
- Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
- Minor available in Philosophy and Ethics
- Liberal Studies majors can complete a Concentration in Applied Philosophy.
- Labor Relations Manager, $101,000
- Hospice Chaplain, $59,000
- Philosophy Instructor, $55,000
- Jason Winfree (Chair), Ph.D., Vanderbilt ('01)
- Valerie E. Broin, Ph.D., Colorado ('88)
- David Kangas, Ph.D., Yale Univ. ('99)
- Chris Nagel, Ph.D., Duquesne ('96)
- James A. Tuedio, Ph.D., Colorado ('83)
- Andrew Young, Ph.D., Vanderbilt ('88)
- Hakhamanesh Zangeneh, Ph.D., Université Paris XII ('09)
The college offers 16 majors and 23 minors at the undergraduate level in addition to fi ve degrees and one certifi cate program offered at the graduate level.
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Philosophical studies sharpen our reading, writing and critical thinking skills. Through careful analysis of ideas, issues, and arguments, our students gain a critical appreciation for different historical and contemporary mindsets. We think about our place in space and time, meaning and language, self and society, normalization and excess, creative expression, human values, and ethical issues in contemporary life.
Where can a Philosophy degree take you? Philosophical analysis helps in law, politics, labor relations, counseling and social work, conflict mediation, organizational/ strategic planning, investigative journalism, teaching, ethics consulting, dispute resolution, personal coaching, and managing complex problems.
Philosophy majors ...
- Gain a solid grounding for graduate studies
- Obtain skills applicable to professional studies in law, social work, cognitive science, literary theory, applied ethics, and counseling practices
- Philosophy of Science
- Contemporary Moral Issues
- Philosophy and Film
- Philosophy of the Mind
- Philosophy Through Literature
- Existentialism
- Philosophy of Art
- Philosophy of Language
PHIL 4430: Bioethics
Addresses topics in biomedical ethics (e.g. right to care, informed consent, assisted suicide, resource allocation) with emphasis on issues raised by new biotechnologies (e.g. stem cell research, cloning, bioengineering, organ farming, and gene mapping).
- To cultivate knowledge of important issues and positions in the history of philosophy
- To understand significant developments in contemporary “Continental” and “Postmodern” philosophies
- To develop a personal relationship to philosophical inquiry, and to see how philosophical analysis relates to human life, culture, and society
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