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College of CharlestonDepartment of PhilosophyPHILOSOPHY STUDENT HANDBOOK2013—2014
PHILOSOPHY STUDENT HANDBOOKTable of ContentsSECTION 1What is Philosophy?1SECTION 2Why Study Philosophy?2SECTION 3Areas of Philosophy3SECTION 4The Philosophy Major and Minor4Major Requirements4Concentration in Politics, Philosophy, & Law5Minor Requirements5SECTION 5Faculty6SECTION 6Student Research and Independent Study8SECTION 7Student Activities & Facilities11SECTION 8What Have our Graduates Done12
PHILOSOPHY STUDENT HANDBOOKSec onWhat is Philosophy?11Philosophy is unlike any other field. It is unique both in its methods and inthe nature and breadth of its subject matter. Philosophy pursues questionsin every dimension of human life, and its techniques apply to problems inany field of study or endeavor.Philosophy is not a factual discipline like chemistry or biology. It is, instead, akind of questioning of world views. Most of us adopt, without realizing that wedo, our own society’s conventional assumptions about what the world is like. Asa result, we tend to take our own picture of the world and our place in it forgranted. By asking what reasons there are for accepting one conception of theworld over another, philosophy questions conventional wisdom about, forexample, the rationality of religion, the nature of morality, the desirability of acapitalist economic system, and the possibility of acquiring knowledge.Philosophy also tries to clarify the meaning of those concepts that arefundamental to our understanding of the world, for example, the concepts ofmoral and artistic goodness, religious faith, equality, and truth. Philosophy thushelps us develop an understanding of the nature of morality, religion, art, politicallife, and science.Because philosophy is learned through questioning, speculation, and rationalargumentation, it stresses the importance of being an active seeker ofunderstanding and not a passive recipient of information. And becausephilosophy involves the critical analysis of such a broad range of issues, includingthe conceptual starting points of other disciplines, philosophy has a place in everyarea of human inquiry.1Portions of this Handbook are adapted from the Undergraduate Catalog, a publication of The College of Charleston, and Philosophy: A Brief Guide forUndergraduates, a publication of the American Philosophical Association.1
Sec on2PHILOSOPHY STUDENT HANDBOOKWhy Study Philosophy?The study of philosophy strengthens intellectual skills that are crucial forboth academic and career success. One of the most important of these isthe ability to solve problems in an organized fashion. Philosophy’semphasis on argumentation will help you learn how to construct goodarguments and to criticize weak ones. You will learn to develop and defendyour own views and to appreciate competing positions. The study ofphilosophy will develop your capacities to organize ideas and to extractwhat is essential from masses of information.As the pace of economic and technological change continues to quicken,these skills will only increase in value. Because few of us can predict howour jobs will change in twenty or thirty years, continued career successdepends on the ability to adapt to new tasks and quickly understand what isessential to doing those tasks well. The critical thinking and researchtechniques you learn in philosophy will allow you to excel in any endeavorwhich requires you to gather and analyze information. Philosophy majorshave been shown to do better than others on graduate admissions tests, andthey are accepted in graduate programs, especially at law schools, and adisproportionately high rate.But the long-range value of philosophical study will go far beyond itscontribution to your livelihood. Philosophy broadens your range ofunderstanding and enjoyment. It can give self-knowledge, foresight, and asense of direction. Through its contribution to your powers of expressionand clear thinking, it will nu
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