{"id":50,"date":"2010-07-09T18:18:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T18:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub-dev.bates.edu\/philosophy\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2022-07-07T14:31:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T18:31:45","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/philosophy\/academics\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Study Philosophy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philosophy is a broad field, taking up topics likely to captivate students of any background, interest, and orientation. Philosophers train their critical attention on issues related to politics, economics, art, biology, physics, religion, and many other things besides. This means that the typical philosophy student comes away prepared for many future careers. This preparedness shows:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/philosophy.unc.edu\/undergraduate\/the-major\/why-major-in-philosophy\/\"><b>Benefits of Studying Philosophy from the University of North Carolina<\/b><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apaonline.org\/general\/custom.asp?page=whostudiesphilosophy\"><b>Who Studies Philosophy?<\/b><\/a><b><\/b><\/li><li><b>Highest Verbal and Analytical and Composite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/philosophy\/files\/2022\/01\/2014_Philosophy_Performance_GRE.pdf\">GRE<\/a> scores; one of the two highest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/philosophy\/files\/2022\/01\/Philosophy_performance_on_LSAT.pdf\">LSAT<\/a>&nbsp;score; and the fourth highest GMAT score. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><b><\/b><\/li><li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/c.ymcdn.com\/sites\/www.apaonline.org\/resource\/resmgr\/Data_on_Profession\/Philosophy_performance_on_LS.pdf\">Best Major for Law School Admission<\/a>&nbsp;<\/b><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/philosophy\/files\/2010\/07\/Major-Anxiety-Philosphy-and-Med-School-1.pdf\"><b>Highest Acceptance Rate for Medical School <\/b><\/a>&nbsp;and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-021-01103-x?utm_source=Nature%20Briefing&amp;utm_campaign=1b7ea2be98-briefing-dy-20211230&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-1b7ea2be98-44517005&amp;lor=51&amp;utm_content=1007943\">How Philosophy is&nbsp; Making Me a Better Scientist<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also means that there are many paths into philosophy. Below, we\u2019ve provided a sampling of connections philosophy makes with different topics and conversations, and some courses offered by Philosophy at Bates that make them. We intentionally offer our 200 level classes with minimal prerequisites so that they are easily available to Bates students. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><b>A number of courses include a focus on non-Western approaches to philosophy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>PHIL 213 Biomedical Ethics;<\/li>\n<li>ES\/PL 214 Environmental Ethics;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 218 Concepts of the Self;<\/li>\n<li>CM\/PL 271 Ancient Philosophy,<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 272 Philosophy in the Modern Period: 1600-1800,<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 310 Buddhist Philosophy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><b>Many courses consider how oppressions have influenced or determined the nature of philosophical questions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>PHIL 112 Contemporary Moral Disputes;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 211 Philosophy of Science;<\/li>\n<li>ES\/PL 214 Environmental Ethics;<\/li>\n<li>GS\/PL 262 Feminist Philosophy;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 268 Capitalism and its Critics;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 272 Philosophy in the Modern Period: 1600-1800;<\/li>\n<li>ES\/PL 314 The Environment and What We Owe to Each Other;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 324e Virtue Ethics;<\/li>\n<li>GS\/PL 323D Feminist Epistemology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li><strong>O<\/strong><b>ther courses focus on or include discussions of the consequences of racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, and ableism<\/b>.\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 112 Contemporary Moral Disputes;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>PHIL 210 Philosophy of Cognitive Science;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 213 Biomedical Ethics;<\/li>\n<li>ES\/PL 214 Environmental Ethics;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 258 Philosophy of Law;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 268 Capitalism and Its Critics;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 272 Philosophy in the Modern Period: 1600-1800;<\/li>\n<li>S20 Film as Philosophy;<\/li>\n<li>GS\/PL 262 Feminist Philosophy;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 257 Moral Luck and Social Identity;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 256 Moral Philosophy;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 234 Philosophy of Language;<\/li>\n<li>ES\/PL 314 The Environment and What We Owe to Each Other;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 324C Liberty, Equality, and Community;<\/li>\n<li>GS\/PL 323D Feminist Epistemology;<\/li>\n<li>PHIL 332 Moral Psychology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li><b>Some classes discuss the intersection of philosophy with other areas of the Arts &amp; Humanities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>S20 Film as Philosophy;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CM\/PL 271 Ancient philosophy; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GS\/PL 262 Feminist Philosophy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li><b>Other classes discuss the intersection of philosophy with STEM fields, such as the sciences, computation, and mathematics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 195 Introduction to Logic; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 210 Philosophy of Cognitive Science; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 211 Philosophy of Science; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 213 Biomedical Ethics;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 233 Making Moral Minds; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 235 Philosophy of Mind; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 321 Animal Minds; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BI\/PL 323 Philosophy of Evolution; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 332 Moral Psychology; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S29 Logic: Possibility, Proofs, and Paradox.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li><b>Finally, many of our classes discuss philosophical approaches to practical problems that many of us face in our daily lives.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 112 Contemporary Moral Disputes; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 213 Biomedical Ethics; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 233 Making Moral Minds; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 236 Theory of Knowledge; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 256 Moral Philosophy; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 257 Moral Luck and Social Identity; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 258 Philosophy of Law; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL 268 Capitalism and Its Critics.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some further links that students potentially interested in philosophy might find interesting, helpful, or fun:<br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Undergraduate Diversity Institutes in Philosophy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apaonline.org\/page\/diversityinstitutes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.apaonline.org\/page\/diversityinstitutes&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616505585089000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHJlibLX_MF40RhESCc5xQuHpVTQA\">www.apaonline.org\/page\/<wbr>diversityinstitutes<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reference Resources<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iep.utm.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.iep.utm.edu\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The International Encyclopedia of Ethics <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary-wiley-com.lprx.bates.edu\/doi\/book\/10.1002\/9781444367072\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/onlinelibrary-wiley-com.lprx.bates.edu\/doi\/book\/10.1002\/9781444367072<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information on Some Non-Canonical Schools <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/granta.com\/10-schools-of-philosophy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/granta.com\/10-schools-of-philosophy\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women in the History of Philosophy <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@callmesipo\/35-brilliant-women-from-the-history-of-philosophy-894c2191f776?fbclid=IwAR2wBggFjMzCQG0x3eG-qkqNs5DLX6Q_e4D53ZSEN0Qsq2vPehH9kW4ME9w\">https:\/\/medium.com\/@callmesipo\/35-brilliant-women-from-the-history-of-philosophy-894c2191f776?fbclid=IwAR2wBggFjMzCQG0x3eG-qkqNs5DLX6Q_e4D53ZSEN0Qsq2vPehH9kW4ME9w <\/a><\/span>timeline: &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.oup.com\/2018\/03\/women-in-philosophy-timeline\/\">https:\/\/blog.oup.com\/2018\/03\/women-in-philosophy-timeline\/<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Science Needs Philosophy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/pnas\/116\/10\/3948.full.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3qWpT4kEmarjVwGbPJzzfR0XV9-nKiDuNYeN0ud5tCa_wSIjNjc_1n15s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/pnas\/116\/10\/3948.full.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3qWpT4kEmarjVwGbPJzzfR0XV9-nKiDuNYeN0ud5tCa_wSIjNjc_1n15s<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Blogs<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warp, Weft, &amp; Way: an Asian Philosophy Blog <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/warpweftandway.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/warpweftandway.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feminist Philosophers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/feministphilosophers.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/feministphilosophers.wordpress.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gender, Race, and Philosophy Blog <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sgrp.typepad.com\/sgrp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/sgrp.typepad.com\/sgrp\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philosophy Forum LGBT <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philosophyforumlgbt.org\/schedule\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.philosophyforumlgbt.org\/schedule\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Brains Blog <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/philosophyofbrains.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/philosophyofbrains.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Splintered Mind <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dialogues on Disability (Shelley Tremain interviews and blog) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/philosophycommons.typepad.com\/disability_and_disadvanta\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/philosophycommons.typepad.com\/disability_and_disadvanta\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Podcasts<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philosophy Talk (a radio talk show out of Stanford University, discussing philosophical topics) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philosophytalk.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.philosophytalk.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philosophy Bites (short podcast interviews with philosophers) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/philosophybites.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/philosophybites.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very Bad Wizards (a podcast with a philosopher and a psychologist) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/verybadwizards.fireside.fm\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/verybadwizards.fireside.fm\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History of Philosophy without any Gaps (a series of podcasts on historical and modern topics in a number of traditions, including Islamic Philosophy, Africana Philosophy, Indian Philosophy, and Medieval European Philosophy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/historyofphilosophy.net\/africana-philosophy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/historyofphilosophy.net\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The American Philosophical Association (the main professional group in the US, with lots of information about the profession, graduate programs, and so forth): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apaonline.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.apaonline.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philosophy is a broad field, taking up topics likely to captivate 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