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Up until the 19th century philosophy was the main discipline in academia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the specialization of knowledge and the development of particular branches of sciences, the social sciences and the humanities, philosophy developed into its own as well.  However, philosophy remains the only discipline that has conceptual ties to all the other disciplines in academia, such as philosophy of science, philosophy of social science, philosophy of history, aesthetics (art) and philosophy of language. Philosophy questions the fundamental conceptual foundations and assumptions of all the disciplines: For example, from the field of biology, What is life? Sociology: What is society? History: How do we understand, record and interpret the past?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, studying philosophy not only teaches you how to think, critically analyze knowledge and question fundamental assumptions but also makes you understand the conceptual presuppositions of all other disciplines better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our department always studies and evaluates philosophy within our concrete existence in the world.\u00a0When we do not raise the foundational questions of life ourselves, we unconsciously live with the answers that are provided for us by those who exercise power over us. As an Earlham philosophy student, you will become aware of and question your own fundamental assumptions about life, work, value and relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You’ll be prepared for a greater understanding across all disciplines, opening the door to a breadth of potential career paths in natural and social sciences, to name a couple. Many Earlham philosophy graduates go to law school or into seminary training, while others go into secondary school teaching.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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