The smaller we come to feel ourselves compared to the mountain, the nearer we come to participating in its greatness."
—Arne Naess

 

Department mission

The Edgewood College Philosophy Department is committed to engaged philosophy and philosophical pedagogy. We work towards truth, justice, compassion, community and partnership through our support of the college’s undergraduate general education curriculum, through our philosophy minor, through our own scholarly and public service activities, and through the opportunities that we provide students for interdisciplinary and extracurricular learning and development.