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PGR 2021 Preview: Summary of specialty rankings for U.S. programs ranked 44th

Following up on yesterday's preview, below the fold are the summaries of specialty rankings for the two programs tied for 44th in the U.S.:  Florida State University and Rice University.  The remainder of the top fifty should follow later today.

Florida State University

Metaphysics & Epistemology  
Philosophy of Language rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Mind rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Metaphysics Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3)
Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophical Logic rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Action Group 1 (1) (rounded mean of 4.5)
Philosophy of Religion rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of the Sciences and Mathematics  
General Philosophy of Science rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Physics rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Biology rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Social Sciences no rounded mean value
Philosophy of Cognitive Science rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Decision, Rational Choice, & Game Theory rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Mathematics rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Mathematical Logic rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Theory of Value  
Normative Ethics Group 4 (24-56) (rounded mean of 3)
Metaethics & Moral Psychology Group 4 (25-52) (rounded mean of 3.5)
Applied Ethics rounded mean score of less than 3.0.
Political Philosophy rounded mean score of less than 3.0.
Philosophy of Law rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Art no rounded mean value
History of Philosophy  
Acnient Philosophy rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Medieval Philosophy rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Early Modern: 17th Century  rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Early Modern: 18th Century  rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Kant rounded mean score of less than 3.0
19th Century Continental rounded mean score of less than 3.0
20th Century Continental rounded mean score of less than 3.0
History of Analytic rounded mean score of less than 3.0
American Pragmatism no rounded mean value
Other Areas  
Feminist Philosophy no rounded mean value
Chinese Philosophy rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Race no rounded mean value

 

Rice University

Metaphysics & Epistemology  
Philosophy of Language rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Mind Group 3 (7-22) (rounded mean of 3.5)
Metaphysics rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophical Logic rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Action rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Religion rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of the Sciences and Mathematics  
General Philosophy of Science rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Physics rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Biology rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Social Sciences no rounded mean value
Philosophy of Cognitive Science rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Decision, Rational Choice, & Game Theory rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Mathematics rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Mathematical Logic rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Theory of Value  
Normative Ethics Group 4 (24-56) (rounded mean of 3)
Metaethics & Moral Psychology rounded mean score of less than 3.0.
Applied Ethics rounded mean score of less than 3.0.
Political Philosophy Group 4 (24-46) (rounded mean of 3)
Philosophy of Law rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Art no rounded mean value
History of Philosophy  
Acnient Philosophy rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Medieval Philosophy rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Early Modern: 17th Century  rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Early Modern: 18th Century  rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Kant rounded mean score of less than 3.0
19th Century Continental rounded mean score of less than 3.0
20th Century Continental Group 3 (6-10) (rounded mean of 3.5)
History of Analytic rounded mean score of less than 3.0
American Pragmatism no rounded mean value
Other Areas  
Feminist Philosophy no rounded mean value
Chinese Philosophy rounded mean score of less than 3.0
Philosophy of Race no rounded mean value

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