Critical thinking and effective argumentation skills
What is morality? 什么是美?? 什么是自由? If you’ve ever caught yourself pondering some of life’s “big questions,” UNE’s minor in Philosophy may be for you. Like no other academic discipline, philosophy directly and rigorously investigates questions like these, deepening your understanding of yourself and the world around you. A highly practical program, UNE’s Philosophy minor offers courses that are designed to connect philosophical ideas to “real world” topics and challenges that we face in society today. 此外, the program equips you with the intellectual skills you need to evaluate, 讨论, 辩论, and write about a wide variety of information and ideas, making it the perfect complement to any academic major and potentially increasing employability in practically any career field.
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Unlike many academic disciplines that require navigation of a sharp learning curve before you can truly engage in them in a hands-on manner, UNE’s Philosophy minor is a program you can take part in right from day one. 事实上, you’ve likely already been involved in philosophical pursuits, perhaps without even realizing it. By providing opportunities for skeptical and critical dialogue about ideas, our philosophy courses give you a better understanding of the force of ideas, 或者缺乏, while actively engaging your imagination and analytic reasoning skills — all from the moment you walk in the classroom door.
Philosophy opened doorways for me as a practicing scientist just as profoundly as courses in chemistry, 数学, 和物理.” — Nicholas Tito ’08 (Ph.D. 研究 Fellow, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology)
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Interdisciplinary 研究 and Projects
You can think of the philosophy classroom as a laboratory of ideas that range from politics and ethics to artificial intelligence, 环境, 还有更多. By analyzing conceptual foundations and methodo逻辑al assumptions of various intellectual disciplines, philosophy lends itself well to interdisciplinary projects, leading to novel and fruitful developments in different fields by reconceiving things that have been taken for granted or by shedding light on things that have been overlooked. Many philosophy minors have applied a philosophical approach to their major field of study in order to produce original research and projects that combine the two disciplines. Past projects have included:
- A thesis on the ethics of coastal adaptation strategies made necessary by global warming
- A project that explored how stoicism was incorporated into the lives and politics of the Founding Fathers
- A study of the simianization of racialized people
- A cross-cultural and historical investigation of the belief that the act of murder contaminates the killer
In-Class Activities
The Philosophy program at UNE is designed for active student engagement in the philosophical process. Memorizing the theories of Plato, Descartes, Nietzsche, and Marx is not the goal. We want to coax out your inner philosopher by providing you the tools to formulate your own theories as well as challenge those of others. Classes are highly interactive, and you will engage with your classmates in 辩论s, classroom 讨论ions, and small group work on a regular basis.
Examples of Available Courses
By inviting you to contemplate the world’s “big questions,” UNE’s Philosophy minor hones your skills of critical thinking and effective argumentation. The following are just some of the exciting courses you can take:
- Philosophy of 生物学
- 讨论道德
- Philosophy of 心理学
- 美好生活
课程
The minor in Philosophy requires the completion of six (6) courses (minimum eighteen (18) credits) with the PHI prefix. At least three (3) of the six (6) courses must be 300-level or greater.
| Program Courses – Select six (6) of the following courses with three (3) courses at the 300-level or higher | 学分 |
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| PHI 110 – Problems of Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 120 – Living the Good Life | 3 |
| PHI 125 – Phil of Friendship, Love, Marriage, and Sex | 3 |
| PHI 150 – Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHI 160 – 科学, Pseudo-科学, and Weird Ideas | 3 |
| PHI 183 – Free Will and Determinism | 3 |
| PHI 200 – 科学 and Human Nature | 3 |
| PHI 201 – Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 220 – Individual and Society | 3 |
| PHI 250 – Thinking Critically 正规澳门赌场网络 Moral Problems | 3 |
| PHI 276 – Philosophy Human Trad I | 3 |
| PHI 278 – Philosophy Human Trad II | 3 |
| PHI 302 – 讨论道德 | 3 |
| PHI 304 – Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 307 – God, Life, and the Hereafter | 3 |
| PHI 315 – Bioethics | 3 |
| PHI 318 – Chinese Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 320 – Readings 在历史上 and Philosophy of 科学 | 3 |
| PHI 325 – Topics in Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 330 – Environmental Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 340 – Appearance, Reality & 真理 | 3 |
| PHI 350 – Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 351 – Philosophy of 科学 | 3 |
| PHI 370 – Philosophy of 心理学 | 3 |
| PHI 380 – Philosophy of Mind | 3 |
| PHI 401 – Directed Study in Philosophy | 1 |
| PHI 402 – Philosophy of 生物学 | 3 |
| PHI 408 – Theory of Knowledge | 3 |
| PHI 420 – Advanced Seminar | 3 |
| PHI 430 – What's Really Real | 3 |
| Minimum Total Required 学分 | 18 |
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A minimum average GPA of 2.0 in the minor is required.
For more information see the 学术目录.
排名 of philosophy students’ verbal reasoning and analytical writing scores on the GRE
排名 of philosophy students’ law school admissions test scores, among the average scores of law school applicants by major
Find your career
A minor in Philosophy can be a valuable accompaniment to a major in virtually any academic program because the widely applicable skills it cultivates (reasoning, 逻辑, and effective communication in writing and speaking) will enhance your performance, no matter what your field of study and no matter which career you pursue. A Philosophy minor on your resume signals to potential employers that you have the intellectual skills to evaluate complex problems and the communication skills to appropriately convey solutions.
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Undergraduate 招生
联系 Undergraduate 招生 at (800) 477-4863 or email admissions@stilllearninglife.com. You can also stop by our office on the Biddeford Campus Monday–Friday from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.