Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy - History of Philosophy

The study of the history of philosophy has been a long-time strength of Emory's philosophy department. We regard it as integral to philosophical inquiry and as a stand-alone field of study, where faculty members explore and assess the historical lineage of problems and positions, as well the overall character, development, and influence of key figures.

Multiple figures and traditions orient current research projects, including Aristotle, Emerson, existentialism, German Idealism and Romanticism, Hegel, Hobbes, James, Kant, Plato, pragmatism, Santayana, Sartre, Spinoza, Vico, and transcendentalism.

Various methodologies orient this research, including deconstruction, genealogy, hermeneutics, historicism, and post-colonial and de-colonial theory.

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