Primary Faculty: Professors BELNAP (Alan Ross Anderson Distinguished Professor), BRANDOM (Distinguished Service Professor), CAMP, GALE, GAUTHIER (Distinguished Service Professor; Chair), GRÜNBAUM (Andrew Mellon Professor), HAUGELAND, MASSEY (Distinguished Service Professor), McDOWELL (University Professor), RESCHER (University Professor), W. SALMON (University Professor), WILSON; Associate Professors ALLEN, CLIFTON, CONANT, ENGSTROM, HOROWITZ, MANDERS (Director of Graduate Studies); Assistant Professors GRUSH, RUETSCHE, SEGVIC, THOMPSON; Lecturer PERLOFF (Assistant Chair)

Affiliated Faculty (Adjunct faculty and those with primary appointments in other areas): Professors BUCHANAN (University Professor, Computer Science), EARMAN (University Professor, History and Philosophy of Science), GILL (Classics), GLYMOUR (Adjunct), LENNOX (History and Philosophy of Science; Director, Center for Philosophy of Science), MACHAMER (History and Philosophy of Science), McCORD (University Honors College), McGUIRE (History and Philosophy of Science), NORTON (History and Philosophy of Science), M. SALMON (Chair, History and Philosophy of Science), YOUNG (Public and International Affairs)

Emeritus Faculty: Professors A. BAIER (Distinguished Service Professor), K. BAIER (Distinguished Service Professor)

To undertake graduate work in philosophy, a student normally must have done superior work in upper-division courses in philosophy totaling not less than 18 credit hours. Exceptions are made in the case of outstanding students who have completed strong majors in other fields. In addition to certified transcripts of all prior undergraduate and graduate work, applicants must include certified scores on the aptitude parts of the Graduate Record Examination, letters of recommendation, and a sample of written work. Full details may be obtained from the Director of Graduate Studies.

Admissions to the PhD program are made once yearly, in February, for entry the following September. The department accepts only full-time students. Admission is highly competitive; in recent years fewer than ten per cent of applicants have been offered admission. Admission to the terminal MA program is made a month before the start of the Fall and Spring Terms. The department welcomes students in other doctoral programs at the University who wish to take a secondary MA in Philosophy. The department admits other students only if places are available after doctoral students have been admitted.

The Director of Graduate Studies advises incoming graduate students in planning their programs of studies. Departmental requirements are fully spelled out in the Handbook of Rules and Policies for Graduate Study in Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, which may be obtained from the department. In summary, these requirements include (i) proficiency in French, German, Greek, or Latin, shown by passing a departmental translation examination (waived for secondary MA students); (ii) proficiency in basic logic, normally shown by passing (with a grade of at least B) course 1500; (iii) proficiency in metaphysics and epistemology, and either ethics or philosophy of science, shown by passing (with a grade of at least B+) the core courses 2400 and either 2300 or 2600; (iv) proficiency in the history of philosophy, shown by doing two ‘units’ as specified in the Handbook.

The Director of Graduate Studies advises incoming students in planning their program of studies. Departmental requirements are fully spelled out in the Handbook of Rules and Policies for Graduate Study in Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, which may be obtained from the department. In summary, these requirements include (i) proficiency in French, German, Greek, or Latin, shown by passing a departmental translation examination; (ii) proficiency in basic and advanced logic, normally shown by passing (with a grade of at least B) course 2500; (iii) proficiency in ethics, metaphysics and epistemology, and philosophy of science, shown by passing (with a grade of at least B+) the core courses 2300, 2400, and 2600; (iv) proficiency in the history of philosophy, shown by doing four ‘units’ as specified in the Handbook.

When these requirements are completed, which should be by the end of the third year of full-time graduate study, the student’s performance will be subject to comprehensive evaluation by the full faculty of the department. If the evaluation is favorable, the student presents a prospectus for a dissertation. If the prospectus is acceptable to the proposed dissertation committee, the student is admitted to PhD candidacy. The student must then write and submit a dissertation which the committee considers acceptable for examination, and must pass a final oral examination on the dissertation and his/her research.

Teaching Internship
In order to qualify for the PhD degree, each graduate student must teach, under the supervision of the faculty, at least three one-hour discussion sections distributed over at least two different courses. Teaching Assistants and Teaching Fellows satisfy this requirement in the course of fulfilling their teaching duties. Special arrangements are made to enable other graduate students to satisfy this requirement.

The Department of History and Philosophy of Science: The Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh offers courses and seminars leading to the MA and PhD degrees. They are designed to give students an opportunity to acquire those specialized skills requisite to an understanding of science as an intellectual, cultural, and historical force. The course offerings are diversified, and normal course work is supplemented by a series of seminars on special topics of interest.

It is possible for students in the Department of Philosophy to work out a combined program with the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, for which there are special degree requirements. The Departments of Philosophy and History and Philosophy of Science work closely together in offering courses and seminars.

Courses numbered in the 2000s are intended primarily for graduate students. The following courses are usually offered in rotation over a period of two or three years. The core courses and advanced logic (2300, 2400, 2600, and 2500) are offered every year, either in the Fall or Spring Term. The department prepares detailed descriptions of each term's course offerings; these details are available from the department about two months before the beginning of each term. Students not having graduate standing in the Department of Philosophy should secure the instructor's consent before registering for any of the following courses.