Graduate Program

The Philosophy Ph.D. program educates future teachers, scholars, public humanists, and activists who address living questions through perspectives grounded in a systematic understanding of the histories and traditions of philosophy. We promote a diversity of approaches to the study of philosophy, including continental, feminist, literary, multicultural, and pragmatic. 

 Across these multiple approaches, our regular and affiliated faculty are involved in a range of Emory departments, programs, and initiatives, including African American Studies; the Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture; Comparative Literature; Religion; Disability Studies; Global and Postcolonial Studies, the James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference; the Psychoanalytic Studies Program; and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.  Many of these departments and programs offer opportunities for certificates.  Public Humanities supports an internship program for students seeking careers in or beyond academia.

The guidelines and procedures for all Philosophy graduate students are contained within our handbook: 2022-23 Philosophy Graduate Student Handbook.