Philosophy (PHIL)

Chair: Professor Roy Elveton

Philosophy deals with a range of questions and issues that have a pervasive importance for humans, and encourages a rigorous treatment; not only are the questions and their answers pushed to greater and greater degrees of precision and generality, but the answers also count for little unless the philosopher who is giving them supports them with good reasons.

Can I major in it? Yes, philosophy is offered at Carleton as a major.

Topics explored: The mind, logic, metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, and aesthetics.

How to get started: Students who are interested in pursuing Philosophy should take one of the PHIL 110 sections in their first year as preparation for upper-level Philosophy courses.