Philosophy Department

Welcome to the Philosophy Department's web page.  We are located in Tillinghast Hall on the BSU campus.  Use this web page to find out about our faculty members, about philosophy in general, and about our programs.

Philosophy offers the opportunity for careful consideration of the fundamental questions of life.  More practically, the study of philosophy prepares graduates for a variety of careers. Are you considering pre-law? Nationwide, philosophy majors do better than anyone else on the LSAT. Planning on an MBA? Philosophy majors outperform business majors on the GMAT.  Whether you are interested in rigorous yet flexible career preparation, or thoughtful analysis about reality, truth, meaning, and justice, philosophy has something for you.  Please use this web page as a resource for learning more about what we have to offer you!

Philosophy majors sometimes pursue graduate study of philosophy and become academics, but more often they go into law, medicine, business, journalism, public policy, or government.

Department Programs:

• Our courses
• Philosophy Major
• Philosophy Minor
• Concentration in Applied Ethics
• Departmental Colloquium Besides the colloquia of the department, the Boston area offers a continuous sequence of philosophical events.  Consult this calendar to see what is available.
• Phi Sigma Tau, the international honors society for philosophy.

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs):

• What's it all about?
• Why should I care?
• Famous Philosophy Majors
• Philosophy in the news: New York Times  Bloomberg Businessweek
• How can I find out more?

Our Faculty:

Please feel free to consult any faculty member if you have questions about what philosophy is, what we do, or what we can do for you.

• Dr. Aeon J. Skoble, chair
• Dr. Matthew Dasti
• Dr. William J. Devlin
• Dr. Robert Fitzgibbons (Emeritus)
• Dr. Ed James (Emeritus)
• Dr. Gal Kober
• Dr. Laura McAlinden
• Dr. Francine Quaglio (Emerita)
• Dr. Steven Sanders (Emeritus)
• Dr. Catherine Womack
• Adjunct faculty

Last Modified: August 29, 2012

News and Upcoming Events

Prof. Skoble named Senior Fellow at leading Canadian think-tank.

BSU now offers an interdisciplinary minor in Classical Studies.  See Prof. Skoble for details.

BSU now offers an interdisciplinary minor in Civic Education and Community Leadership. Details here.

Contact Information

Department of Philosophy
Bridgewater State University
Tillinghast Hall, Room 340
45 School Street
Bridgewater, MA 02325
tel: 508.531.1379
fax: 508.531.1781
Our Faculty