Philosophy is the search for an understanding of how the world as a whole hangs together and of how we are to assume our place in the world. Philosophy pursues its goal first of all historically. It is the trustee of the heritage of great philosophical texts, and it engages those texts in conversation with contemporary problems. Second, philosophy turns to the contemporary world directly and tries to illuminate and advance its concerns with ethics and art, with science and technology, with ecology and feminism, with law and medicine. Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees are offered.

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Join students, family, friends, and faculty for the Philosophy Deparment's graduation ceremony Saturday, May 13 at 2 p.m. in the President's Room in Brantley Hall.

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Department receives two new funds.

A generous donor has provide funds for the Albert Borgmann fund for Environmental Philosophy and the Burke Townsend Clear Thinking Award. Read more about the funds.

Environmental Philosophy MA

The Philosophy Department at the University of Montana is one of the best places in the world to get an MA focused on environmental philosophy. Environmental philosophy at UM.

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