Philosophy
The department of Philosophy offers a unique opportunity for the serious student. Its courses enable the student to come to an understanding of the historical tradition of fundamental issues in religion, morality, metaphysics, and epistemology; in addition, courses in philosophy are designed to allow students to acquire an increased measure of conceptual clarity, as well as rational belief of their own, about these fundamental issues.
A major or a minor in philosophy is recommended to all students who desire to pursue graduate study in any of the disciplines in the Humanities or Social Sciences, and also to those who expect to enter one of the professions—especially law, the ministry, or teaching.
Contact Information
Janine GenelinPhone: 507-933-7548
Fax: 507-933-6150
Hours: 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Location: Old Main
Department Links
| Name | Phone | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Barnette '05 Visiting Insructor | profile | schedule | ||
| Deane Curtin Professor, Philosophy Chair | 507-933-7644 | profile | schedule | |
| George Georgacarakos Professor | 507-933-7637 | profile | web | schedule |
| Lisa Heldke '82 Professor | 507-933-7029 | profile | web | |
| Douglas Huff Professor | 507-933-7649 | profile | schedule | |
| Peg O'Connor Professor | 507-933-7573 | profile | web | schedule |
| Ron Yezzi Visiting Professor | 507-933-7485 | profile | schedule |
Lisa Heldke ’82
I am still interested in the questions that kept me awake nights when I first began studying philosophy as an undergraduate; questions about the nature of knowing, about certainty and truth, and about reality. I…
Where are they now?
Stephen Henderson (‘96) teaches English in Osaka, Japan. He reports that “My two most memorable conversations were with an 80-year old man who fled Japan to China in the 1930s and lived out the war hiding in Manchuria. He had hundreds of wonderful stories to tell. I also had the opportunity to “interview” a woman [...]