Philosophy

Department Chair—Burgdoff
Professors—Christenson, Horn
Assistant Professor—Mueller
Lecturers—Abbott, Barresi, Hiltbrunner, Pflum, Tsompasidis.

Philosophy is the pursuit of difficult foundational questions, such as: “What do we really know?”; “What is relevant to judgments in ethics?”; and “Are there any bases for belief in God?” These are difficult questions because they lie at the roots of our thinking about other things.

The goals of the study of philosophy at Capital University are to develop in students: (a) the attitudes and skills necessary for critical thinking; (b) an interest in the issues and ideas of serious thinkers and the skills necessary to examine and evaluate them; (c) the desire and ability to relate philosophy to other disciplines and areas of life; and (d) the ability to think through and articulate their own philosophical views.