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Philosophy Department

Welcome to the Southwestern Philosophy Department.

The Philosophy program immerses students in thoughtful and critical analysis of the grounding ideas and assumptions of human practices.

We encourage you to explore the specific Philosophy pages for more information relating to your interests.

 

Notables

  • Phil Hopkins, associate professor of philosophy, has a chapter on Empedocles and Anaxagoras and the Greek conception of Kosmos accepted for a forthcoming new Companion to Ancient Philosophy from Northwestern. He also has a chapter titled Mass Moralizing, which deals with the relation of advertising discourse and moral heuristics, accepted for a forthcoming book from Continuum titled Advertising and Reality. 

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