{"id":12352,"date":"2021-09-21T19:20:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T19:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kwu.isinqa.com\/?post_type=jpl_programs&#038;p=12352"},"modified":"2025-06-03T16:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T21:52:13","slug":"philosophy","status":"publish","type":"jpl_programs","link":"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/academics\/programs\/minor\/philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block rtf align style-default align-default position-right bg-color-default\">\n\t<div class=\"block-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"rtf-content cf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rtf-title\">Philosophy<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Philosophy teaches you how to think for yourself. Philosophy encourages you to formulate questions and follow arguments. Studying philosophy encourages you to critically look deep into fundamental questions of right and wrong, truth and falsehood, the meaning of life and the nature of reality, knowledge and society.<\/p>\n<p>More than any other discipline, Philosophy explores the core issues of the human intellectual tradition. We are committed to incorporating reflection and service learning into your classroom experience.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact <a href=\"\/about\/faculty-staff-directory\/dr-philip-s-meckley\/\">Dr. Phil Meckley <\/a>or call 785-833-4364.<\/p>\n<p>To successfully qualify for this minor, students must complete:<\/p>\n<p>All of the following:<br \/>\nREPH 111* Ethics: Beyond Good and Bad<br \/>\nREPH 201* Introduction to Philosophy<br \/>\nREPH 312 Philosophy of Religion<\/p>\n<p>Three from this list:<br \/>\nREPH 205 World Philosophies<br \/>\nREPH 310 Aesthetics<br \/>\nREPH 345* Critical Thinking<br \/>\nREPH 415* Diversity: Ethics and Society<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block multiple-callout align full-image col-3 bg-color-grey-light has-desc\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrap cf\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>More Student Resources<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout  has-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/admissions\/\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/113A8051-2-1-e1766010442123-600x338.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_crop size-medium_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students walking on campus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/113A8051-2-1-e1766010442123-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/113A8051-2-1-e1766010442123-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/113A8051-2-1-e1766010442123-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Admissions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner-bg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout  has-img\" href=\"mailto: admissions@kwu.edu\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mascot-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote statue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Email for Free Transcript Review<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner-bg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout  has-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/pay-for-college\/\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/113A1285-e1749066444486-600x338.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_crop size-medium_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Group of graduates in cap and gown in front of Pioneer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/113A1285-e1749066444486-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/113A1285-e1749066444486-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/113A1285-e1749066444486-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Pay for College<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner-bg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":12482,"template":"","degree-type":[149],"class-format":[9],"class_list":["post-12352","jpl_programs","type-jpl_programs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","degree-type-minor"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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