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In the most recent (2006-2008) ranking of American philosophy departments by The Philosophical Gourmet, the Columbia University Department of Philosophy is ranked 10th. More generally, in the English-speaking world it was ranked 11th. It has particular strength in topics of: Philosophy of mind, political philosophy, philosophy of law, philosophy of biology, philosophy of social sciences, 17th-century early modern philosophy, and 20th-century continental philosophy.

Faculty
A short list of department faculty:

David Albert, specializing in philosophy of physics and philosophy of science.

John Collins, specializing in metaphysics, epistemology, and decision theory.

Haim Gaifman, specializing in probability theory, logic, philosophy of language. He has worked personally with Rudolf Carnap and earned his Ph.D. under Alfred Tarski.

Lydia Goehr, specializing in philosophy of music, aesthetics, critical theory, philosophy of history, and 19th and 20th Century Philosophy.

Philip Kitcher, specializing in philosophy of science, biology, and mathematics.

Carol Rovane, specializing in metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind. In history of philosophy: Descartes, Kant, the pragmatists.

Achille Varzi, specializing in logic and metaphysics.

Katja Vogt, specializing in ancient philosophy and ethics.