Philosophy

A major in philosophy will introduce you to a wide range of fascinating questions, develop your capacity to think for yourself about challenging issues, and help prepare you for graduate study, professional training and work in any field that requires clear and responsible thinking.

Candidates for this degree must complete 30 hours in philosophy, including the three hours of philosophy required of all Humanities and Social Sciences students:

• two courses in the development of Western philosophical thought; 
• a course in logic; 
• one course in value theory; 
• one course in contemporary philosophy; 
• one-credit writing courses in each of three core areas of philosophy; and 
• four additional LOG or PHI courses (but note that PHI 205 and PHI 210 may not both be used toward the requirements for the degree).

For students declaring this major after Summer I 2014, at least one of the courses taken to satisfy these requirements must be a three-credit-hour, 400-level PHI or LOG course (other than PHI/LOG 498).