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Chairperson: James B. South, Ph.D.
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The Marquette Philosophy Department is a community of teachers and scholars who aim to enable students in all disciplines by developing interpretive, critical, analytical and communicative skills necessary for personal, intellectual and moral development, cultural literacy and achievement in the complexities of life in the twenty-first century.

In addition to its role in the University Core of Common Studies, the department offers a major with three tracks which students can select based on their interests and educational goals: History of Philosophy; Social, Political and Legal Philosophy; and Ethics and Values. The skills developed in the major are applicable to any subject matter, and in any human context, are sought after by employers in many fields and help to explain why philosophy majors on average score the highest overall scores on the LSAT (Law School Admissions Test) and Graduate Record Exam (GRE) exams.

Philosophy as an investigation of the enduring questions facing humanity -- What is the human being?, What should the human being do?, What is the relationship of the human being to the world around him/herself? and What is the relationship of the human being to the transcendent? -- encourages the student to be reflective about his/her human life. Philosophy asks the student to evaluate critically the civilization in which he/she lives while emphasizing the communal nature of human existence and our need to live with others.

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Major in Philosophy

The major in philosophy consists of 30 credit hours, including four required courses (12 credit hours), three philosophy electives and three courses (9 credit hours) in one of the three areas of concentration listed below.

Required Courses:
PHIL 1000	Logic (PHIL 4000 recommended)	3
or PHIL 4000	Modern Logic
PHIL 1001	Philosophy of Human Nature	3
PHIL 2310	Theory of Ethics	3
PHIL 3410	Metaphysics	3
or PHIL 3450	Philosophy of Knowledge
Electives: Choose three PHIL courses		9
Concentrations: Choose one of the areas listed below:		9
History of Philosophy:
Required Course:
PHIL 3610	Ancient Philosophy
or PHIL 3650	Early Modern Philosophy
Electives: Choose two courses from the following:
PHIL 3610	Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 3620	Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 3630	Pragmatism and American Philosophy
PHIL 3625	Course PHIL 3625 Not Found
PHIL 3640	Twentieth Century Anglo-American Philosophy
PHIL 3650	Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL 3660	Marx and Marxism
PHIL 3665	Phenomenology and Existentialism
PHIL 3670	Nineteenth-Century German Philosophy
Social, Political and Legal Philosophy:
PHIL 3660	Marx and Marxism
PHIL 3710	Political Philosophy
PHIL 3730	Course PHIL 3730 Not Found
PHIL 3740	Course PHIL 3740 Not Found
PHIL 3750	Philosophy of Law
PHIL 3751	Philosophy and History of Crime and Punishment
PHIL 3770	Feminist Philosophy
PHIL 3780	Africana Philosophy
Ethics and Values:
PHIL 3350	Philosophy of the Environment
PHIL 3370	Philosophy of Art
PHIL 3380	Asian Philosophy
PHIL 3780	Africana Philosophy
PHIL 4320	Contemporary Ethical Problems
PHIL 4330	Business Ethics
PHIL 4335	Biomedical Ethics
Total Credit Hours		30

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Minor in Philosophy

The philosophy minor consists of seven courses (21 credit hours) including four required courses (12 credit hours) and three elective philosophy courses (9 credit hours) as listed below:

Required Courses:
PHIL 1000	Logic	3
or PHIL 4000	Modern Logic
PHIL 1001	Philosophy of Human Nature	3
PHIL 2310	Theory of Ethics	3
PHIL 3410	Metaphysics	3
or PHIL 3450	Philosophy of Knowledge
Electives: Choose three philosophy courses		9
Total Credit Hours		21

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