SUNY Buffalo State
BA in Philosophy
Buffalo, USA
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LANGUAGES
English
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The BA in Philosophy offers a comprehensive exploration of fundamental questions regarding existence, knowledge, and ethics. This program encourages critical thinking and analytical skills through the examination of historical and contemporary philosophical debates. Students engage with diverse philosophical texts and ideas, developing their ability to articulate complex concepts clearly.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue various career paths, including roles in education, law, public policy, writing, or consulting. The critical thinking and analytical skills gained through this program are valuable in many sectors, preparing students for a range of professions.
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Introduction
The Philosophy Major at Buffalo State College is built around four guiding principles designed to make you a more versatile professional, a more valuable employee, and a more successful person throughout your life. Each of them can be found in every course we offer, but some of them are especially prominent in particular courses. As a philosophy major, you'll learn to:
- Comprehend texts, particularly philosophical texts.
- Understand and clearly articulate concepts, particularly “fundamental and powerful concepts” (e.g., truth, knowledge, justification, evidence, respect, justice, good, right, value, argument, reason, validity, soundness).
- Form, evaluate, justify, defend, and apply positions on complicated, everyday issues in written and oral form.
- Prioritize wisdom over trivialities
- Appreciate the importance of truth to rational inquiry.
- Recognize the conceptions and perspectives of others and their foundations.
- Accept and apply critical feedback on philosophical work.
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