College of Letters and Science
Department of Philosophy
Morrill Hall, Room 408University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-3016
Voice: 208-885-7107
Fax: 208-885-6198
Kathryn Paxton George, Department Chair
Faculty: Janice Capel Anderson, Kathryn Paxton George, Nicholas F. Gier, Douglas Lind. Adjunct Faculty: Raymond Dacey.
Philosophy examines the grounds of knowledge, the nature of reality, and the nature of value, justice, and morality. It asks fundamental questions about how we reason and how we ought to reason. Its subject matter encompasses all the other academic disciplines, indeed all areas of human experience-society, values, mind, language, art, and science.
The main value of philosophy lies in its contribution to a liberal education. As a central discipline of the humanities, philosophy encourages those who study it to gain insight into themselves and others-insight that proves helpful in setting high standards and working in productive collaboration with one's associates. In addition, philosophy is an excellent means of learning to reason and write clearly-skills useful in every conceivable human enterprise, now or in the future. Some philosophy majors pursue careers in academia; others, however, make rewarding careers for themselves in business, government, journalism, law, and human services.
Curricular Requirements for a B.A. or B.S. in Philosophy
Note: Students who intend to do graduate work are advised to take the Bachelor of Arts degree.
The electives in philosophy and related fields are to be selected with the approval of the chair of philosophy.
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general requirements for either the B.A. or B.S. degree, and:
- Phil 101 Ethics, 3 credits.
- Phil 201 Belief & Reality, 3 credits.
- Phil 210 Critical Thinking or Phil 211 Intro to Symbolic Logic, 3 credits.
- Phil 309 History of Ancient Philosophy, 3 credits.
- Phil 310 History of Modern Philosophy, 3 credits.
- Phil 498 Senior Seminar, 3 credits.
- Philosophy electives (upper-division; must include at least one course in non-Western thought), 12 credits.
- Related fields (humanities, social science, and science), 20 credits.
Requirements for a Philosophy Minor
- Phil 101 Ethics or 210 Critical Thinking or 211 Intro to Symbolic Logic or 201 Belief & Reality, 3 credits.
- Phil 309 History of Ancient Philosophy, 3 credits.
- Phil 310 History of Modern Philosophy, 3 credits.
- Three upper-division philosophy courses, 9 credits.
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