Bachelor [Philosophy] From Earlham College

Earlham's Philosophy Department serves these ends through a flexible array of courses that relate philosophy to basic human problems and a sequenced core devoted to the history of philosophy. The Department strives to maintain openness to diverse points of view, close personal contact with students, and high standards of rigorous and engaged thinking.

The Philosophy curriculum at Earlham is distinctive in its depth of coverage of the history of philosophy. The Department's emphasis on the living tradition and its continuity with contemporary movements shows that ancient philosophy is not obsolete and contemporary philosophy is not rootless. As students learn to be conversant with the ideas of the major figures of the Western tradition, they learn the vocabulary, methods, questions and standards of the discipline. At the conclusion of the four-course history sequence, majors in Philosophy spend most of their time in advanced courses and seminars examining a particular problem or the thought of a particular philosopher.

The Department's faculty members are not narrow specialists, but wide-ranging inquirers with interdisciplinary interests and skills. Their research interests include philosophies of race, postcolonial theory, feminist theories, Eastern philosophy and religion, the effectiveness of social programs, political philosophy and psychotherapy. The faculty teaches interdisciplinary courses drawing on anthropology, art, education, history, literature, politics, psychology and other natural and social sciences.