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Students completing the Philosophy core will be able to

• Understand the historical origins of values and principles that ground and are questioned in contemporary culture
• Reflect on their individual, social, and religious identities and relationships
• Examine their values in light of their reflection on philosophical views
• Develop the ability to analyze arguments in order to create a moral framework for considering questions of ultimate value
• Consider the nature of notions like reason, evidence, belief, and certainty such that they are able to think critically about the kinds of claims made in different disciplines from聽the natural sciences to theology
• Critically engage with contemporary problems and questions using the tools of philosophical reflection and argument

All students majoring in Philosophy will be able to demonstrate

• knowledge of major texts and thinkers in at least 2 of the major periods in the history of Western philosophy
• an ability to read and interpret philosophical texts
• an ability to evaluate philosophical arguments
• understanding of such philosophical issues as the nature and scope of human knowledge, the meaning of human personhood, the good life and moral obligation, the social and political dimensions of human existence, the relationship of faith and reason, and the existence and nature of God, especially those connected to their track
• understanding of the difference between philosophical and other types of claims, e.g., historical, scientific (both natural and social sciences), theological, political, etc., especially those most connected to their track
• an ability to use philosophical resources to engage with contemporary issues and problems, especially those most connected to their track