哲学还寻求对科学，医学，法律，伦理学和技术等特定领域中特定问题的解答。例如，它探讨了现代物理学如何影响我们的空间，时间，因果关系和自然本身的概念。它考虑了神经科学和遗传学如何影响关于自由意志和责任的传统观念的方式。它辩论了民主政府在规范个人行为方面的局限性。它与死亡权和医疗专业人员的各种责任有关。它探究科学与宗教之间的关系。相关问题涉及隐私，私有财产的限制以及谁有权访问哪些信息。哲学是一个广阔的领域，具有不同的子领域。有些学生可能希望针对这些不同子领域中的几个子领域的主修课程进行常规学习。该策略为研究生的
Philosophy also seeks answers to particular problems in specific areas of science, medicine, law, ethics, and technology. For example, it explores the ways that modern physics impacts our notions of space, time, causation, and nature itself. It considers the ways that neuroscience and genetics impact the traditional ideas about free will and responsibility. It debates the limits of democratic governments in regulating individuals conduct. It wrestles with problems about the right to die and the varied responsibilities of medical professionals. It inquires into the relation between science and religion. Related issues concern privacy, the limits of private property, and who should have access to what information. Philosophy is a broad field with diverse subfields. Some students may want to pursue a general course of study for the major, sampling courses across several of these distinct subfields. This strategy develops a solid foundation for graduate work in philosophy and for any career that requires breadth of knowledge, intellectual flexibility, as well as communicative and analytic skills.