哲学是批判性探究的传统，是其他学科研究的补充。它通常试图解决作为其他学科基础的基本问题。例如，哲学家问：知识的本质是什么？知识可能性的条件是什么？科学知识发展中使用的各种方法是什么，以及它们如何相互联系？哲学家还讨论了人类价值观的本质。 ，如何合理地做出道德决策，以及什么代表了良好的生活，好人，精心设计的技术以及秩序井然的社会的问题。该学院提供了一个环境，可以将这些问题纳入有关科学，技术，环境和公共政策的更广泛的讨论中。
Philosophy is a tradition of critical inquiry that complements what other disciplines study. It often seeks to address fundamental questions that underlie other disciplines. For example, philosophers ask: What is the nature of knowledge What are the conditions of the possibility of knowledge What are the various methods used in the development of scientific knowledge, and how to they relate to one another Philosophers also discuss the nature of human values, the question of how ethical decisions can be justified, and what characterizes a good life, a good person, well-designed technology, and a well-ordered society. The School provides a context in which such questions can be integrated into broader deliberations concerning science, technology, the environment, and public policy.