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Leda Cosmides, Adina Roskies, Rachel Segalman
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Left to right: Leda Cosmides, Adina Roskies, Rachel Segalman

‘The embodiment of scientific excellence and service’

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Student debate team finishes second at national Ethics Bowl
The symmetrical pattern of a cable-stayed bridge from below.
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Comparing the complexity of scientific theories is challenging. Mathematical symmetry can provide an excellent guide.

Sharpening Occam’s Razor
Philosophy professor Thomas Holden
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Professor Thomas Holden, March 2023

New book offers new interpretation on Thomas Hobbes’ philosophy of religion

American Renewal

At the Top of Their Game

High Honors

‘For Freedom and Human Dignity’

A Question of Ethics

Thoreau Edition Publishes First Volume of Correspondence

UCSB Philosopher Examines Reasonable Disagreement and Political Policy

Philosophy Conference at UCSB to Examine Issues in Ethics

Prize-Winning Author/Psychologist Steven Pinker to Open 4-Day Philosophy of the Mind Conference at UC Santa Barbara
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