对各种主题感兴趣并喜欢考虑存在的基本问题的学生，将从印第安纳州立大学对哲学的正式学习中受益。哲学研究为学生提供了基本假设的意识，对道德推理的理解以及逻辑过程的力量，在每一门学科中都很有价值的能力以及为各种职业做好的充分准备。
Philosophy forms the basis of a broad education. As a philosophy major at Indiana State, you will develop critical thinking skills, gain appreciation for ethical reasoning and logical analysis, and enrich your intellectual curiosity about the morals, standards, and beliefs of human society. With an emphasis on logical and ethical learning, philosophy students view the world and its complex problems through an analytical perspective.