Welcome To The Philosophy Website

Philosophy is theoretical but it is practical too. Philosophy is for those who want to explore:

• What is real?
• What can I know?
• How should I live?

It readies students for life by understanding traditions and by finding meaning in change.

 

Philosophy is for those who would be critical thinkers, writers and speakers. It is for those who would evaluate what they experience to find the reasons behind different perspectives on the world. Philosophy is for those who would creatively pose the most basic questions to discover and to explore new perspectives. It aims to illuminate the good, the true, and the beautiful.

 

The Illinois State University Department of Philosophy offers courses and major and minor programs to set students off on the path to lifelong intellectual adventure to enrich their lives and the life of the human community.

 

I hope you will take time to look at our web site. Please email us if you have any comments or suggestions for our site.

 

Jim Swindler, Chairperson and Professor of Philosophy