Mariscal
Gordon Steenbergen
Benjamin Douglas (JDMA)
Matthew Braddock
Lester Miller
David Crawford
Nathan Morton
Kyle Motsinger
James Ong
Jonathan Sides
David Lipps (JDMA)
David Maxted (JDMA)
Randall Weinsten (JDMA)
Daniel Kraemer
Leonore Fleming Miller
Heather Mayer
John Park
Sanem Soyarslan
Breanna Kerchner
Robert Williams
Monica Hlavac
Andres Luco
Jun Luo
Kylie Prymus
Thomas McWatters
Ana Santiago