Your choice indicates that you have an interest and ability to philosophize, but friends or family members might already have asked you, "Philosophy? What can you do with that?" In truth, there is very little you can't do, and do well, with your philosophical studies. While a small percentage of our majors go on to graduate school in philosophy, many more of them put their skills to use in other fields. Many go on to graduate school in professions such as law, medicine, theological seminary, and teaching; in addition, they work for lobbying groups, they go to graduate school in other fields to become college professors, they teach primary schools, they enter the non-profit sphere, they become college level athletics coaches. Our students often combine their philosophical interests with other majors on campus such as biology, government, theater & dance, English, mathematics, physics, sociology, anthropology, and psychology, just to name a few. So, as you can see, there is a broad range of possibilities for you. We find that our graduates are excellently prepared for a variety of careers that require clear and concise communication skills, analytic and critical abilities, and a general, intellectual engagement with life around them.

Jill Gordon (Department Chair) is our specialist in ancient Greek philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of race, and existentialism.

Dan Cohen's interests lie in the areas of contemporary British and American philosophy, logic and argumentation, philosophy of language, and epistemology.

Jim Behuniak offers courses in Chinese philosophy, American pragmatism, philosophy of religion, and metaphysics.

William Edelglass (Visiting Assistant Professor ), who is appointed in the Integrated Studies Program and Philosophy, focuses on Continental philosophy and Indo-Tibetan Buddhist thought, as well as environmental philosophy and philosophy of art.

Justin Steinberg (Faculty Fellow) specializes in early modern philosophy, political philosophy, action theory, and ethics.