# Philosophy

**Source**: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/faculty/PHIL.html
**Parent**: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/front/courses.html

[ [undergraduate program](https://catalog.ucsd.edu/curric/PHIL-ug.html) | [graduate program](https://catalog.ucsd.edu/curric/PHIL-gr.html) | [courses](https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/PHIL.html) ]

*All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice.*

#### Professors

Saba Bazargan-Forward, PhD, *Director, Undergraduate Studies*

David O. Brink, PhD*,* *UC Distinguished Professor, Valtz Family Endowed Chair in Philosophy*

Craig A. Callender, PhD, *Academic Senate Distinguished Research Award,* *Tata Chancellor’s Endowed Professor in Philosophy*

Nancy Cartwright, PhD*, UC Distinguished Professor*

Jonathan Cohen, PhD

David Danks, PhD

Michael Hardimon, PhD

Monte Johnson, PhD

Dana Nelkin, PhD

Samuel Rickless, PhD, *UC Distinguished Professor, Department Chair*

Gila Sher, PhD

Christopher Shields, PhD, *UC Distinguished Professor, Henry E. Allison Endowed Chair in the History of Philosophy*

Clinton Tolley, PhD

Manuel Vargas, PhD

Eric Watkins, PhD, *UC Distinguished Professor,**Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award*

#### Associate Professors

Jennifer Carr, PhD

Eddy Keming Chen, PhD

Matthew Fulkerson, PhD

Kerry McKenzie, PhD, *Director, Graduate Studies*

#### Assistant Professors

Alexander Kocurek, PhD

Karen Kovaka, PhD

Patricia Marechal, PhD

Rachel Rudolph, PhD

Yuan Yuan, PhD

#### Teaching Professors

Mara Harrell, PhD

Andy Lamey, PhD

#### Associate Teaching Professor

Reuven Brandt, PhD

#### Professors Emeriti

Georgios H. Anagnostopoulos, PhD, *Professor Emeritus*

Richard J. Arneson, PhD*, Professor Emeritus*

William Bechtel, PhD*, Professor Emeritus*

Patricia Smith Churchland, PhD, *Professor Emerita*

Paul M. Churchland, PhD, *Professor Emeritus*

Gerald D. Doppelt, PhD, *Professor Emeritus*

Rick Grush, PhD, *Professor Emeritus*

Donald P. Rutherford, PhD, *Professor Emeritus*

#### Affiliated Faculty

David Wiens, *Associate Professor, Political Science*