Philosophy - Fordham University

Philosophy from Fordham University is a Campus Bachelor Philosophy degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Overview Fordham University's Department of Philosophy has a long and distinguished record, having offered programs in philosophy for more than 150 years. Renowned for its strengths in medieval philosophy and contemporary continental philosophy, the department features a pluralistic program that recognizes the history of philosophy as the context informing contemporary philosophical debates. We invite undergraduates to take part in both the joys and challenges of philosophical reflection through our core courses and our major and minor programs. A degree in philosophy, because of the analytical, critical, and argumentative skills it develops, is an excellent preparation not only for further study in philosophy but for a variety of careers beyond philosophy. The department provides courses in all periods of the history of philosophy , and its pluralism manifests itself in the wide variety of schools and perspectives represented in its contemporary philosophy courses (American philosophy , analytic philosophy, continental philosophy , environmental philosophy, feminist philosophy , and Thomistic studies). The department's strengths in systematic areas include epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of religion. Philosophy undergraduate graduate course requirements at Fordham reflect the department's commitment to philosophical pluralism and to the value of philosophizing with both a solid understanding of the history of philosophy and an exposure to the major fields of philosophy . All students, therefore, must take courses both in the history of philosophy and in thematic studies. A chief benefit of the philosophy program is the development of analytical and critical reading skills???careful, close reading that identifies the claims made, isolates the arguments offered in support of those claims, and evaluates those arguments???along with the skills of argumentation???the crafting of arguments that advance, clarify, or rebut a position. View more details on Fordham University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Philosophy courses.