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Philosophy Department
SJU 2011 Philosophy Graduate - James Darcy
The Colorado Summer Seminar was an intensive philosophy boot camp of sorts. We had three hours of class every day, along with daily discussion groups and a couple of papers. It was a lot of work, but it was incredibly rewarding and enriching to eat, drink, and sleep philosophy for three weeks with a group of people who care just as deeply about the subject as you do. Read more.
Philosophy Department
The history of ideas is the best way to describe our approach to philosophy. And while we stress the fundamentals of philosophical thought by studying its history, we also pursue cutting edge issues around ethics, Asian thought, feminist philosophy, and philosophy of psychology.
We have some of the best and the brightest students in our major because they are attracted to our strengths: thinking and dialogue. If you think you can handle the truth, we can help you develop the mental tools you need to find it.
Philosophy professor Tony Cunningham organized a recreation of the famous fresco "School of Athens" on the steps of the Sacred Heart Chapel featuring faculty, staff, and students from CSB/SJU. Read the full story.
Opportunities & News
The Annual Wiffleball game (Philosophy vs. History) will take place at SJU on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 4:15 pm. If the weather permits, we'll play outside in the area behind the Guild Hall and Custodial Services Building (Tommy Hall upper courtyard). {in case of inclement weather - we'll be inside the Guild Hall}. Philosophers; Let's win two years in a row!
Karen Duffy, senior philosophy major, won an Honors Summer Fellowship to work on her thesis on the topic of truth and meaning. Karen was advised on her summer research by Professor Steve Wagner.
Interested in a career in law? Consider a philosophy major. Philosophy majors score extremely well on the LSAT. Please contact Assistant Professor & Pre-Law Advisor Emily Esch if you have any questions.
The Philosophy Club has been reconstituted. Contact Ben Seefeldt or faculty advisor Emily Esch for details.
The Philosophy Department is known for its excellent teaching. Four members of our department have won the Bob Spaeth and Mary Grell teaching awards, the highest per capita percentage of any department.
The Gadfly Newsletter:
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- Philosophy majors fare well economically
- Philosophy TV
- A computer scientist talks about why he studies philosophy in "From Technologist to Philosopher"
- A group made up of philosophy professors singing about Quine, Kant ("Synthesize the Manifold"), G.E. Moore, Utilitarianism, "We Can't Stop Doing Metaphysics," etc. View it here.
- More students choosing philosophy major.
- Have a philosophical question? Ask here.
- 2005 SJU Philosophy Graduate, Zach Vertin, in the news. Read all about it!
- From Omelets to Michelin Star... read about '89 SJU graduate Mark Sullivan's accomplishments and how his studies in philosophy help him keep grounded.
Tony Cunningham
Professor/Chairperson
Quad 351, SJU
Philosophy Department
College of Saint Benedict
Saint John's University
(320) 363-2730
Laura Schmitz
Department Coordinator
Quad 362D, SJU
Philosophy Department
College of Saint Benedict
Saint John's University
(320) 363-3030