Philosophy

Philosophy is the attempt to gain systematic insight into central and perennial human concerns: the nature of reality, the nature of thought, the nature of experience, and the nature of value. At Augustana,we approach Philosophy in three ways: by topics, by texts, and by tools. Each of these ways not only provides the student of Philosophy with a starting point for the investigation of reality, thought, experience, and value, but also enables students in the liberal arts to gain a larger perspective on their education, to acquire a critical familiarity with foundational texts, and to develop techniques of reasoning and habits of thought that will serve them well in studying any discipline in the arts and sciences.