The course offerings in philosophy are designed to promote these aims of a liberal education:

• To expand the mind through vital contact with many of the greatest and most influential thinkers of all time
• To recognize and evaluate the underlying assumptions that govern contemporary opinion and to consider alternatives
• To develop a capacity and love for disciplined and creative thinking about complex matters
• To understand connections among all the parts of an education and to prepare for graduate study in philosophy, theology, law and other disciplines as a basis for a variety of careers