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PhilosophyDepartment Chair: Stephen WagnerFaculty: Dennis Beach OSB, Anthony Cunningham, Joseph DesJardins, Eugene Garver, Jean Keller, Rene McGraw OSB, Timothy Robinson, Roselyn Schmitt, Stephen Wagner, Charles Wright Every person asks certain philosophical questions. What makes life meaningful? How do I know that this belief is true? Is there a God? Why is there something rather than nothing? How ought I to live? What does it mean to belong to a society? What makes a science a science? Most of the time, these and similar questions of meaning, even of ultimate meaning, emerge briefly, then recede quietly. Philosophy courses attempt to make these questions emerge more clearly and more frequently, so that students may move towards the truth. In the course listings, four distinct sections are evident. The first section (123-180) is geared towards introducing students to the discipline of philosophy by examining the questions that philosophers ask about human nature, about God, about society, about gender, etc. The second group of courses (210-272), while still at an introductory level, focus on more specific topics and areas. A third group (331-341) is oriented towards the history of philosophy. These courses give students a sense of the development of philosophy in the West. The fourth set of courses (353-361) examine in depth the great philosophical issues of human knowledge, metaphysics, ethics and science. All courses are open to majors and non-majors. In addition to preparing philosophy majors for graduate school, the study of philosophy serves as an excellent background for people entering other professions. |
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