Program Description
The Philosophy Program represents a rich spectrum of intellectual traditions, with an emphasis on the history of Western thought from ancient Greece to the modern world. Students are also strongly encouraged to include non-Western traditions in their coursework. The philosophy major is designed for:
Because of the art-related character of many programs at Purchase College, the Philosophy Program also offers courses for arts students and others that investigate the foundations of the arts. Coursework in the Philosophy Program frequently includes small seminars and intensive writing. Students may pursue topics of special interest through tutorials and directed independent studies.
Requirements for the Major
Representative Courses
Chinese Philosophy
Classical Buddhist Philosophy
Existentialism
Fantasy, Film, and Reality
From Hegel to Nietzsche
Foucault, Habermas, Derrida
Gender and Power
Ideas of Good and Evil
Ideas of Human Nature
Knowledge and Imagination
Methods of Reasoning
Philosophy and Film
Philosophy and Literature
Philosophy of Art: From Plato to Postmodernism
Philosophy of Law
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy of the Environment
Pragmatism and the Quest for Certainty
Seminars on Plato, Aristotle, James and Dewey, Heidegger/Arendt, Kant, Nietzsche, and Hegel
Theories of Sexuality
Representative Alumni
For more information, visit the Philosophy site in Academic Programs.
Updated Sept. 10, 2011
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