Philosophy

Philosophy is one of the oldest disciplines in the history of humanity. Yet its antiquity is inseparable from renewal. To do philosophy is to give form to a universal human impulse: to think rigorously and coherently about questions that concern us all. Precisely because philosophy is universal, it remains continually fresh, even though it predates other disciplines.

It is this dynamic between tradition and innovation — this enduring universality — that our department seeks to embody. A defining feature of our program is that its teaching and research are grounded in two poles: the classical and the contemporary. These are not pursued in isolation, but placed in active dialogue with one another around fundamental philosophical questions.

In classical studies spanning ancient and medieval philosophy, scholars work directly with original texts in Greek and Latin, engaging foundational philosophical problems at their source. At the same time, the relevance of these problems to contemporary philosophical debates is continually reassessed.In research on philosophy from the twentieth century onward, advanced work is conducted in logic, analytic philosophy, philosophy of science, phenomenology, and related fields. Yet this research does not merely follow current trends. Its deeper philosophical foundations are constantly examined in light of the classical tradition.