哲学学士

哲学探究的最终目的是对现实的整体理解。它借鉴了伟大的历史哲学家的见识，在所有其他主要研究领域学到的东西以及在普通思维方式中体现的丰富观点。哲学家解决了各种各样的深刻，具有挑战性和极其重要的问题。例子包括自我和个人身份的本质，上帝的存在或不存在，时间，思想，语言和科学的本质，人类知识的来源和局限，美好生活的本质，国家的基础权威，社会正义的要求以及艺术的本质，美感和审美体验。哲学问题的解决不是仅参考经验信息，而是通过分析，综合，论证以及哲学理论的构建和评估。
According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency, the demand for philosophy graduates continues to grow. And philosophy majors have the highest cumulative score on the GRE (required for pursuing graduate degrees), the second highest score on the LSAT (required for law school), the fifth highest score on the GMAT (required for business school), and a higher acceptance rate to medical school than even majors from the physical sciences, social sciences, biological sciences, and health sciences.<br><br>Students completing the Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy program will achieve valuable critical-thinking skills:<br><br>Know the important figures and movements in the history of philosophy.<br>Understand the major questions, positions, distinctions, and arguments in the main branches of philosophy.<br>Write clear, cogent, and informed philosophical papers.<br>Speak clearly, accurately, and in an academic manner on philosophical topics.<br>Comprehend, interpret, and analyze complex philosophical writings.<br>Make relevant distinctions.<br>Clarify important concepts and claims.<br>Competently analyze, evaluate, and construct both deductive and inductive arguments.<br>A degree in philosophy does not just train you to think outside the box, it trains you to think where no boxes exist.