philosophy major
Studies wisdom formally
A philosophy major is a student pursuing an undergraduate degree focused on fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, ethics, and reasoning.
The term often appears in jokes about impractical career paths: He's a philosophy major, so he's probably working at Starbucks.
Despite the stereotype, philosophy majors frequently excel in law school and other fields requiring analytical thinking.
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- meaning of lifeUltimate existential purpose
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- philosophyethics, logic, metaphysics, ontology, epistemology
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