Philosophy asks the big questions: Do we exist? Can we know anything? How should we live? We look at what the great thinkers have said about these questions, and examine whether their answers stand up to scrutiny. This requires expertise in critical thinking - evaluating arguments and clearly expressing arguments of your own. These skills learnt in philosophy are transferable to every area of life.

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• Prof. Pigliucci gives ethical advice to Vice President Pence... on Comedy Central!

• Prof. Pigliucci has written a short animated video on Stoicism as practical philosophy for TED-Ed, check it out!

• Prof. Kidd is interviewed by the blog of the American Philosophical Association.

• Prof. Ritchie is a guest on Full Frontal with comedian Samantha Bee.

• Prof. Weissman recently received the Founders' Medal, a life-time achievement award, from the Metaphysical Society of America. His recent book, Spinoza's Dream, is published by Walter De Gruyter, Berlin.

Philosophy Day 2016 featured Skye Cleary (left) and Rebecca Goldstein (right). Check the page and videos!

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Watch our introductory video, put together by two of our faculty, Katherine Ritchie and Elise Crull:

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On this site you will find a lot of information about Philosophy at CCNY, our courses, our faculty's many books, the Department's projects, and our outreach efforts - all under different tabs on the left menu. And of course be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter!