Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy - Philosophy

Philosophy at the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an attempt to reason clearly and critically about all areas of experience: science, religion, art, politics, and morality. Its purpose is to understand and evaluate basic beliefs and values, then to integrate them into a coherent view of the world.

Students who are considering graduate school in philosophy should take seriously their degree at the University as preparation for that course of study. The decision to pursue the study of philosophy in graduate school should ideally be made in the junior year, and faculty in the department should be notified so that they can provide advice specific to the their area of interest. In general, graduate schools will prefer that students have received a B.A. in philosophy, have studied a language or languages relevant to the discipline, and that they have taken symbolic logic.