Philosophy
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Welcome!
The University of Windsor Philosophy Department is recognized for excellence in teaching and research. Philosophy has a variety of programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. We have a small, friendly department providing ample opportunity for student-teacher interaction; the student-run philosophy club provides ample opportunity for students to interact with one another. Philosophy's visiting speakers series brings faculty, students, and the general public together with members of the broader philosophical community.

Announcements
May 2009: Congratulations to Jordan Bartol and Michael Walschots on winning SSHRCC Master's Sholarships!
October 3-5, 2008: The Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy together with the University of Windsor's Department of Philosophy, a world-wide leader in research on reasoning and argumentation, are hosting a conference "Reason, Activism, and Change: Philosophical Considerations" to be held at the University of Windsor. Click "What's Happening" for more information.
August 2008: Welcome to Douglas Walton. Professor Walton has been awarded the Assumption University Chair in Argumentation Studies and is a CRRAR Distinguished Research Fellow. He will also be an Adjunct Professor in the University of Windsor Philosophy Department.
April 2008: Congratulations to Dr. Deborah Cook on being awarded the internal Humanities Research Group Fellowship for 2008-2009.
April 2008: Congratulations to Jeffery Renaud on being awarded his second Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), and to Molly Kao on being awarded an OGS and an SSHRCC Master's Scholarship.

What is Philosophy?
Philosophy is critical and creative thinking about fundamental questions, such as: What is worthwhile in life? Is there sense to the universe? What moral obligations do people have to one another? What makes societies just? What can we know? Windsor's Philosophy Department offers courses in which these and many other philosophical questions are explored.

Why Study Philosophy?
The main reason to study philosophy is for its own sake. Philosophy enables us to reflect on questions about who we are and how we should live. It is also worth noting that many who have studied philosophy have gone on to succeed in a variety of areas. Studying philosophy provides students with advanced reading, writing, and critical skills that open many doors. Check out some of the famous people who started off by studying philosophy. While you are at it, why not check out some of the areas in which our graduates work.