哲学学士

哲学学士学位课程研究哲学家如何回答有关人类生存的一些最持久的问题，同时探索这些回答如何继续为我们当前的思想提供信息。学生对哲学与当代主要问题的相关性有更深入的了解，例如全球变暖，社会正义和捍卫人权，或科学与宗教之间的关系。学生可以将此专业用作法律或政府服务等专业的准备，作为研究生工作的途径，或者通过修读哲学和相关研究领域的双学位来补充其他兴趣。作为哲学专业，您将进行辩论这些关于人类生存的持久问题。您将研究哲学家过去的回答方式，并探讨这些回答如何继续为当前的思想提供依据。借助梅森（Mason）哲学教授的专业
The bachelor of arts in philosophy examines how philosophers have answered some of the most enduring questions about human existence, while exploring how those answers continue to inform our thinking in the present. Students gain a deeper understanding of philosophy's relevance to key contemporary issues?such as global warming, social justice and the defense of human rights, or the relationship between science and religion. Students can use this major as preparation for professions such as law or government service, as a pathway to graduate work, or to complement other interests by taking a double major in philosophy and a related field of study.As a philosophy major, you will debate these enduring questions about human existence. You will examine how philosophers have answered them in the past and explore how those answers continue to inform our thinking in the present. Drawing on the expertise of philosophy professors at Mason, you will gain a deeper understanding of how the study of philosophy is relevant to key contemporary issues?such as global warming, social justice and the defense of human rights, or the relationship between science and religion. At Mason, we offer courses that allow you to take a range of different approaches and in a variety of philosophical traditions. In addition to the history of Western philosophy, you will study logic, ethics, and social and political philosophy. You will have the chance to work with experts on questions about the environment, global health, gender and race, the ethical implications of neuroscience, the value of the arts, and the role and nature of scientific research.