- al-Farabi
- al-Kindi
- Aquinas
- Aristotle
- Avicenna
- Berkeley
- Buber
- Buddha Sakyamuni
- contemporary analytic philosophy
- contemporary German philosophy
- contemporary French philosophy
- Dalai Lama
- Deleuze
- Derrida
- Foucault
- Gabirol
- German Idealism
- HaLevi
- Hegel
- Heidegger
- Hume
- Husserl
Department of Philosophy
Areas of Study
By majoring in philosophy, you take classes that delve into a broad range of historical, philosophical theories, traditions and applications.
- Read about our undergraduate philosophy program.
- Read about our graduate philosophy program.
Historical periods and thinkers
- Israeli
- Jamgon Kongtrul
- Jewish Neoplatonism
- Kant
- Kierkegaard
- Levinas
- Maimonides
- Nagarjuna
- Neoplatonism
- Nietzsche
- Pequda
- Philo
- Plato
- Plotinus
- Proclus
- Rosenzweig
- Saadya
- Shantideva
- Socrates
- Tufayl
- Wittgenstein
Three major academic philosophical traditions
- Analytic philosophy—historically associated with the United Kingdom (including Australia and New Zealand) and North America
- Continental philosophy—historically associated with France and Germany
- Non-Western philosophy—we have courses in Asian philosophy
Applying philosophical thinking to other disciplines and activities
- Philosophy of Law
- Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics
- Philosophy of Science
- Philosophy of Biology
- Philosophy and Fiction
- Philosophy and Popular Culture
- Philosophy and Video Games
- Philosophy and Film
- Philosophy of Mathematics
We also contribute many courses to the socio-legal studies program. Classes include:
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Law
- Ethics, Individuals, and the Law
- Philosophy of Rights and Justice
- Ability, Disability, and the Law
- Biomedical Ethics
- Environmental Ethics