Each year the Department of Philosophy hosts the Philosophers Speak lecture series, in which a major philosopher is invited to present a university-wide talk on current or social issues. A number of influential figures have given the talks in recent years.
2008 Kwame Anthony Appiah (Princeton)
2008 Harry Frankfurt (Princeton)
2009 Paul Boghossian (NYU)
2009 Jeff McMahan (Rutgers)
2010 Nancy Fraser (New School)
2011 Douglas Husak (Rutgers)
2011 David Chalmers (NYU)
