Philosophy - Hobart William Smith Colleges

Philosophy from Hobart William Smith Colleges is a Campus Bachelor Philosophy degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. WELCOME to the Philosophy Department at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The Department of Philosophy has among its offerings two sets of courses that tell the story of how we view philosophy . There is a set of courses in which we focus on the treatment of some questions during a specific historical period. Those courses are Ancient Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy , Kant, Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Analytic Philosophy. There is a set of courses in which we focus on some contemporary social and ethical questions. Those courses are Justice and Equality, Crime and Punishment, Philosophy and Feminism, Environmental Ethics, and Economic Justice. In the former set of courses, we aim at giving students a firm grounding in the history of philosophy. We try to enable students to see why the question that were addressed during the historical periods covered were seen as important by the philosophers of the time. We try to get students to see how what was done in those times long past may be seen as significant for us today. About the Philosophy Program Students and Teacher Just as philosophers of the past saw themselves as contributing to the resolution of dilemmas that faced their worlds, philosophers today recognize the unique virtue of applying the tools and insights of philosophy to questions that we face today. Is abortion morally permissible? Is affirmative action morally justifiable? Under what circumstances should a person be held criminally responsible for his or her conduct? These are some of the questions that are addressed in some of the courses in the second set of courses mentioned above. In these courses, students are enabled to see how philosophy is indispensable in efforts to understand issues that confront us as a society and as individuals. There are, of course, other courses that we offer. The two sets of courses mentioned are, however, the ones that show that the department views philosophy as shaped in part by its history and that, consequently, we must be aware of that history in order to understand how philosophy works; and that department views philosophy as growing out of and as responsive to our lives. View more details on Hobart William Smith Colleges . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Philosophy courses.