Kok-chor tan university of pennsylvania admissions
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Please note, all required supporting documents are to be submitted through the online application struktur. Hard kopia materials, other than tjänsteman transcripts, will not be accepted. The application deadline for Philosophy’s doctoral schema is månad 15th. No applications received after the 15th will be accepted or reviewed by the graduate committee.
If you have questions about admissions and requirements that are not answered here, we encourage you to contact our Graduate Coordinator, Kate Stoler, at kastoler@upenn.edu.
Application materials checklist
Applications must contain all of the following to be considered complete:
- Completed online application
- An academic curriculum vitae summarizing your academic background.
- Application fee betalning of $90 or approval of Application Fee Waiver Request Form*
- Personal statement (details below)
- Transcripts uploaded to the application
- Three letters of recommendation (details below)
- Writing Sample (details below)
- Language Test
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Equality for Inegalitarians
George Sher's book accomplishes two things. It provides a thorough critical survey of the account of distributive egalitarianism known as "luck egalitarianism", and it proposes in its place an highly original alternative view of distributive justice that takes the ability of each person to live his or her own life "effectively" to be the good of justice (p. 7). Sher's account of distributive justice is, in the first instance, concerned with sufficiency rather than equality since its goal is to ensure for each a sufficient amount of resources and opportunities and the like to live her own life effectively. Nonetheless, he holds that sufficiency in this regard is ultimately egalitarian because it also secures for each the "equal chance" to live her life effectively. Hence the "equality for inegalitarians" of his title.
Luck egalitarianism is a picture of distributive equality that, at its core, holds that a just distribution of the relevant goods ought
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The graduate application system opens every year on October 1st and closes on December 15th at 11:59 pm P.S.T.
You can find more information about the online application and Penn on the Graduate Division’s website.
What we’re looking for
Our Admissions Committee takes a holistic approach to evaluating applications. Along with a solid academic record, our program is looking for individuals who demonstrate excellence in their chosen field and fit well with the goals and interests of the department.
Admissions requirements for the program reflect the high standards of the School of Arts & Sciences. Admissions criteria include:
- A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution
- A minimum 3.0 GPA
- TOEFL scores of at least 100 (iBT), 250 (CBT), or 600 (PBT) for international applicants (TOEFL scores are not required from international students who are attending or have attended English-speaking institutions or programs for their undergraduate or graduate degree)
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