The Department of Philosophy at Memorial University is a small but vibrant community of scholars actively researching and teaching in a variety of areas of philosophy in the heritage city of St. John’s, Newfoundland. 

The Department offers a variety of undergraduate programs and directs graduate research in the history of philosophy, continental philosophy, and political philosophy, as well as other areas. Students of all levels are invited to come with us and explore the nature and problems of existence, being and thought.

Congratulations to Brad Dart

Congratulations to Brad Dart for his SSHRCC Doctoral Fellowship for 2025-26

Project title: “The epistemic role of definitions in science”

George Saad successfully defended his PhD thesis in August, 2024

Title: “The Substantial Subject: The Logic and Appearance of Freedom in Hegel”