The Philosophy Department helps its students achieve the following goals:

• Develop a sophisticated understanding of philosophical thought in its historical context, exploring important philosophical systems charitably and accurately.
• Foster habits of logical thinking and critical analysis to analyze arguments, evaluate positions and use reason in everyday life.?
• Understand basic and advanced ethical theories and apply their principles to concrete problems in individual and social life.
• Synthesize related philosophical ideas from different sources, and engage them with students? own experiences.
• Skillfully articulate conceptual elements of philosophical thought in written and oral form, and develop high-level skills of independent scholarship.