Philosophy is the most conceptually fundamental of the liberal arts. It is that academic discipline that is most concerned with ideas. The student majoring in philosophy is trained to understand abstract ideas and their relations to one another and the world, to learn what have been among the most influential ideas in human history from ancient Greece to the present, and to enter into the dialectical process of rational disputation concerning those ideas.
| PHIL-20300 | Introduction to Logic or | |
| PHIL-32100 | Symbolic Logic | |
| At least four courses taken at level 3 or 4 | 36 |
Because of the importance of logical analysis in philosophy, majors should try to complete the logic requirement by the end of the sophomore year.
| Philosophy majors are urged, but not required, to double-major or minor in another field from which facts of philosophical interest can be learned and to which the concepts and skills of philosophy can be applied. | 84 | |
| Total, B.A. in philosophy | 120 |
The minor in philosophy offers students a way to concentrate their efforts in an area of study that is important to them but subordinate to their primary educational focus. Students who declare a minor in philosophy will be assigned an adviser from the department to help them select courses that meet their needs and interests.
| PHIL-20300 | Introduction to Logic or | |
| PHIL-32100 | Symbolic Logic | |
| At least two courses taken at level 3 or 4 | 18 |
Because of the importance of logical analysis in philosophy, minors should try to complete the logic requirement by the end of sophomore year.