Previous Visitors

Established through funds provided by the Office of the President, the department has established the Rotating Stars Program, under which a 'star' in the discipline visits the department each year to offer an intensive, full-credit seminar.

Previous visitors include:

Jurgen Habermas

Jürgen Habermas

 

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Linguistic Theory, Syntax, Semantics, Philosophy of Language, Political Dissidence, Democracy and Sovereignty, Global Political Development.

Angela Davis

Angela Y. Davis

Feminism, African American studies, critical theory, popular music culture and social consciousness, philosophy of punishment (women's jails and prisons)

Jacques Derrida

Jacques Derrida

Post-structuralism, post-modernism, deconstruction, literary theory

 

Other visitors who have taught full-credit, intensive seminars in the department of philosophy include Julia KristevaManfred BaumRudolf BernetClaus HeldClaude LefortDominique JanicaudJacques TaminiauxBernard WaldenfelsBurkhard TuschlingEugene GendlinBruce Wilshire and Jean-Francois Lyotard.  

 

Upcoming Events

april 26th

Department of Philosophy Commencement

Friday, May 24th, 1:30 pm
Harriman 214

Congratulations to all
our graduates!

Department of Philosophy      Harriman Hall 213, Stony Brook, NY 11794     Phone: (631) 632-7570