LMU的哲学专业是一门反思性和批判性的学习课程，指导学生探索基础概念，这些基础概念是人类生存的基础，并贯穿其中，并构成了人类一切努力的深厚背景。该专业探索诸如含义，真理，知识，存在，善良，正义和美丽的思想。哲学专业既具有挑战性又具有启发性。它激发学生追求智慧，并鼓励发展对世界的看法以及对我们在世界中的地位的了解。为此，学生养成询问基本问题的习惯，并发展了解决复杂问题和作出批判性判断所需的分析和综合技能。
LMU's Philosophy major is a reflective and critical course of study that guides students in the exploration of fundamental ideas that underlie and penetrate human existence and constitute the deep background of all human endeavors. The major explores ideas such as meaning, truth, knowledge, being, good, justice, and beauty.<br><br>The major invites students to ask and to pursue, in the company of past and present philosophers, the most fundamental questions: Does God exist What is so special about being human What is happiness, and how is it achieved What is a good life What is the relation of mind to matter Is all of reality knowable Are there objective moral truths What is a just political system<br><br>The Philosophy major is both challenging and enlightening. It initiates students in the pursuit of wisdom and encourages development of a vision of the world and of an understanding of our place in it. Toward these ends, students acquire the habit of asking fundamental questions and develop the analytical and synthesizing skills required to solve complex problems and to make critical judgments.