哲学实际上是对智慧的热爱。哲学不是研究人类历史或文化的特定方面，而是后退一步，试图理解所有探究的本质。哲学系的学生研究关于我们是谁以及我们生活的世界的基本信念，即大多数人都认为是真实的信念，但从未系统地和批判地进行过研究。哲学家认为这样的问题是：生命的意义是什么？我应该怎样生活？为什么要道德？什么是最好的政府形式？人类是不朽的吗？神存在吗？知识是什么？世界在我们看来确实如此吗？正确，良好或美丽的事物如果要了解人的境况是通识教育的目标，那么哲学对此必不可少。但是哲学也有实践的一面，每当我们辩论有关环境和对子
The Philosophy Department at The University of Winnipeg has had a long and successful commitment, distinctive among Manitoba's universities, to teaching philosophy historically. Students read texts by authors from every period in the history of philosophy and from many parts of the world. This allows students to consider a wide range of answers to philosophical questions as well as to understand the origins of the ideas that influence our thinking about ourselves and our society today.<br><br>Philosophy emphasizes critical thinking and the cultivation of wisdom. It assists us to come to an understanding of the human condition. Philosophy also has a practical side, which we see whenever we debate social and political questions concerning the environment and our obligations to future generations, the distribution of wealth and opportunity in society, gender equity, the relationship between science and religion, and so on. Philosophy helps us to identify and defend what is most valuable to us as individuals.