Thomas Ward, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy in the College of Arts & Sciences, has received a $40,000 National Endowment for the Humanities research fellowship to prepare a scholarly translation of an influential treatise by Scottish philosopher John Dun Scotus (1266-1308).

Academic Placement and Data Analysis has released new data on the top quartile of philosophy graduate programs, and the Baylor Philosophy PhD Program is included. Our particularly notable achievements are:

1st in Teaching Preparation
3rd in Financial Support
4th in Placement Rate
10th in Climate

CLICK HERE to see Rankings

7th Annual Meeting of History of Philosophy Society (HOPS) and Call for Papers. Hosted at Baylor University by the Department of Philosophy, April 29-30, 2022.

Keynote Speakers:
Jill Gordon, Colby College
Christian Emden, Rice University

Brandon Rickabaugh is the Humanities recipient of Baylor's Outstanding Dissertation Award 2020-21!

Baylor philosophy professor, Francis J. Beckwith, is one of about 200 founding members of a new professional society, the Academic Freedom Alliance (AFA), which was launched on March 8, 2021.

Charity Anderson is the winner of the 2021 Sanders Prize in Philosophy of Religion with her paper, "Divine Hiddenness and Other Evidence,” (co-authored with Jeff Russell (USC)) The paper will be published in Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion.

Dr. Jorge Garcia from Boston College gave a virtual Beall-Russell lecture, "Is Racism an Ideology?" on January 29, 2021.

Erin Cline has been named by Georgetown University as the Paul J. and Chandler M. Tagliabue Distinguished Professor in Interfaith Studies & Dialogue.

Postdoctoral Research Associate position has been approved by the University. Apply now for the position before December 1, 2020.

Dr. Evans recently lectured via Zoom, to Wheaton college students on “Kierkegaard on Faith, Doubt, and Uncertainty.”

Dr. Garcia gave a Zoom lecture, "Midas Touch Metaphysics" for students at Marist College on 10/15/20.

Dr. Anne-Marie Schultz's book, Plato's Socrates on Socrates: Socratic Self-Disclosure and the Public Practice of Philosophy (March 2020), is featured in the December 2020 CHOICE Reviews.

Dr. C. Stephen Evans' book, Why Christian Faith Still Makes Sense (Baker Academic, 2015) has now been translated in Polish and published in Warsaw.

Ethics Guidelines produced by the members of Dr. Jeffrey's Philosophy 1308: Bioethics class at Baylor University this last Spring.

WACO, Texas (March 31, 2020) – Baylor University President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., announced today that the designation of Master Teacher – the highest honor granted to Baylor faculty members for sustained excellence in teaching – has been conferred on Professor Robert F. Darden III, Dr. Anne-Marie Schultz and Dr. Charles A. Weaver III.

It saddens me to announce the untimely death of our beloved office manager, Nancy Kallus. Nancy died unexpectedly at her home near West on June 3. Both faculty and graduate students are saddened by the loss of this colleague and friend. Nancy was, of course, very competent, having worked at Baylor for 25 years. She was ready to assist me, as chair, and other faculty as well, no matter what needed to be done. Also, Nancy was a joyful person, treating our faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students with heartfelt kindness and much patience. She was invariably cheerful and also very thoughtful. Nancy greeted us with a smile, and, frequently asked about the children (or grandchildren) of our graduate students or faculty. Nancy was a lovely presence in our department and will be greatly missed. And she will be missed by friends all over campus. Our department extends our most heartfelt condolences to her daughter, Jamie Ruth, her son-in-law, Shannon, and grandchildren, Keri Jo and Justin Ruth and all those who cherished a friendship with Nancy.


Michael Beaty
Professor and Chair
Department of Philosophy