# Department of Philosophy ## Welcome! See our current course offerings. [ Welcome! arrow\_circle\_right ](/courses-overview) ![Welcome Slide - click for course offerings](/sites/g/files/omnuum4436/files/styles/hwp_28_10__1920x685/public/phildept/files/img_7937.jpg?itok=7KbPyEIi) ## Latest News [### Zoë Johnson King Wins Phi Beta Kappa Award for Excellence in Teaching ](/news/2026/05/zoe-johnson-king-wins-phi-beta-kappa-award-excellence-teaching) May 27, 2026 Professor Zoë Johnson King has received the Alpha-Iota Prize for Excellence in Teaching, awarded annually by the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Each year, the undergraduate members of Alpha Iota, led by four Phi Beta Kappa Marshals, select three members of the... ![Zoe Johnson King portrait](/sites/g/files/omnuum4436/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/phildept/files/zoe_johnson_king.jpg?h=fdbf2904&itok=ew91Fz0x) [### Congratulations to the 2025/2026 Philosophy Department Prize Winners! ](/news/2026/05/congratulations-20252026-philosophy-department-prize-winners) May 19, 2026 The Department of Philosophy is delighted to announce the winners of this year's Adams, Carrier, Bechtel, and Bowen Prizes. Congratulations to all of these deserving undergraduate and graduate students! ![Harvard Yard](/sites/g/files/omnuum4436/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/213939_1324895.png?itok=yr9kAov0) [### Philosophy Concentrators Among 2026 Hoopes Prize Winners ](/news/2026/05/philosophy-concentrators-among-2026-hoopes-prize-winners) May 08, 2026 Three Philosophy concentrators, Ariel (Ari) Kohn, Willa Kramer, and Arundhati (Dhati) Oommen were among 71 Harvard College seniors awarded Hoopes prizes for their senior theses. Willa is a joint concentrator Philosophy and Women’s & Gender Studies, whose... ![emerson2.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum4436/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/phildept/files/emerson2.jpg?h=75d39699&itok=7Zn7u8zA) [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/news) ## Upcoming Events [### History of Philosophy Workshop: Patrick Connolly (Johns Hopkins) ](/event/history-philosophy-workshop-patrick-connolly-johns-hopkins?occ_id=0)September 11, 2026 | 3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT | Robbins Library, Emerson 211 In Person [### Colloquium Lecture: Tom Parr (University of Warwick) ](/event/colloquium-lecture-tom-parr-university-warwick-0?occ_id=0)September 25, 2026 | 3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT | Emerson Hall 305 In Person [### History of Philosophy Workshop: Sean Greenberg ](/event/history-philosophy-workshop-sean-greenberg?occ_id=0)October 9, 2026 | 3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT | Robbins Library, Emerson 211 In Person [### Colloquium Lecture: Kathleen Creel (Northeastern University) ](/event/colloquium-lecture-kathleen-creel-northeastern-university?occ_id=0)October 30, 2026 | 3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT | Emerson Hall 305 In Person [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/calendar/upcoming)