Department of Philosophy - University of Waterloo

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Hagey Hall The Philosophy Department at the University of Waterloo offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. At present, the department consists of 12 full-time faculty members and about 30 graduate students. The department's officially recognized fields of expertise are

Cognitive Science & Philosophy of Mind (Faculty members work specifically on topics that include Reasoning, Moral Psychology, Mental Representation, and Theoretical Neuroscience).
Moral and Political Philosophy (Faculty members work specifically on topics that include just war theory, history of ethics, and meta-ethics)
Epistemology & Metaphysics (Faculty members work specifically on topics that include Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of Language)
History of Philosophy (Faculty members work specifically on topics that include Early Modern Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Pragmatism, and History of Science)

This online "poster" summarizes the departments specialties, faculty interests, and graduate program.

The Philosophy Department is located on the 3rd floor of the Hagey Hall of the Humanities, in a complex of twenty offices, seminar rooms, meeting rooms, a lounge and a departmental library.