Philosophy

The LdM Philosophy Department is dedicated to expanding the minds of students while enriching their intellectual imagination through critical and creative analysis. To reach this goal, faculty members seek to make students mindful of important ethical, political, religious, scientific and environmental issues. Students not only learn the main philosophical schools from the past and the present, but they also understand how to think analytically and apply logic, while acquiring skills vital to a successful future as a global citizen.

Through a multidisciplinary approach, students examine major historical directions, systems, and schools of philosophy in the western tradition from the pre-Socratics to the present. Discussions center upon perennial themes such as the existence of God, the nature of knowledge, proof and reasoning, and ethics and contemporary themes such as bio-ethics. All aspects examined are essential to students’ understanding of belief systems and their relation to the past and contemporary culture in an inclusive and unbiased way. 

The value students receive from philosophy does not lie in providing definitive answers, but in the inquiry. Students can look logically and critically at powerful and persuasive messages of today’s digital age, and keep an open mind for the value and importance of diversity. The skills learned add value to careers in human resources, law, and working in international agencies.