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Philosophy Department General Support

From its inception as a founding core discipline at UCSC, the Philosophy Department has trained students and fostered research in fundamental, historical and contemporary ideas about the logic, methods, analytics and sets of perspectives that frame a philosophical view of the human world. A world now engaged in transformative questions about ethics in science, medicine, business, environmental stewardship and human rights.  

UCSC’s studies in Philosophy train today’s students to understand, present and advocate a position about topics such as euthanasia or world hunger, environmental or human rights through multiple historical, literary, and economic views that shape human ethics and social policies.  Successful Philosophy student teams from UCSC, regularly place in the top three spots among major universities, for national competition in debate-based ethics forums, and go on to careers in public policy research or law. Click here to donate to the Department of Philosophy.

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Minorities and Philosophy (MAP)

Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) is an organization with over 120 international chapters that work to promote diversity and inclusion within academic philosophy.

With your contributions, we are able to support our UCSC MAP chapter in hosting external speakers, reading groups, film screenings, mentorship events for undergraduates or graduates, panel discussions, and practical workshops that address minority issues in the profession of philosophy and create a forum for discussing theoretical issues regarding philosophy of gender, race, sexual orientation, class, disability, and so forth. These activities serve the wider aims of MAP: to increase the representation and participation of underrepresented groups in academic philosophy and improve department culture.

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