Welcome to the Department of Philosophy
Mission The mission of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Rhode Island is (1) to provide undergraduate majors with a superb education in Philosophy that will provide a solid basis for post-graduate study or professional life; (2) to make a significant contribution to the university's General Education program; (3) to foster interdepartmental and intercollegiate collaboration by engaging in interdisciplinary teaching and research projects; and
(4) to encourage outreach by faculty to the extramural community as public intellectuals. |
Faculty The faculty includes winners of the URI Awards for Excellence
in Undergraduate Teaching (including Cheryl Foster '97, and Galen Johnson '06). Check out faculty webpages here. |
Courses The URI Philosophy Department offers a range of courses in several
subject areas including: History of Philosophy, Epistemology, Ethics,
Existentialism, Philosophy of Science, Logic). In addition,
the department offers four 100-level courses in Religious
Studies. It does not offer a Religious Studies Major. |
Major Majoring in philosophy is a challenging and enriching endeavor.
Nationally, philosophy majors (as a group) score the highest mean
scores on the GRE Verbal sections. And philosophy majors are the
only group to average five percent or more above the mean on the
LSAT (law), GMAT (graduate management), GRE Verbal and GRE
Quantitative
examinations. This suggests that philosophy provides an excellent
foundation for critical thinking skills to help students succeed
in a range of career options. |
Minor Minoring in philosophy is a way for students to benefit from taking a variety of courses in philosophy while pursuing a degree in another discipline. |
| Faculty Projects Members of the Department are involved in a variety of projects. Check back soon for more information. |
| Links Links of special interest to philosophy faculty and students. |
Questions about the Philosophy Dept Website? Contact the Dept Webmaster
location
Department Office:
170 Chafee Social Science Ctr
401 874 2418
Announcements
LOGO CONTEST
The Department is looking for a new logo and for photos for our website. Click HERE to send submissions to us. The winning entries will represent the URI Philosophy Dept on our new Homepage.
Philonymous
Interested in doing some philosophy in your spare time? Philonymous wants YOU. Click HERE for more information on our (in)famous student group.
