"The unexamined life is not worth living." —Socrates
The Philosophy Department offers a major program which serves two different goals.
For students who desire to achieve a general liberal arts education and who do not plan to do graduate work in philosophy, courses are selected to enable the student to become a cultured, liberally-educated person.
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For students who plan to do graduate work in philosophy, the department has designated a faculty adviser for preprofessional philosophy. This adviser carefully selects a series of courses and seminars in order to give the students a firm grounding in the discipline and prepare them for acceptance into graduate school. |
The department also offers a preprofessional program: Philosophy Prelaw
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Philosophy gives us techniques for better comprehending the most important questions behind science, religion, art and the conduct of our lives. By studying philosophy, our thinking becomes more reasonable and articulate, allowing us to make more responsible career choices and to make our lives more fulfilling and meaningful.
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