Philosophy

Proceeding on Aristotle's premises that "all men by nature desire to know" and "philosophy begins in wonder," we encourage students to be critical and reflective, to search for self-knowledge, and to question the meaning of life. It helps students to understand the views of other individuals and other cultures, western and nonwestern.

We hope that you'll start your philosophical dialogue in the classroom, and will then continue by sharing it with others. You are encouraged to act upon your own philosophic convictions rather than accept any given set of philosophical ideas and values as a matter of convenience. We feel that our goals are realistic as long as you are stimulated by both traditional and contemporary readings, and classroom participation.