Bachelor [Philosophy] From Mount Holyoke College

Philosophy is a discipline that encourages the examination of life in all its dimensions. Our fundamental assumptions about right and wrong, beauty, truth, the mind, language, and meaning are exposed to careful scrutiny in philosophy classes. We encourage you, as a student of philosophy, not only to strive to understand what philosophers have written, but also to be a philosopher yourself - to think with depth and clarity about issues that are fundamental to the human condition. Whether taking a course on philosophy of film, ethics, feminist philosophy, logic, or philosophy of science, philosophy will leave you seeing the world anew.

A major in philosophy at Mount Holyoke provides students with a broad understanding of historical and contemporary philosophical thought. Majors graduate with the tools and enthusiasm needed to conduct philosophical inquiry, a good understanding of important philosophical themes, and strong skills in critical reasoning.

We take many things for granted?that things exist besides ourselves; that some art is good, some art is bad, and some ?art? is not really art at all; that other people feel pain, have emotions, dreams, and desires; that there are right ways to behave, and wrong ways too. However, even casual reflection reveals that these assumptions are just that? things we take for granted without much thought. In order to illuminate our lives and appreciate our existence, we ought to investigate these assumptions; as Socrates says, the unexamined life is not worth living.