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Why Study Philosophy?

Philosophy is traditionally defined as the love of wisdom, the ability to think well about the foundations of human action, the nature of reality, and the purposes and priorities of life.

The department offers the opportunity for a systematic study of the philosophies of past and present, of East and West, a study that deepens and broadens one's outlook on the world and on human affairs, and thus provides a more secure basis on which to develop one's own philosophy.

Department Contact

Hours: Mon-Thur, 8:30am-5pm
Fri, 8:30am-1:30pm

E-mail: phlsphr@sfsu.edu

Phone:(415) 338-1596

Address:1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132, Humanities Building, Room 388

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