Philosophy is a uniquely reflexive activity. It tends to swallow any question about itself and make it into just more philosophy. Other disciplines are different. The history of physics is not physics ...

Friday 1/30 3:30pm, HLMS N380 - HPG Talk: Robert Pasnau (CU Boulder) - “Ibn Sīnā’s Deep Pool of Necessarily Possible Things” Abstract: Various recent scholars have claimed that Ibn Sīnā is committed ...

In this course, students will practice the skills involved in "critical thinking" - the process by which they develop and support their beliefs and evaluate the strength of arguments. Students will ...

Alan Woods’ The History of Philosophy takes a specifically Marxist perspective to marshal the vicissitudes of Western philosophy — from Ancient Greece through to the development of Marxist philosophy ...

Nikhil Krishnan’s intriguing and charming history, A Terribly Serious Adventure: Philosophy at Oxford 1900-60, is organised around anecdotes rather than arguments. Krishnan is interested not only in ...

The idea that braininess is sexy may provide comfort to philosophers, but their own subject refutes the delusion. It boasts more than its fair share of grey cells, but where is its Brian Cox or ...

“What is the meaning of life?” is simultaneously one of the oldest questions in philosophy and a relatively new concept: While the quest for purpose stretches back farther than the ancient Greek ...

The M.A. program in Philosophy at Boston College offers students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the history of philosophy and to work on topics as diverse as, for instance, Aristotelian ...

With a history major, you’ll learn about the past while actively engaging in current issues. Become who you’re meant to be. While earning a B.A. in History, you’ll gain a broad knowledge of human ...