哲学的应用范围特别广泛。通过哲学，人们可以思考和发展关于神，科学，语言，逻辑，真理，伦理，政治和法律等多种主题的观点。通常，哲学把宗教，科学等等的工作放在一边，而是针对各种观点询问有关本质和合理性的基本问题。哲学仅对所提出的问题和所发展的技能有意义。由于其一般性质，接受过哲学训练的人们几乎出现在每个职业领域。哲学是教育，法律，商业，政府，宗教，新闻等领域职业以及各种研究生和专业学习的极佳准备。哲学专注于清晰的思维和写作，以及对不寻常和非正统思想的批判性评价。这些都是可以在任何情况下为您服务的技能。与大多数
Department of Philosophy at California State University, San Bernardino. We are dedicated to teaching undergraduates rigorous philosophy in small-class settings. We are also dedicated to pursuing our own research programs. We have particular strengths in metaphysics, philosophical logic, and political philosophy.<br><br>Philosophy is excellent preparation for a career in law, business, government, journalism and a wide variety of professional areas, and it is excellent preparation for different sorts of graduate and professional study. Philosophy focuses on clear thinking and critical evaluation of ideas. Thus it is excellent training for anyone whose job requires broad perspectives and new and creative ideas. Philosophy does not provide training in specific job tasks, rather, it focuses on basic skills that will prepare students for the more challenging jobs they will encounter as their career advances.<br><br>Philosophy's range of application is particularly broad. Through philosophy one may think about and develop perspectives on topics as diverse as god, science, language, logic, truth, ethics, politics and law. Typically philosophy leaves aside the doing of the religion, science etc. and asks fundamental questions about the nature of and justification for the various perspectives.