Division
of Social Studies
Website: http://philosophy.bard.edu
Updated August 15, 2017
Advising Faculty
1.
Garry L. Hagberg
(director)
2.
Daniel Berthold (director) (leave of absence
fall ’17, on sabbatical spring ’18)
3.
Thomas Bartscherer
4.
Norton Batkin
5.
Roger Berkowitz
6.
Susan Blake
7.
James Brudvig
8.
Jay Elliott
9.
Robert Martin
10.
David Shein
11.
Oli Stephano
12.
Ruth Zisman
The philosophy curriculum consists of courses
in the history of philosophy as well as such traditional areas as ethics,
metaphysics, epistemology, logic, the philosophy of language, and aesthetics.
Historically, the discipline of philosophy has been expansive in the scope of
its interests, exploring issues across the fields of natural science, social
science, literature, and the arts. In this spirit, students concentrating in
philosophy are encouraged to enrich their study of philosophy by making
connections with other disciplines.
Moderation
Requirements:
1.
PHIL elective
2.
PHIL 203 History of Philosophy I
(required beginning with the class of 2020)
3.
PHIL 204 History of Philosophy II
(required beginning with the class of 2020)
Beginning with the
class of 2020, Philosophy majors will be required to take the two semester
History of Philosophy sequence. We
strongly recommend that this be done during the sophomore year.
Graduation
Requirements:
4.
300-level Philosophy Seminar
5.
300-level Philosophy Research Seminar
6.
PHIL elective
7.
PHIL elective
8.
Senior Project I
9.
Senior Project II
A concentration in
philosophy requires seven courses offered by members of the department, of
which at least four are in the Upper College.
Sample program of study
|
First
Year |
Sophomore
Year |
Junior
Year |
Senior
Year |
|
PHIL 100-level
course FYSEM I (fall) FYSEM II (spring) |
PHIL 203 History of Philosophy PHIL 204 History of Philosophy II Moderation (spring) |
PHIL 300-level Philosophy Seminar PHIL 300-level Philosophy Research Seminar PHIL 300-level
course |
Sr. Project I (fall) Sr. Project II (spring) Phil 300-level
course |