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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.

• 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

• 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