• Research & Work

      • Contact Us

        General Admission Contact
        The New School for Social Research
        Office of Admission
        79 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor
        New York, NY 10003
        212.229.5600 or 800.523.5411
        SocialResearchAdmit@newschool.edu

        Department of Philosophy
        6 East 16th Street, Room 1015A
        New York, NY 10003
        Tel: 212.229.5707 ext. 3078

        Mailing Address
        79 5th Ave, Room 1015A
        New York, NY 10003

        Chair: Dmitri Nikulin

        Senior Secretary: Despina Dontas
        DontasD@newschool.edu

        Student Advisors:
        James Tribendis
        PhilAdvisor@newschool.edu

        Samuel Yelton
        PhilosophyWS@newschool.edu

        View Advisor Office Hours

        Department of Philosophy Handbook (PDF)

        Admission Links

    • Students in the Department of Philosophy combine deep intellectual analyses of important philosophers with a robust and comprehensive survey of important ideas, pairing an understanding of both thinker and thought. Their research and writing, under the guidance of our esteemed faculty, influences the field and reshapes the modern understanding of ideas.

      Recently, their thought-provoking work has covered topics such as:

      • The concept of nature in Aristotle
      • The birth of political life in Hobbes
      • The concept of experience in Dewey
      • Politics as critique
      • Veganism as virtue
      • Affirmation in Nietzsche
      • Perceptual content
      • Aesthetics and everyday life
      • Atheory of concepts
      • Agency and responsibility

      Discover more about the innovative research and work of our students and faculty

  • Take The Next Step

Submit your application

Undergraduates

To apply to any of our Bachelor's programs (Except the Bachelor's Program for Adult Transfer Students) complete and submit the Common App online.

Graduates and Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctural, Professional Studies Diploma, Graduate Certificate, or Associate's programs, or to apply to the Bachelor's Program for Adult and Transfer Students, complete and submit the New School Online Application.