Philosophy - Albright College

Philosophy from Albright College is a Campus Bachelor Philosophy degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The goals of study in philosophy are to give the student insight into the traditional problems of philosophy and some of the main historical answers to them; to make the student critically conscious of his or her own values and presuppositions relating to these problems, as well as the assumptions of other special fields of learning; and to encourage the student to formulate an integrated knowledge of the self and its place in the world. Nine courses in philosophy including four core courses, critical thinking (150), a seminar (391 or 491), and three additional courses from the core courses OR two additional courses from the core courses and a senior thesis (481). The four core courses will include at least one from each of the following areas: - History of Philosophy. Select one from the history of philosophy sequence: PHI 210, 212, 213, 216. - Reality and Knowledge. Select at least one from courses dealing with what exists in the world and the nature of what exists (metaphysics), and what we can know about what there is (epistemology), as well as other modes of thinking and knowing (such as scientific and religious): PHI 120, 140, 212, 220, 225, 245. - Value Theory. Select at least one from courses dealing with human values and the application of value to various social, moral and political issues: PHI 203, 204, 206, 213, 230, 250, 260, 270, Political Theory (POS 315). - Difference and Diversity. Select at least one from courses dealing with perspectives about different formations of identities (such as class, race and gender) and the diversity within them, and about various philosophical, cultural and historical traditions: PHI 130, 135, 222, 228. No single course may be used to satisfy more than one core requirement. Three courses in a related field that connect philosophy to that field. Students will choose, on an individual basis, some bridging topic or theme, such as environmental ethics, law and politics, philosophy and psychology, philosophy and computer science, philosophy and science, and so forth. Normally these related courses will be taken in some department other than philosophy. Total courses required: 12 (nine in philosophy , plus three in a related field.) The general studies humanities-philosophy requirement is separate from these concentration requirements. View more details on Albright College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Philosophy courses.