Welcome to the philosophy department

Philosophy stimulates your ability to think critically and creatively, and enhances your analytical capacities. It prepares you for a wide variety of careers, including law, medicine, business, teaching and just about any job that values good thinking and writing skills. But don't just take our word for it.

 

News and information
Majewski Philosophy alumni named homecoming speaker

The political science department had Brian Majewski as their 2011 homecoming presenter. Majewski received his undergraduate degree from NMU in philosophy. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, U.S. Department of State and serves as executive director of the Bureau of Western Affairs. View the presentation.

Philosophy professors publish new work

Professor Antony Aumann recently published "On the Validity of Pascal's Wager" in the Heythrop Journal and Professor Zac Cogley recently published "Trust and the Trickster Problem" in ​Analytic Philosophy​. Learn more about NMU's philosophy professors.

   

 

Get Involved
philosophy clubThere are ways to be involved with the philosophy department outside of the classroom. The Philosophy Club brings students together to discuss philosophical topics each week. Also visit upcoming events in and associated with the philosophy department. Have a good philosophy paper? Submit it to an undergraduate journal or conference.
Summer philosophy programs
Tricia MagalottiPhilosophy student Tricia Magalotti participated in the University of Colorado at Boulder's Summer Seminar in Philosophy. This program is one of many summer philosophy seminars for undergraduates. Learn about other summer programs.
New course during fall semester

woman's faceDr. Cogley taught a new class in the fall semester: PL 295: Philosophy and Psychology of Emotion. The course sought to answer the questions, what are emotions? Why do we have them? When should we feel them? For a list of other philosophy classes, visit the philosophy programs site.

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Monday May 28
All Day Event - Campus-Wide
Friday June 1
1 p.m. - Berry Events Center - Wildcat Room
Friday June 1
10:30 p.m. - NMU Golf Course
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