Philosophy Department

Departmental Information What's New? Announcements, Dates and News. Overview. If you're new to philosophy, then this hand-out is designed for you. Philosophy Faculty. Photographs, box numbers, phone extensions, email addresses, office locations, office hours, teaching and research interests. Current Students. Majors, minors, and interested students, with email addresses. Curriculum. Course descriptions, prerequisites, credit hours, general education credit, offering frequency, links to sample syllabi. The Philosophy Major. Requirements, planning, tips. The Philosophy Minor. Requirements, notes. Class Schedule. Comprehensive Examination. Exam, thesis, departmental honors. Philosophy Student Initiative (PSI). Earlham's philosophy student organization.

Contents   Departmental information   Life after Earlham   Student profiles   Study aids      Reading Philosophy      Writing Philosophy      Researching Philosophy      General   Mailing address, phone   Faculty   Currently Teaching:   Marya Bower, Ph.D.   Ferit Güven, Ph.D.  (convenor)   Kevin Miles, Ph.D.   Charles Watson, Ph.D.   Other Faculty:   Len Clark, Ph.D. (emeritus)   Bob Horn, Ph.D. (emeritus)   John Newman, Ph.D.   Howard Richards , Ph.D. (emeritus)   Peter Suber, Ph.D. Senior Research Prof.   Liffey Thorpe, Ph.D. Senior Faculty Fellow   More about our faculty...

Life after Earlham with a philosophy degree

Student Profiles
	Catherine Kemp Class of 1987
	Sina Kramer Class of 2002

• Our Recent Graduates
• Philosophy Graduate Schools Friendly to Continental Philosophy. Our own list.
• Earlham Philosophy Graduates Who Stayed in Philosophy. Help us update our list.
• Association for Support of Graduate Students. Useful collection of services.
• Career Handbook for Philosophy Majors. From the University of Florida Department of Philosophy.
• Guide to Philosophy Departments Around the World, compiled by Peter King. Or see a similar list from Gradschools.com, or another one from Tom Stone, or another one from Paul Wong. For U.S. schools, see yet another list, organized better by state than by field, from The Graduate School Guide.
• How Does Philosophy Relate to My Career? From the philosophy department at Wilfrid Laurier University.
• The Real Guide to Grad School Philosophy Departments. From Lingua Franca.
• Link to the American Philosophical Association.
• Learn about the GRE. Almost no one will think less of you if you take a peek at the LSAT as well. (If law school is in the running, see these links.)

Study aids

Reading philosophy

• Dictionaries of Philosophical Terms. A section of Peter's Guide devoted to online glossaries to help in your reading.
• How To Read a Philosophy Paper. From Jeff McLaughlin at University College of the Cariboo. About reading philosophy journal articles, not student homework essays.
• Identifying the Argument of an Essay. From Frank Edler at the Metropolitan Community College of Omaha.
• Reading Philosophical Texts. From Garth Kemerling at Newberry College.
• Taking Notes on Philosophical Texts. Notes on notes from Peter.



Writing philosophy

• Essay Assignment. Peter's essay assignment, with tips on how to write this kind of paper.
• How to Write a Philosophy Paper. From Jeff McLaughlin at Thompson Rivers University.
• Undergraduate Philosophical Writing. From Martin Young at the University of California at Irvine.
• Writing Philosophy. Links to web sites and books. From the ErraticImpact Philosophy Research Base.
• Writing Philosophy. From Garth Kemerling at Newberry College.



Researching philosophy

• Search Noesis: Philosophical Research On-Line.
  
• Guide to Philosophy on the Internet. Peter's picks. Now also available in a multi-file edition.
• How To Use Philosopher's Index. Peter's own guide.
• Lilly Library. Link to all the resources of Earlham's Lilly Library and beyond.

General

• The Argument Clinic. From the philosophy department at the University of Northern Colorado. Submit an argument, receive an evaluation by email.
• Undergraduate Philosophy Journals, Conferences, Essay Contests. Our own list. Consider submitting your best work to one of these.

Are you considering a philosophy major and an off-campus study program? See two ways to fit them both into your four-year plan.

 

Are you an upper-division student looking for a philosophy course? Consider a "Philosophy of..." course in your major or minor field. We regularly offer Philosophy of Art, Education, History, Law, Natural Science, and Social Science. Now and then we also offer Philosophy of Language, Politics, Race and Racisms, and Religion.

 

Do you need to write or call us? Here's how to reach the department. Department of Philosophy Earlham College 801 National Road West Richmond, Indiana 47374-4095 Phone (765) 983-1422 Sarah Emmer, Administrative Assistant, emmersa@earlham.edu For phone numbers and e-mail addresses of individual professors, see our page of philosophy faculty.

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This site was created by Peter Suber, who maintained it until June 9, 2001. Now it is maintained by Ferit Güven, guvenfe@earlham.edu and Sarah Emmer, emmersa@earlham.edu.