Are you interested in the most significant questions of the human experience, like the existence of God, the standard of right and wrong, or how knowledge is possible?  Do you find yourself drawn to debate and rational analysis, or ask questions about how things work or why things are done the way they are? Are you interested in questions informed by a variety of academic disciplines?  If so, you might want to consider majoring or minoring in philosophy.

Philosophy is a creative and critical exploration of the meanings and values by which we live our lives.  Philosophers inquire, in a disciplined yet free and unrestricted manner, into matters indispensable to the flourishing of human persons, society, polity, and culture.  To enter into philosophy is to find a new way of wondering and speaking about those things that matter most to us as human beings—love and friendship, work and creativity, suffering and death, identity and diversity, God and the mystery of evil, freedom and responsibility, the possibility of living a good and meaningful life.

Welcome new faculty members!

The Philosophy Department is happy to announce the following additions to our departmental community for the fall 2018 semester (click for details):