哲学系
"哲学 begins when one learns to doubt - particularly to doubt one's cherished beliefs, 一个人的教条和公理"
欢迎我们的新教员
The department of philosophy welcomes two new faculty members who joined the department in Fall 2022.
Dr. 撒母耳导演 获得博士学位.D. 来自科罗拉多大学博尔德分校. He is Assistant Professor of 哲学 and his area of specialization is Applied Ethics, 重点是生物伦理学. Before joining the philosophy department at KU体育官网APP, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University's Center for 哲学, 政治, 和经济学.
想了解更多关于Dr. Director's research and teaching, please see his website at http://1eba0.freeonlinekitchendesigntool.com/artsandletters/philosophy/samuel-director/index/
Dr. 加勒特Mindt 获得博士学位.D. 来自布达佩斯中欧大学. He is Assistant Professor of 哲学 and his areas of specialization are 哲学 of Mind, 形而上学, 意识的哲学与科学, 信息哲学, 认识论, 和人工智能哲学(AI). Before joining the philosophy department at KU体育官网APP, Dr. Mindt was the recipient of several research grants including the Elizabeth R. Koch 研究 Fellow Grant from Tiny Blue Dot Foundation for Consciousness Studies.
想了解更多关于Dr. Director's research and teaching, please see his website at http://1eba0.freeonlinekitchendesigntool.com/artsandletters/philosophy/garrett-mindt/index/
关于本部门
哲学 has a very important role to play in the acquisition of a higher education. The 研究 of philosophy fosters an appreciation for the most fundamental ideas, 问题, 以及深刻地塑造了我们文化的文本. 然而, the 研究 of philosophy also lead to the rigorous development of very practical skills, 比如批判性思维, 文字清晰准确, 分析技巧, 说服性口头沟通, and the ability to read and comprehend conceptually challenging texts. These skills will help 学生 succeed in life and in any career that they choose to pursue after earning their Bachelor's degree. For more information on the intellectual and practical benefits of 研究ing philosophy, see "声明 on the Role of 哲学 项目 in Higher Education" .
The 哲学 Department at KU体育官网APP offers a high quality Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. 事实上，是。 everal philosophy majors from KU体育官网APP have successfully pursued their graduate/professional education at institutions such as Oxford University, 哥伦比亚大学, 普林斯顿大学, 新学院大学(原, 社会研究新学派, 阳光石溪, 和宾厄姆顿州立大学.
Due to the excellent and well-rounded intellectual training that the 研究 of philosophy provides, it is an excellent preparation for the 研究 of law and for many other non-academic careers. 看到 哲学家的职业
In addition to offering the more traditional philosophy major, the 哲学 Department also offers a philosophy major track in 法律系的 for 学生 who wish to go on to law school. 看到 法律和哲学预科
The quality of the philosophy program at KU体育官网APP is enhanced by an active research faculty that produces numerous professional publications and conference presentations, 在国家和国际两级. For more information about faculty publications, click on individual faculty names on the 教师 页面或访问 最近的学院刊物 .
The 哲学 Department's undergraduate program of 研究 prepares 学生 for various career opportunities. 例如, one of our former philosophy majors eventually went on to receive a Master's degree in computer science and to start his own web development company. He has recently returned to FAU to pursue another graduate degree, 这次是在复杂系统和脑科学领域.这 former student stresses that his degree in philosophy has been critical to his success as a web developer and the skills he learned from 研究ing philosophy have actually helped improve his coding skills. He discusses the important role that 研究ing philosophy has played in his life in a 迈阿密先驱报 篇题为 "For the Liberal Arts, All is Not Lost in the Digital Future" .
For another interesting article on the many benefits of 研究ing philosophy, see Patricia Yollin's "哲学's Popularity Soars: Devotees Find It's More Than 'An Interesting Path to Poverty'" .
另一篇最近的文章 大西洋 ( 《KU体育官网APP》 ) points out that the earning power of philosophy majors is higher than that of other humanities majors, 无论是在职业生涯的早期还是后期. 这一说法是基于Payscale发布的一份新报告. As the article points out "employers value creative problem solving and the ability to deal with ambiguity [and philosophy majors] have creative problem solving abilities that set them apart."
A 最近的研究 on 哲学学位的赚钱能力 shows that philosophy majors "have the potential to earn higher-than-average income throughout all stages of their career. compared to other professions with little growth over time." 这 is because the 研究 of philosophy is unique among the humanities in that that it develops and enhances not only creative and interpretive skills but also analytical and critical skills.
这 研究 also demonstrates that philosophy majors score higher on the LSAT and on the qualitative and analytical portions of the GRE than any other major, and that they score higher on the quantitative portion of the GRE than any other major other than physics and mathematics.
系主任: Dr. 尼古拉斯白马
本科生导师: Dr. 栓赫德利
项目助理: 夫人. 西蒙白