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 ...

Bertrand Russell’s History of Western Philosophy looms over his academic successors in the same way James Joyce’s Ulysses overshadows novelists. The book is rarely read from cover to cover and it’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Christoph Schuringa’s analysis of the dominant tradition in Anglosphere philosophy provides valuable insights, finds Sean ...

“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 ...

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 ...