哲学研究了所有人类活动（无论是实践活动还是理论活动）的前提和概念基础。它涉及知识形式（科学，信仰，自我检查），人类互动形式（社会，政治生活，道德，宗教，正义），我们与环境的实际关系（自然，技术，经济学）以及创新生产力（艺术，文学）。从一开始它就是跨学科的。哲学研究提供了反思和分析自己以及我们所居住的世界的知识和技能，并且是人类寻求自我理解的记录。它还提供了实现终身学习和多功能专业发展的技能。哲学专业的课程使学生可以就最关注的问题获得2500年的思想成果。通过研究有关这些主题的重要著作，它鼓励并提供了有效思
Philosophy examines the presuppositions and the conceptual foundations of all human activities, whether practical or theoretical. It is concerned with forms of knowledge (science, belief, self-examination), forms of human interaction (society, political life, morality, religion, justice), our practical relation to the environment (nature, technology, economics), and our creative productivity (art, literature). It has been interdisciplinary from its inception. The study of philosophy provides the knowledge and skills to reflect upon, analyze, and examine ourselves and the world we inhabit, and is the record of humanity's quest to understand itself. It also provides the skills that enable life-long learning and versatile professional development. A major in philosophy gives students access to the fruits of 2,500 years of thought on matters of ultimate concern. It encourages and provides the means of thinking effectively about timeless questions through a study of important writings on these topics. A successful student of philosophy is equipped to engage in intellectual conversation on a range of topics of both classical and contemporary concern. The study of philosophy encourages breadth and depth of understanding and promotes the ability to think and write cogently and rigorously.