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The Philosophy Program offers the student
either a Minor (18 credits) or a
Concentration (27 credits) in the history of
philosophy and modern and contemporary
philosophy. The concentration in philosophy
must be done in accompaniment with a
separate major: i.e. AH/PL, CL/PL, ICP/PL,
IE/PL, etc. Interested students wishing to
specialize in one area more than another
during their philosophical studies
(Philosophy and the Humanities and/or
Philosophy and Social Science) are also
recommended to consult the honors program in
"Philosophy, Politics and Economics" in the
International and Comparative Politics
Department and the interdisciplinary minor
in "Critical Theory" in the Comparative
Literature department.
The Philosophy Minor introduces the student
to fundamental methods of philosophical
enquiry, gives a historical overview of
western philosophy from the Ancients to
contemporary philosophical thought and then
allows the student to develop their
individual philosophical interest within a
broad range of topic-oriented courses across
the humanities, social science and sciences.
The Philosophy Concentration is divided into
three sections: the first core (as for the
minor) develops basic skills in
philosophical analysis and thought and gives
an overview of western philosophy; the
second core focuses on three major areas of
concern to modern and contemporary
continental reflection – the genealogy of
the subject, the critique of political
economy, philosophical and political
modernity; the third section offers a range
of courses in "Philosophy and the
Disciplines" (Philosophy and Film,
Philosophy and Literature, Philosophy and
Political Economy, Philosophy and Science,
etc.) that are housed either in the
Philosophy Program, adjoining departments,
or in the programs of Philosophy, Politics
and Economics and Critical Theory. The
overall concern of the philosophy
concentration is to give students a rigorous
and adventurous introduction to philosophy
in its historical, modern and contemporary
concerns with actuality. The concentration
has therefore been conceived in a
disciplinary, interdisciplinary and dynamic
fashion.
Training in both philosophical reasoning and
the traditions of philosophy provides the
student with a rigorous and imaginative set
of skills that strongly enhances and
complements all majors across the humanities
and social science. A concentration in
Philosophy is thus highly advised as a
theoretical and reflective companion to work
in, and across specific disciplines. All
professional careers and/or Graduate Schools
appreciate such reflection at undergraduate
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