PHILS34

This seminar explores the nature of philosophy. What is distinctive about philosophy? Philosophy departments typically offer a reply to this question. Do these characterizations of the nature of philosophy capture the diversity of philosophical methods and questions? This seminar explores this question by considering common criticisms of the value of philosophy, non-Western philosophy, ethnophilosophy, and empirically informed approaches to the study of philosophy. The seminar is designed for philosophy majors and minors to study the diversity and unity of the philosophical enterprise. Prerequisite(s): Four Philosophy courses.