The BA in philosophy famliarizes students with the Western tradition of thought on the fundamental questions of human existence. It helps students improve their skills in critical reasoning, textual analysis and argumentative writing. Students can choose one of two concencentrations.
The concentration in philosophy and law offers philosophy majors the opportunity to focus their study of philosophy in a way that helps prepare them for the study of the law.
This is a high credit concentration for students interested in a program that explores the interdisciplinary connections between philosophy, political science, and economics.
Shannon Fyfe is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and a Fellow in the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University. Her previous work includes a fellowship with the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (2014), where she advised the organization regarding best practices ...
Lisa Eckenwiler, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at George Mason University, where she teaches courses in bioethics and a range of topics in global health ethics. Her research centers broadly on vulnerability and structural health injustice, with special interests in mig...
The minor in philosophy and law emphasizes the philosophical analysis of legal issues. Students develop important intellectual skills—logic and critical thinking—that prepare them for the study of law.
In Memoriam: Mark Sagoff (1941-2023) Mark Sagoff was a leading and foundational figure in environmental philosophy and ethics and one of the first members of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, founded in 1978. Originally a scholar of Kant and aesthetics, Sagoff published widely in jo...
Molly received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2016 and is currently working on a dissertation that brings together the professional ethics of lawyers, neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics, and feminist theories of relational autonomy. She wants to know, how can lawyers promote the ...