to all philosophy students ...?

Question

I am currently studying Philosophy and I am curious to find out what other universities/colleges are offering in their Philosophy studies.

Where I am studying, we are following a Thomistic approach to Philosophy, so our Ethics, Epistemology and even Metaphysics is Thomistic.

Answer 1

That's a bit unfair! That's like studying theology and only getting the Catholic viewpoint.
I hope you get to compare different philosophers and philosophies so that you can actually think for yourself and come up with your own opinions.
Do some extra-curricular reading of other influential philosophers so you can argue the one-sided Thomistic viewpoint on life.

Impact of Thomism

Saint Thomas was important in shifting the influence of medieval philosophy (also known as Scholasticism) away from Plato and towards Aristotle. In this he was influenced by contemporary Arabic philosophy, especially the work of Averroes. The ensuing school of thought, through its influence on Catholicism and the ethics of the Catholic school, is by any standard one of the most influential philosophies of all time, also significant due to the sheer number of people living by its teachings.

Thomism's affirmation was not at all easy and quick. Some theses of Thomas were condemned in 1277 by the ecclesistical authorities of Paris and Oxford (the most important theological schools in Middle Age Europe). The Franciscan Order vehemently opposed the ideas of the Dominican Thomas. But the canonization of Thomas in 1323 led to revoking the condemnation of 1277 and ended the controversy on Thomist theology.

Thomism remained for quite a long time a doctrine held by Dominican theologians only, such as Giovanni Capreolo (1380-1444) or Tommaso de Vio (1468-1534). But in the 16th Century Spanish Jesuit theologians (e.g. F. Suárez, F. Vitoria, F. Toledo, and others) wholeheartedly adopted Thomism, which became the official philosophy of the Catholic Church, offering a coherent, logical, and clear metaphysical picture of both the material and spiritual worlds. It prevailed as a coherent system until the discovery of Newtonian mechanics, and the rise of rationalism and empiricism as philosophical schools.

Answer 2

What the hell are you going to do for the rest of your life? I like philosophy, personally, but unless you become a lawyer or something, what the hell do you do with a philosophy degree?

Maybe you could talk about making a better burger at McDonalds?

Answer 3

To find out, Google a list of colleges/universities, find their philosophy departments (most will have an internal search engine), and there you will find links to their course outlines. Easy

Answer 4

If you are listening to Ethic classes, and your professor is not mentioning Kant, you should change your university.