The philosophy program faculty, like all Morris campus faculty, value rigorous academic research as part of a well rounded undergraduate experience. While on the Morris campus, philosophy majors have the opportunity to participate in:
- Morris Academic Partnerships (MAP)
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities (UROP)
- The Undergraduate Research Symposium
- A senior thesis that every philosophy major will complete.
Recent examples of senior thesis projects:
“Lewis' Preemptive Causation and Kim's Theory of Particular Events”, Joe Gold, Spring 2008
“Not Absurd Enough”, Patrick Boyle, Spring 2007
“Could a machine ever understand?” Wayne Manselle, Spring 2005
“A Defense of Physicalism”, Jessica Engelking, Fall 2004
“Vegetarianism is Obligatory”, Jesse Gurr, Spring 2004
“Alternate Possibilities in Libertarian Free Will”, Nat Sayles, Spring 2004
“Pragmatic and Conceptual Concerns Regarding Proportional Punishment”, Allison Friedly, Spring 2004