Develop your capacities for creative, clear thinking and careful reasoning by studying philosophy.

The 18-credit minor in Philosophy acquaints students with humankind’s most fundamental attempts at self-knowledge and provides a basis from which students can formulate their own views of themselves and the world. Philosophy is the oldest academic discipline, and philosophers strive to uncover wisdom in every dimension of human existence. Consequently, Philosophy shares interests with, and complements, most other academic disciplines.

The study of Philosophy helps students develop their capacities for creative, clear thinking and careful reasoning. The development of these skills, 的态度, and capacities makes the Philosophy minor an excellent complement to any major in preparation for graduate or professional study, conscientious citizenship, 成功的事业.

你将学习什么?

Philosophy students study a range of important and interesting questions, such as:

  • 什么让我们快乐?
  • 上帝存在吗?? 如果是这样，上帝是什么样的?
  • Should you be a vegetarian?
  • 美国是否应该.S. pay reparations to Native Americans?
  • What kind of responsibilities do countries have to each other during a global pandemic?
  • Are conspiracy theories ever right?
  • 可以一个.I. 曾经有过意识?
  • Should marijuana and other drugs be legalized?
  • How different are humans and animals really?

为什么辅修哲学?

Philosophy will give you a powerful set of tools to communicate, 批判性的思考, 看到新的视角, 解决问题. Students who study Philosophy perform very strongly on graduate entrance exams like the LSAT or GRE (see below) and improve their career earning prospects.

要求摘要

18 credits distributed as follows:

  • Required Course – Logic (3 credits)
  • One Philosophy Ethics course (3cr.); including Social Ethics, Bioethics, or Business Ethics
    12 credits in four other Philosophy elective courses

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