Marcelo Sabatés, Head

Professors: Hamilton and Reagan; Associate Professors Exdell, Glymour, Patterson, and Sabatés; Assistant Professors: Arana, Lapointe, Lara, Mahoney, Tanona, and Wilson; Emeriti Professors: Scheer and Tilghman.

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Philosophy is the study of the intellectual foundations of virtually every area of human thought and endeavor. Over the centuries philosophers have examined, for example, the nature and justification of moral values, religious and scientific explanations of the world, the rationality of social institutions, and the nature of reasoning and argument.

The program in philosophy gives students an understanding of traditional philosophical subjects such as these. It also helps students develop critical habits of thinking and skill in understanding complex issues. Consequently, philosophy is an appropriate subject around which to organize a general education for any purpose.

The Department of Philosophy offers a variety of options within the major program to provide flexibility in organizing a course of studies with philosophy at its center, and a minor.