Course Offerings  Bucknell’s philosophy curriculum offers
courses in a wide variety of subjects, figures, historical
periods, traditions, movements and methodological perspectives.
Some courses focus on general fields such as ethics, aesthetics,
metaphysics, epistemology and logic. Others raise philosophical
questions about topics such as mind, language, art, music,
science, religion, politics, gender, law and the status of
animals. Historically oriented courses range from the earliest
Greek philosophers up through revolutionary 20th century
thinkers such as Heidegger and Wittgenstein. Still others span
whole philosophical traditions (Chinese, Indian, Islamic,
Jewish) or survey specific movements (German idealism,
existentialism, phenomenology, analytic philosophy, feminist
philosophy). For majors, we offer exclusive advanced seminars
(capped at 15), taught by a different philosophy professor each
semester. Bucknell’s philosophy faculty members also frequently
mentor students in senior theses, honors theses a