Understanding the arguments of philosophers in response to deep questions requires careful analysis and close study. As a student of philosophy, you will acquire the ability to discern the most important features of complex material, learn to assess elaborate arguments, and come to form your own conclusions on difficult and important questions.

Philosophy provides a framework for staging a reflective discourse on modern debates such as inequities in gender, race, and class, as well as reproductive and individual rights, environmental issues, and wealth distribution.