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Why Study Philosophy?
Our daily lives are about navigating through a world of ideas. To listen to a politician’s speech, a critic’s analysis of a piece of art, or even your friend’s business plans, is to be confronted with ideas and arguments. These ideas and arguments are meant to get you to see the world in a specific way and thus influence your actions. Philosophy enables you to reason through these often convoluted and complex ideas in a reasonable and logical manner, allowing you to consider a topic independently of rhetoric and flash. More…

What Do You Study in Philosophy?
Those new to Philosophy might have a hard time conjuring up a clear image of what philosophers do. Popularly, Philosophy is associated with stargazing and asking questions that are as vague as they are irrelevant, and to which there are no answers. To the contrary, Philosophy deals in a clear and precise manner with the real world, its complex social, material nature, and our place in it. Because of this, philosophical fields of studies are diverse. More…

What Can Philosophy Do for You?
Philosophy is a classic liberal arts major that is known for being both challenging and fascinating. It is good to study what you love, since it leads to a happier life. It turns out philosophy is good for careers as well as for minds and happiness. Students graduate with a broad range of knowledge and skills that are applicable in every profession, making philosophy one of the most flexible undergraduate programs. More…

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Colloquia, Fall 2018

Join us for our Fall Colloquia Series beginning September 28th. Read more →
New Department of Philosophy Assistant Professors

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that we will be joined by two new Assistant Professors of Philosophy fall 2018: Rachel Goodman (PhD, University of Chicago), Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language, and Peter van Elswyk (ABD, Rutgers University), Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Linguistics. Read more →
UWM Associate Professor Blain Neufeld argues that adults and children have a right to free time in the LSE’s The Forum

Associate Professor Blain Neufeld argues that adults and children have a right to free time in a recent essay in the London School of Economics and Political Science's The Forum. Read more →
Miren Boehm Awarded Fellowship

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Miren Boehm has been awarded a Fellowship at the Center for 21st Studies for 2018-19. Read more →

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