UNM Department of Philosophy

About the Department of Philosophy

  • The University of New Mexico Department of Philosophy is a community of faculty and students actively engaged in a wide range of philosophical projects
  • Our department combines research strengths in both Western and Asian philosophy and offers extraordinary resources for students wishing to specialize in Continental and/or South Asian traditions, and in comparative approaches to philosophy more broadly
  • Our department is small and close-knit and has an excellent student-to-professor ratio that provides students the opportunity to receive close attention from individual faculty members
  • Our faculty members are highly regarded experts in their fields, and they continue to pursue original, cutting-edge research that earns international renown
  • Our faculty members are also highly regarded teachers - they have 10 teaching awards between them - and they share a steadfast commitment to providing our students a world-class education
  • We offer a Ph.D. program, a terminal M.A. program, three undergraduate major programs, an undergraduate minor, and a Shared-Credit Undergraduate/Graduate Degree Program that allows studemts to complete both their B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy in five years of study
  • We offer competitive funding packages to our Ph.D. students, and our incoming M.A. students have in-state tuition rates available to them from day one
  • The successful placement of our M.A. and Ph.D. students continues to be a hallmark of our graduate programs
  • We are located in Albuquerque, the largest city in a state known for its natural beauty
  • New Mexico's unique multi-lingual and multi-cultural diversity and history is reflected throughout UNM

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Recent Faculty Books

Cover of God Is Undead: Psychoanalysis for Unbelievers

God Is Undead: Psychoanalysis for Unbelievers

Adrian Johnston and Lorenzo Chiesa

Recent News

Jason Barton's New Book

Posted: Oct 07, 2025 - 04:05pm

Jason Barton's new book, A Hegelian Theory of Divine Revelation, is now available for puchase.&...read more

Congratulations to Adrian Johnston!

Posted: Oct 02, 2025 - 03:05pm

We are very pleased to announce that Adrian Johnston has won the Symposium Book Prize from the ...read more

Prof. Iain Thomson's Latest Book

Posted: Mar 25, 2025 - 10:51am

Prof. Iain Thomson's new book, Heidegger on Technology's Danger and Promise in the Age of AI (E...read more

Upcoming Events

Student Conference

Inaugural UNM Asian Philosophy Graduate Conference

Oct 30, 2025 - 09:00am
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Student Conference

Udayana on Learning by Memory 

Oct 31, 2025 - 04:30pm
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