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These funds may provide full or partial funding up to $1000 per student for research or conference travel, and these resources may be supplemented through other funding sources at Allegheny. The funds also support the purchase of research materials to be used by students in pursuit of the Senior Project in Philosophy. In most cases, funding up to $500 is available.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>James F. Sheridan, Jr. Memorial Fund<\/strong> was established in memory of Jim Sheridan \u2013 Allegheny College Professor of Philosophy and alumnus (Class of 1950) \u2013 by his friends, family, and beloved wife Nancy.<\/p>\n<p>The<strong> Professor Bill Bywater Endowment<\/strong> was established by Barbara Creed in honor of her brother, who began teaching at Allegheny in 1968. The Bywater Endowment <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/bywater-social-justice-programming\/\">has supported student conferences and other events at Allegheny<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Fh1KK2kVt4b3B0H1F8Ncb3r5M74ONwiJBYit-L6L7bE\/copy\"><strong>application<\/strong><\/a> for Sheridan and Bywater funding should include an overview of the research project, an explanation of the research to be undertaken, and a budget. Contact the Program Chair of Philosophy for additional information.<\/p>\n<p>Additional financial support for research is available from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/dean\/student-funding-resources\/\"><strong>Class of 1939 Senior Research Fund<\/strong><\/a>. An application for funding should include an overview of the Senior Project, an explanation of the research to be undertaken, and a budget. 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These funds may provide full or partial funding up to $1000 per student for research or conference travel, and these resources [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mt-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/student-funding-resources\/\">Continue Reading &#8220;Student Funding Resources&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2443","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2234,"date":"2020-10-13T23:49:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T03:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/?page_id=2234"},"modified":"2020-10-13T23:49:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T03:49:51","slug":"bulletin-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/bulletin-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulletin Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":246,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2234","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/246"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1834,"date":"2018-02-02T16:34:50","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T21:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/?page_id=1834"},"modified":"2018-02-23T10:03:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T15:03:19","slug":"shawna-mook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/faculty\/shawna-mook\/","title":{"rendered":"Shawna Mook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Title:<\/strong> Academic Building Coordinator<br \/>\n<strong>Department:<\/strong> English, Philosophy, and Religious Studies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> smccracken@allegheny.edu<br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> 814-332-4343<br \/>\n<strong>Office Location:<\/strong> Odd Fellows 205<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"><strong>Office Hours:<\/strong> Monday &#8211; 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No more than six credits in Philosophy may be taken Credit\/No Credit to count toward the minor.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h3>Requirements:<\/h3><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Two of the Following:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17552\">PHIL 130\u00a0-\u00a0Values and Knowledge<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17553\">PHIL 140\u00a0-\u00a0Ethics and Community<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17554\">PHIL 165\u00a0-\u00a0The Examined Life: Philosophy Through the Ages<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17558\">PHIL 220\u00a0-\u00a0Epistemology: The Theory of 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philosophical inquiry, as well as the cultural and historical origins of those methods;<\/li>&#13;\n\t<li>Engage in a critical analysis of the legitimacy and limitations of the knowledge these methodologies elicit;<\/li>&#13;\n\t<li>Appreciate the role of cultural and historical context in the development of philosophy, and appreciate the ethical issues created by the culture and the dominant philosophies of the modern and contemporary West;<\/li>&#13;\n\t<li>Articulate their own thoughts and ideas relevant to philosophical inquiry orally and write essays that are clear and well structured, exhibiting command of the preceding abilities.<\/li>&#13;\n<\/ul><h3 xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">The Philosophy Major<\/h3><p xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">The major in Philosophy leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree. Philosophy majors are required to have a GPA of at least 2.0 in the major at graduation. No more than eight credits in Philosophy may be taken Credit\/No Credit to count toward the major; two of these credits must be <a link-id=\"acalog-a-239\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17572\" type=\"tooltip\">PHIL 600<\/a>, which is only offered Credit\/No Credit.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h3>Requirements:<\/h3><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\" xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"><p xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">The major in Philosophy completion of at least 42 semester credit hours as outlined below:<\/p><\/a:content><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17558\">PHIL 220\u00a0-\u00a0Epistemology: The Theory of Knowledge<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17566\">PHIL 310\u00a0-\u00a0Global Justice<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17570\">PHIL 580\u00a0-\u00a0Philosophy Seminar<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Two of the Following:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17552\">PHIL 130\u00a0-\u00a0Values and Knowledge<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17553\">PHIL 140\u00a0-\u00a0Ethics and Community<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17554\">PHIL 165\u00a0-\u00a0The Examined Life: Philosophy Through the Ages<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Note:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\" xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"><p xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">It is recommended, but not required, that these courses be taken before courses above the 100 level.<\/p><\/a:content><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>One of the Following:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17560\">PHIL 230\u00a0-\u00a0Science in Its Cultural Setting<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17561\">PHIL 240\u00a0-\u00a0Mind and Brain<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>One of the Following:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17559\">PHIL 227\u00a0-\u00a0Religion and the Challenge of Modernity<\/a> OR<br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17771\">RELST 227\u00a0-\u00a0Religion and the Challenge of Modernity<\/a> <br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17563\">PHIL 260\u00a0-\u00a0Ancient Greek Philosophy<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17564\">PHIL 270\u00a0-\u00a0Early Modern Philosophy: Science and Knowledge<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17567\">PHIL 350\u00a0-\u00a0Ethics and Existence<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Senior Project:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17572\">PHIL 600\u00a0-\u00a0Senior Project Tutorial<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17573\">PHIL 610\u00a0-\u00a0Senior Project<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Two Elective Courses:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\" xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"><ul xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"><li>In philosophy or approved cognate courses from another discipline. By consulting with faculty, students may use electives to create an emphasis in a specific area of philosophy.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/a:content><\/div><br \/>\n<hr><div class=\"box box-info box-align-\"><h4><i class=\"fa fa-info\"><\/i><span>Academic Bulletin<\/span><\/h4>Visit the Academic Bulletinfor information on all majors, minors, and other programs at Allegheny college.\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"button icon button-lg block  yellow\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-book  pull-left\"><\/i>Visit the Allegheny College Academic Bulletin<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":545,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"https:\/\/allegheny.edu\/academics\/programs\/philosophy\/","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1690","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/545"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1690\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1408,"date":"2016-01-21T09:58:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T14:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/?page_id=1408"},"modified":"2023-02-10T10:17:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:17:46","slug":"scholar-in-residence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/scholar-in-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholar in Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Diversity Scholar in Residence was created to bring in talented, diverse, and contemporary scholars to Allegheny. Three philosophers were engaged as Diversity Scholars from 2008 forward, and would visit classes, participate in class discussions, and give lectures on issues of social justice throughout their stay at the college.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Past engagements: Philosophy Diversity Scholars in Residence<br \/>\n(2008-2019)<\/h3>\n<h4>George Yancy<\/h4>\n<p>Professor of Philosophy,\u00a0Emory College<br \/>\nPhilosophy of Race Book Series Editor, Lexington Books<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1410\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesmedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/philo\/files\/2016\/01\/George-Yancy-1.jpg\" alt=\"George-Yancy-1\" width=\"315\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yancy&#8217;s\u00a0work focuses primarily in the areas of critical philosophy of race, critical whiteness studies, and philosophy of the Black experience. He has authored, edited, and\u00a0co-edited sixteen books, 32 academic articles, and 31 book chapters. His first published book received an Honorable Mention from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights, and three of his edited books have received CHOICE outstanding academic book awards. He is co-Editor of the American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Philosophy and the Black Experience, and is an ex officio member of the American Philosophical Association Committee on Blacks in Philosophy. He has twice won the Duquesne University McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>Yancy taught at Allegheny during the Fall semester of 2014, and visited again in Fall 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Learn\u00a0more\u00a0from Yancy&#8217;s Emory College\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/philosophy.emory.edu\/home\/people\/faculty\/yancy-george.html\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4>Charles W. Mills<\/h4>\n<p>John Evans Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy, Northwestern University<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sitesmedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/philo\/files\/2016\/01\/Charles-outlining.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1415 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesmedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/philo\/files\/2016\/01\/Charles-outlining-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Charles outlining\" width=\"354\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a>Charles W. Mills is John Evans Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy. He works in the general area of social and political philosophy, particularly in oppositional political theory as centered on class, gender, and race. In recent years, he has been focusing on race. He did his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto, and is the author of numerous articles and book chapters, and five books. His first book, <i>The Racial Contract <\/i>(Cornell University, 1997), won a Myers Outstanding Book Award for the study of bigotry and human rights in North America. It has been adopted widely in courses across the United States (more than 100 campuses so far), not just in philosophy, but also political science, sociology, anthropology, African-American, and race relations. His second book,<i> Blackness Visible: Essays on Philosophy and Race<\/i> (Cornell University, 1998), was a finalist for the award for the most important North American work in social philosophy of that year. His fourth book, <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polity.co.uk\/book.asp?ref=9780745640037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contract and Domination<\/a> <\/i>(Polity Press, 2007), is co-authored with Carole Pateman, who wrote <i>The Sexual Contract <\/i>(Stanford University Press, 1988), and it seeks to bring the two \u201ccontracts\u201d together. His most recent book is a collection of his Caribbean essays, <i>Radical Theory, Caribbean Reality: Race, Class and Social Domination<\/i> (University of the West Indies Press, 2010). Before joining Northwestern, Charles Mills taught at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he was a UIC Distinguished Professor.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mills visited Allegheny as Diversity Scholar in Residence in 2011. Learn\u00a0more\u00a0from Mills&#8217;s\u00a0Northwestern University\u00a0website.<\/p>\n<h4>Kyle Whyte<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sitesmedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/philo\/files\/2016\/12\/Kyle-Whyte.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1567\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesmedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/philo\/files\/2016\/12\/Kyle-Whyte.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Whyte\" width=\"286\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a>Kyle Whyte visited Allegheny College as a Diversity Scholar in Residence for academic year 2008-2009. Currently, he holds the <a href=\"https:\/\/msutoday.msu.edu\/news\/2015\/2-million-endowment-ensures-ongoing-success-in-humanities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/msutoday.msu.edu\/news\/2015\/2-million-endowment-ensures-ongoing-success-in-humanities\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1481228508793000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEC5KXbXBEh42mCfk9gIDXCZRz1xQ\">Timnick Chair in the Humanities<\/a>\u00a0at Michigan State University. He is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Community Sustainability, a faculty member of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/environment.philosophy.msu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/environment.philosophy.msu.edu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1481228508793000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHeh-_vShIF_Jbc-ZSauQ7Wn8sl7w\">Environmental Philosophy &amp; Ethics<\/a>\u00a0graduate\u00a0concentration, and a faculty affiliate of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aisp.msu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/aisp.msu.edu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1481228508793000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFb1osirW-giLvFw_SH0TjxRkpu0g\">American Indian Studies<\/a>\u00a0and Environmental Science &amp; Policy programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Diversity Scholar in Residence was created to bring in talented, diverse, and contemporary scholars to Allegheny. Three philosophers were engaged as Diversity Scholars from 2008 forward, and would visit classes, participate in class discussions, and give lectures on issues of social justice throughout their stay at the college. Past engagements: Philosophy Diversity Scholars in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mt-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/scholar-in-residence\/\">Continue Reading &#8220;Scholar in Residence&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":545,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1408","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/545"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1408\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":466,"date":"2012-07-09T21:24:09","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T01:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/?page_id=466"},"modified":"2023-02-09T16:06:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T21:06:24","slug":"what-is-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/what-is-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Philosophy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Philosophy<\/h3>\n<p>Philosophy fosters concern with the big picture and big questions: Why are we here? What can we know? What are good and just ways to live? Philosophy seeks answers to these and other questions through the proper use of rational thought &#8211; the application of human intellect to the mysteries of the world around us.<\/p>\n<h3>Why major in Philosophy?<\/h3>\n<p>The best reason to major in philosophy would be that you love it. (And contrariwise, if you have taken a philosophy course and found that you don\u2019t love it, that\u2019s about the best reason there could be for not majoring in it.) But other reasons for majoring in philosophy are discussed in these:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A journalist writes, \u201cThe most useful classes I took were all in philosophy\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2013\/07\/01\/be_employable_study_philosophy_partner\/%20\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A Forbes Magazine article about high-tech companies seeking philosophy majors, including an interview with the co-founder of \u201cSlack Technologies\u201d who explains what studying philosophy taught him: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/georgeanders\/2015\/07\/29\/liberal-arts-degree-tech\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>An article in the Huffington Post about why philosophy is good for business: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/03\/05\/why-philosophy-majors-rule_n_4891404.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A Forbes article about humanities degrees providing \u201cgreat return on investment\u201d, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jeffreydorfman\/2014\/11\/20\/surprise-humanities-degrees-provide-great-return-on-investment\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The earning power of philosophy majors is explored in a recent article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/business\/archive\/2015\/09\/philosophy-majors-out-earn-other-humanities\/626783\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>For more thoughtful reasons, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/philosophy.unc.edu\/undergraduate\/the-major\/why-major-in-philosophy\/\">University of North Carolina collection<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Distinctions in Philosophy<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Students have opportunities for collaborative research, presentations, and publication of research findings in national journals.<\/li>\n<li>Allegheny&#8217;s philosophy program is distinctive in its focus on the development and interplay of modern science and the culture that supports it. The program also focuses on issues of justice that pertain to globalization in business, politics, and culture.<\/li>\n<li>The Senior Project demonstrates to employers and graduate schools the ability to complete a major original assignment.<\/li>\n<li>Philosophy students often double major in political science or psychology. Philosophy is a significant focus within neuroscience world for many students at the undergraduate level as well as in graduate schools around the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Key benefits of a Philosophy major<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Students receive excellent preparation for graduate study, as well as excellent focus for a liberal arts program with immediate employment in mind.<\/li>\n<li>Philosophy majors develop the ability to synthesize information from different sub-fields.<\/li>\n<li>Students majoring in philosophy do exceptionally well on professional entry exams: they place the highest of all majors nationally in the verbal and analytical sections of the Graduate Record Exam.<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate study in philosophy is particularly good training for students of law because of the analytical and reading skills that it fosters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Philosophy: what&#8217;s it for?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apaonline.org\/?whostudiesphilosophy\">Who studies philosophy?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whystudyphilosophy.com\/\">Why study philosophy?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iai.tv\/iai-podcast\">Really, why study philosophy? The thing itself:<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Philosophical blog links<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Logic matters: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logicmatters.net\/\">https:\/\/www.logicmatters.net\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gender, Race and Philosophy Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/sgrp.typepad.com\/sgrp\/\">https:\/\/sgrp.typepad.com\/sgrp\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Crooked timber collective blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedtimber.org\/\">https:\/\/crookedtimber.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Daily nous, public philosophy section: <a href=\"https:\/\/dailynous.com\/category\/public-philosophy-and-outreach\/\">https:\/\/dailynous.com\/category\/public-philosophy-and-outreach\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Student journals<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Many options: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlu.edu\/philosophy-department\/student-resources\/journals\">https:\/\/www.wlu.edu\/philosophy-department\/student-resources\/journals<\/a>, including <em>Stance: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/stancephilosophy.com\/\">https:\/\/stancephilosophy.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philosophy Philosophy fosters concern with the big picture and big questions: Why are we here? What can we know? What are good and just ways to live? Philosophy seeks answers to these and other questions through the proper use of rational thought &#8211; the application of human intellect to the mysteries of the world around [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mt-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/what-is-philosophy\/\">Continue Reading &#8220;What is Philosophy?&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":546,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-466","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/546"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/466\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":425,"date":"2012-07-09T21:10:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T01:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/?page_id=425"},"modified":"2024-05-08T13:48:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T17:48:15","slug":"student-achievements-and-student-societies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/philosophy\/student-achievements-and-student-societies\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Achievements and Student Societies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philosophy has two prizes which are awarded to juniors and seniors annually.<\/p>\n<h3>Student Awards<\/h3>\n<h4>Philosophy Faculty Prize<\/h4>\n<p>Awarded to a graduating senior for overall excellence in the study of philosophy at Allegheny College.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2024 &#8211; <em>no entry for 2024<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2023 &#8211; Alinah H. Hamed, Erin K. Magnus<\/li>\n<li>2022 &#8211; Glen Almon<\/li>\n<li>2021 &#8211; Pamela Marquez<\/li>\n<li>2020 &#8211; Katelynn R. Frawley, Josef A. Thorne<\/li>\n<li>2019 &#8211; Aubrey P. Collins, Derek C. Sawer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>The Steven Farrelly-Jackson Prize<\/h4>\n<p>The Steven Farrelly-Jackson prize is given in honor of Philosophy faculty member Steven Farrelly-Jackson and his commitment to teaching philosophy at Allegheny College. It is awarded to a junior major or minor for exceptional academic achievement and contribution to the general life of the department.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2024 &#8211; Difei Chen, Bridgette K. Reeb<\/li>\n<li>2023 &#8211; India J. McCruter<\/li>\n<li>2022 &#8211; Alinah H. Hamed, Erin K. Magnus<\/li>\n<li>2021 &#8211; Glen Almon, Peyton J. Britt<\/li>\n<li>2020 &#8211; Pamela Marquez<\/li>\n<li>2019 &#8211; Katelynn R. Frawley, Josef A. Thorne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Student Societies<\/h3>\n<h4>Phi Sigma Tau<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phi-sigma-tau.org\/\">Phi Sigma Tau<\/a> is the International Honor Society for Philosophy, and Allegheny College has been a member since 2001. 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