Does God exist, and if so, what is God like?? Are there objective moral principles binding on all persons? How can humans attain true happiness? What do the demands of justice require of me?? To what extent, if any, are humans free? When, if ever, is it morally permissible to take a human life?

Philosophy?s questions are often life-orienting questions, the answers to which shape our self-understanding, and sometimes direct our life?s plans and purposes, making them important questions to address.?

If your appetite for philosophy simply can?t be slaked by 24 hours, or if you desire to pursue graduate study in philosophy or some other discipline for which more philosophical training may be beneficial?seminary, law, for instance?then you should enroll in the 32-hour philosophy major. Either way, both the integrated as well as the 32-hour major are sufficient for ?Philosophy Major? to appear on your college transcript. Finally, you are at liberty to change your mind. If you declare an integrated major, you can always switch to a 32-hour major, or vice-versa.

Please feel free to consult with any members of the philosophy department. We?d be happy to explore both the integrated and the 32-hour major to determine which is best for your career at Wheaton College.