Author: Simon Wigley
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Story Behind the Picture: Lictors Bringing to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons
In his painting Lictors Bringing to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons (1789), Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) portrays a moment from Roman history that had never been illustrated before. Even though […]
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First Princeton-Bilkent Workshop held
The inaugural History and Philosophy of Science Workshop, bringing together faculty and graduate students from the Philosophy departments of Princeton University and Bilkent University, was held from October 13-15. The […]
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Princeton-Bilkent Workshop on the History and Philosophy of Science
Princeton – Bilkent Workshop on ‘Method’ Dates: October 13-15, 2024 Participants: Faculty and graduate students from the philosophy departments of Princeton and Bilkent. Tarek Dika (University of Toronto) and David Miller (Auburn […]
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MA & PhD in Philosophy
We are now accepting applications for our full-funded MA and PhD degrees in philosophy. Non-philosophy majors and international students are encouraged to apply. Click here for funding and scholarship details […]
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New Appointment
We are very happy to announce the appointment of Hezki Symonds. Hezki received his received his PhD in philosophy from Australian National University. He works mainly on metaphysics, especially on […]
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Faculty member wins young scientist award
Jonathan Payton has been awarded the Science Academy’s Young Scientist Award (BAGEP) for 2024. The aim of the award is to reward the best young academics and to support them […]
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Faculty member awarded British Academy Global Professorship
Sandrine Bergès has been awarded a prestigious British Academy Global Professorship to carry out research in the Department of Philosophy at the University of York (UK). During her research leave […]
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PhilFest short film competition
The PhilFest team are organizing a short film competition with the theme of “Hope” as part of our annual Bilkent Philosophy Festival, which will be held on Saturday, September 28, […]
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Faculty member awarded APA prize
James Kinkaid is this year’s recipient of the American Philosophical Association’s Routledge, Taylor & Francis Prize, which recognize the scholarly work of junior professors. James won the prize for his […]
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New Appointment
We are very happy to announce the appointment of James Kinkaid. James received his received his PhD in philosophy from Boston University. He specializes in the phenomenological tradition, with particular […]
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