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Research

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Examine the Deepest Questions

From individual emotions to metaphysics and the nature of existence, our faculty and students research the philosophy of everything — science, religion, art, and more.

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Faculty Research

Our faculty are scholars in a range of philosophy subfields, including social and political philosophy, the philosophy of culture, philosophy of science, environmental ethics, biomedical ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of religion and more.

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Undergraduate Research

As a philosophy major, you may apply for our honors program during your junior year, allowing you to work closely with a professor to create a thesis. A senior capstone course will allow you to create an individual, yet collaborative, research project around a selected theme.

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Department of Philosophy

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    11 Loudon Street
    Worcester, MA 01610

  • 1-508-793-7414