Philosophy - Holy Names University

Philosophy from Holy Names University is a Campus Bachelor Philosophy degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Philosophy begins with wonder---about big and basic questions: What can we know? How should we live? What is really real? And what really matters? Philosophical questions are at the heart of all liberal learning, probing the frameworks and presuppositions of other special studies. They are also at the heart of every student's personal quest for wisdom through an ?examined life.? At Holy Names University , students may pursue the study of Philosophy as part of their General Education, as a full major, as part of a self-designed major About the Major Students majoring in Philosophy or Religious Studies share a common core of four classes, in which they examine and compare both philosophical and religious perspectives on four fundamental areas of questioning: human personhood, human social and political life, human values, and world wisdom traditions. The remaining classes in the Philosophy major include a series of tutorials in which a small group of students encounter and debate the great themes and the great thinkers of past philosophical traditions, while bringing to bear a number of critical contemporary perspectives that open up the ?perennial? questions to new and diverse voices. A student graduating with a major in Philosophy is expected to be able to (1) think widely and deeply about foundational and framework questions; (2) explicate and critically analyze complex texts; (3) construct and present sound and well-developed arguments, orally and in writing; (4) know enough of the history of Philosophy , Western and non-Western, to make illuminating comparisons between the approaches of different thinkers and traditions to basic ethical, epistemological, and metaphysical questions; and (5) articulate a well-reasoned personal stance on fundamental questions of reality, meaning and value. In the senior year each Philosophy major will demonstrate command of these competencies in a Portfolio which includes a sample of work from each Tutorial, one other paper of the student's choice, and a 15-20 page senior essay presented and defended in a tutorial or in the ISAC 195(W) Senior Colloquium. View more details on Holy Names University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Philosophy courses.