从苏格拉底时代开始，哲学在人类关于自然和价值的思想的形成，解释和批判中起着基本作用。哲学起源于雅典市场，自中世纪大学诞生以来一直是学术课程的核心。通过仔细的分析和合理的论证，我们考察了我们关于现实和理性的最基本概念和原则。它澄清，批判和影响形式科学，自然科学以及人文和艺术领域的思想，提出和批评社会，法律和政治理论，并解决有关我们在自然界中的地位和我们的知识能力的基本问题。现代大学的许多学科，包括经济学和政治学，心理学，形式语言学以及逻辑与计算理论，都是由哲学家发起的，并继续由哲学家研究和发展。此外，与任何
Philosophy is a disciplined way of framing and seeking answers to questions of important human concern. It seeks to illuminate fundamental aspects of the world (metaphysics), of our relation to and knowledge of it (epistemology, philosophy of mind), and of our own nature as rational, purposive, and social beings (ethics, political philosophy). The study of philosophy aims at an appreciation of the ways this enterprise has been, is, and might be approached. It also provides a vantage point for reflecting on the nature and achievement of other disciplines, such as science, the arts, and the humanities. The Philosophy Major has four different concentrations Major Concentrations: General Philosophy (32 credits), Humanistic Philosophy (36 credits), Philosophy and Science (36 credits), and Political and Moral Philosophy (36 credits). Students may also pursue a 6 credit minor. All concentrations and the minor have a Distribution Requirement and a Level Requirement. A breakdown of requirements can be found here (pdf).