This page contains a chronology of significant events in the UCSD Philosophy Department, including hirings, promotions, chairmanships, and awards. All dates are based upon the first appearance of a title in the annual entry in the UCSD General Catalog.
1963 (July 1)-1964. Philosophy Department at UCSD founded.
First graduate and undergraduate courses offered.
Chair Richard Popkin.
Professors Jason L. Saunders, Avrum Stroll.
1964-1965. Professor Herbert Marcuse.
First Ph. D. degree awarded to David Fate Norton.
1965-1966. Professors Paul Dibbon, Paul Henry.
Associate Professor William W. Bartley II.
Assistant Professors Rudolph Makkreel, David Fate Norton.
Senior Lecturer Stanley Moore.
1966-1967. Acting Chair Avrum Stroll.
Senior Lecturer Stanley Moore.
1967-1968. Chair Richard Popkin.
Professor Stanley Moore.
Assistant Professors Ronald Kirkby, Stanley Malinovich.
Lecturer in Philosophy Roger Ruffin (Judge, Superior Court of California)
Herbert Marcuse, responding to a death threat, vows to continue teaching at UCSD.
1968-1969. Herbert Marcuse's Presidential Address to the Pacific meeting of the American Philosophical Association in Portland, Oregon, March 28, 1969.
Chair Jason L. Saunders.
Visiting Associate Professor Stephen Crites.
Associate in Philosophy, Ronald Scales
1969-1970. Chair Avrum Stroll.
Associate Professor David Fate Norton.
Assistant Professor Georgios H. Anagnostopoulos.
Visiting Professors of Philosophy Raziel Abelson (New York University), Paul Dibon (Sorbonne), Roger Ruffin (Judge, Superior Court of California).
1970-1971. Associate Professors David Fate Norton, Edward N. Lee.
Assistant Professor Ronald D. Scales.
Senior Lecturer Roger S. Ruffin.
1971-1972. Professors Frederick A. Olafson; Frederick T. Sommers.
Assistant Professors John Holbrook, Thomas C. Mark, Helen E. Longino.
Honorar Professor Herbert Marcuse.
Senior Lecturer Roger S. Ruffin.
1972-1973. Visiting Professor: Arthur C. Danto.
Honorar Professor Herbert Marcuse.
Senior Lecturer Roger S. Ruffin.
1973-1974. Chair Frederick A. Olafson.
Assistant Professor Richard J. Arneson.
Visiting Professor Richard. S. Rudner.
Honorar Professor Herbert Marcuse.
1974-1975. Hired: Professor Henry E. Allison.
Associate Professor Georgios H. Anagnostopoulos.
Assistant Professor Barbara A. Sinclair (later: Barbara A. Winters).
Honorar Professor Herbert Marcuse.
1975-1976. Professor Zeno Vendler;
Assistant Professors Gerald. D. Doppelt; Robert B. Pippin.
Honorar Professor Herbert Marcuse.
1976-1977. Professor Edward N. Lee.
Honorar Professor Herbert Marcuse.
1977-1978. Chair Edward N. Lee.
Assistant Professor Thomas C. Mark.
Honorary Professor Herbert Marcuse.
1978-1979. Assistant Professors S. Nicholas Jolley, Paolo M. Dau.
Honorary Professor Herbert Marcuse.
1979-1980. Chair Henry E. Allison.
Emeritus Professor Stanley W. Moore.
Honorar Professor Herbert Marcuse.
1980-1981. Associate Professor Gerald D. Doppelt.
Adjunct Professor Sige-Yuki Kuroda.
1981-1982. Associate Professor Richard J. Arneson.
Adjunct Professor Sige-Yuki Kuroda.
1982-1983. Associate Professors Robert B. Pippin, Barbara A. Winters.
Adjunct Professor Sige-Yuki Kuroda.
1983-1984. Chair George H. Anagnostopoulos.
Associate Professor Mark L. Wilson.
Adjunct Professor Sige-Yuki Kuroda.
1984-1985. Adjunct Professor Sige-Yuki Kuroda.
1985-1986 Professors Paul M. Churchland, Patricia Smith Churchland.
Assistant Professor Elisabeth A. Lloyd.
Adjunct Professor Sige-Yuki Kuroda.
1986-1987. Establishment of Science Studies Program, an interdisciplinary program consisting of History, Philosophy, and Sociology.
Professors Philip S. Kitcher, Stephen P. Stich.
Associate Professor Patricia W. Kitcher.
Adjunct Professor Sige-Yuki Kuroda.
1987-1988. Chair Paul M. Churchland.
1988-1989. Emeritus Professor Zeno Vendler.
Associate Professor Adrian M. S. Piper.
1989-1990. Professor Robert B. Pippin.
Assistant Professors Sandra D. Mitchell, Gila Sher.
1990-1991. Chair Robert B. Pippin.
Professor Richard J. Arneson.
Adjunct Professor Sige-Yuki Kuroda.
1991-1992. Professor Patricia Smith Churchland wins McArthur fellowship.
Professor Patricia Kitcher.
Assistant Professors Adrian Cussins, Steven Yalowitz.
Adjunct Professor Sige-Yuki Kuroda.
1992-1993. Patricia Smith Churchland's Presidential address delivered before the sixty-seventh annual Pacific division meeting of the American Philosophical Association in San Francisco, March 26, 1993.
Chair Richard Arneson.
Emeritus Professors Frederick A. Olafson; Avrum Stroll.
Professor S. Nicholas Jolley.
Adjunct Professor Sige-Yuki Kuroda.
1993-1994. Professor Georgios H. Anagnostopoulos.
Adjunct Professor Sige-Yuki Kuroda.
1994-1995. Professor Nancy Cartwright wins McArthur Fellowship.
Associate Professors: Sandra D. Mitchell, Gila Sher.
Assistant Professor Wayne M. Martin.
1995-1996. Chair Patricia W. Kitcher.
Research Professors Henry E. Allison, Avrum Stroll.
Emeritus Professor Edward N. Lee.
Professor Clark Glymour.
Associate Professors David O. Brink, Michael O. Hardiman, Frederick W. Neuhouser.
Visiting Associate Professor Mary Devereaux.
1996-1997. Henry Allison's Presidential Address delivered before the seventy-first annual Pacific Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association in Berkeley, California, March 28, 1997.
Visiting Associate Professor Mary Devereaux.
1997-1998. Philip Kitcher's Presidential address delivered before the seventy-second annual Pacific division meeting of the American Philosophical Association in Los Angeles, California, March 27, 1998.
Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award for Gerald D. Doppelt.
Presidential Professor of Philosophy Philip S. Kitcher.
Valtz Family Professor of Philosophy Clark Glymour.
Research Professor Emeritus Henry E. Allison.
Professors Nancy D. Cartwright, David O. Brink.
Visiting Associate Professor Mary Devereaux.
1998-1999. Visiting Associate Professor Mary Devereaux.
1999-2000. Chair Georgios H. Anagnostopoulos.
Visiting Associate Professor Mary Devereaux.
2000-2001. Acting Dean Georgios H. Anagnostopoulos.
Acting Chair Patricia Smith Churchland.
Presidential Professor of Philosophy Patricia Smith Churchland.
Associate Professor Donald Rutherford.
Assistant Professor Rick Grush.
2001-2002. Paul Churchland's Presidential Address delivered to the seventy-sixth annual Pacific division meeting of the American Philosophical Association in 2002.
Chair Georgios H. Anagnostopoulos.
Professor Gila Sher.
Associate Professor Wayne Martin.
Assistant Professor Craig Callender.
2002-2003. Chair Patricia Smith Churchland.
Professor William Bechtel.
Associate Professor Eric Watkins.
Assistant Professors Johnathan P. Cohen, Dana Nelkin, Samuel C. Rickless.
2003-2004. Professor Donald P. Rutherford.
Associate Professor Craig A. Callender.
2004-2005. Associate Professor Samuel C. Rickless.
Assistant Professor Augustin Rayo.
2005-2006. Valtz Family Professor of Philosophy Paul M. Churchland.
2006-2007. Professor Eric Watkins.
2007-2008. Chair David O. Brink.
Assistant Professors Monte Johnson, Christian Wüthrich.
2008-2009. Assistant Professor Clinton Tolley.
2009-2010. Emeritus Professors Pat Churchland, Paul Churchland.
2010-2011. Chair Donald P. Rutherford.
Associate Professor Monte Johnson.
Assistant Professor Saba Bazargan.
2011-2012. Professor Dana Nelkin.
2012-2013. Associate Professor Christian Wüthrich
2013-2014. Chair Craig Callender.
Associate Professor Clinton Tolley.
