USC Dornsife News

Hoose Library of Philosophy has been home to rare artifacts, manuscripts and collections for nearly a century.

If not for a last-minute Hollywood break, 2013 PhD graduate Luka Jones would probably be a philosophy professor.

Their lives were thrown into chaos when they decided to travel to England to establish trade relations – but got sold into slavery along the way.

A philosophy professor recommends helpful readings on free will, the existence of God, the nature of time, and more.

The Ancient Greek philosophy has acquired a new generation of acolytes. Chair of USC Dornsife’s School of Philosophy Ralph Wedgwood explains its appeal.

The City of Angels has long turned catastrophe into opportunity, learning lessons and rebuilding in the wake of tragedy.

The professor of English and author of the acclaimed novel Colored Television discusses writing in the shadow of “Big Television,” overcoming bad reviews, and her “descriptive, not prescriptive” approach.

The US government locked up nearly 126,000 Japanese Americans from 1942 to 1945, but never kept comprehensive records of all the people subjected to this unjustified incarceration.

Historians may not know much about Silvester’s life, but the era he lived in was pivotal for Christianity.