哲学学士

哲学实际上是对智慧的热爱。哲学不是研究人类历史或文化的特定方面，而是后退一步，试图理解所有探究的本质。哲学系的学生研究关于我们是谁以及我们生活的世界的基本信念，即大多数人都认为是真实的信念，但从未系统地和批判地进行过研究。哲学家认为这样的问题是：生命的意义是什么？我应该怎样生活？为什么要道德？什么是最好的政府形式？人类是不朽的吗？神存在吗？知识是什么？世界在我们看来确实如此吗？正确，善良或美丽的哲学本质上就是对智慧的热爱。哲学不是研究人类历史或文化的特定方面，而是后退一步，试图理解所有探究的本质。哲学系的
Philosophy is literally the love of wisdom. Rather than studying a particular aspect of human history or culture, philosophy takes a step back and tries to understand the nature of all inquiry. Students of philosophy examine fundamental beliefs about who we are and the world we live in – beliefs most people take to be true but never examine systematically and critically.<br><br>If coming to an understanding of the human condition is the goal of a liberal arts education, then philosophy is essential to it. But philosophy also has a practical side, which we see whenever we debate social and political questions concerning the environment and our obligations to future generations, the distribution of wealth and opportunity in society, gender equity, the relationship between science and religion, and so on. Philosophy helps us to identify and defend what is most valuable to us.<br><br>The UW Philosophy Program prides itself on being small and student-focused, this is a place where you can work closely with professors and other students in small classes, reading great philosophers from the past, and thinking and writing about the big questions.