King’s To Begin Offering Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

“We decided to develop a philosophy major at King's because we believe that we can offer a unique experience in philosophy,” said Dr. Joshua Blander, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at King's.

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The King’s College is pleased to announce the creation of the Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, the seventh major at The King’s College, which was recently approved by the New York State Education Department.

Housed within the Politics, Philosophy and Economics program, The King’s College Philosophy major expands the role that philosophy already plays in the College’s PPE-centered Common Core. A Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from King’s provides outstanding preparation for students who wish to pursue any number of postgraduate degrees, including law school. It also develops significant levels of critical thinking and evaluative skills that are in demand in the job market.

The Philosophy major at King’s features a number of distinctive elements, including emphases on Christian integration and commitment, the Western historical tradition, and interdisciplinarity. By requiring courses in Economics, Politics, and Religion, the major encourages in students a far more robust conception of the world than philosophy alone can provide, and helps them to more fully integrate their reflections on character and relationship to the world beyond their intellect.

“The addition of Philosophy to the College’s list of majors expands our commitment as a Christian institution to this key area within PPE, and offers interested students further opportunity to focus their studies in a way that is entirely consistent with our mission,” said Dr. Mark Hijleh,Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at King’s.

Philosophy has historically played a central role in the intellectual formation of students, in providing powerful resources for elaborating and defending the Christian faith, and preparing students to integrate faith and intellect. The metropolitan New York City area is home to several major universities that support some of the most prestigious philosophy programs in the world, providing excellent opportunities for engagement with the resources of a dynamic local philosophical community. As a result, students and faculty in Philosophy at The King’s College are well positioned to contribute to and gain from that milieu while representing the truths of Christianity and a biblical worldview.

“Our new philosophy majors at The King’s College will be able to take fullest advantage of our outstanding philosophy professors in exploring over 2,500 years of reflection on God’s world and sharing in that enterprise themselves,” said Dr. David Innes, Chair of the Program in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, in which the new Philosophy major is housed.

“We decided to develop a philosophy major at King’s because we believe that we can offer a unique experience in philosophy,” said Dr. Joshua Blander, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at King’s. “Frankly, I enjoy doing philosophy at King’s more than any place I’ve been before, and I am excited to encourage interested students to see why.”

The Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy will be offered beginning in the Fall 2016 semester.


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