Philosophy and Religious Studies

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THE INTERSECTION OF FAITH AND PHILOSOPHY.

Butler’s major in Philosophy and Religious Studies ensures that you will graduate with a more profound picture of the world and your place in it. This program acquaints you with some of the main figures and fields of both western and non-western philosophy. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to better understand not only your own religion, agnosticism, or atheism, but also other world religions and cultures.

Through the study of philosophical problems and using diverse methodological approaches and tools, you will strengthen your ability to think logically, critically, and ethically and learn how to accurately express complex new notions about our minds, morals, methodology, and more in both speech and writing.

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Curriculum

Sample courses in this program include:

PL 311 – History of Ancient Philosophy
PL 343 – Philosophy of Science
PL 345 – Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy
PL 346 – Philosophy of Mind
RL 348 – Religion, Politics, and the Marketplace
RL 370 – Modern Religious Thought

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Brent Hege

Senior Lecturer – Religion
Department of Philosophy and Religion

Biography Born and raised in southcentral Pennsylvania in one of only two counties in the Commonwealth without a traffic light, Brent Hege earned his BA in Religion and History with a minor in Classics from Gettysburg College (PA) in 1998. He completed…
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Corey Reed

Assistant Professor – Philosophy
Department of Philosophy and Religion

Corey Reed is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and steering committee member in the Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (RGSS) program at Butler University. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College, double majoring in English and…
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Lavender McKittrick-Sweitzer

Assistant Professor – Philosophy
Department of Philosophy and Religion

Lavender McKittrick-Sweitzer is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy. Before arriving at Butler in Autumn 2021, they completed their PhD (philosophy, 2021) at Ohio State University, MA (philosophy, 2015) at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, and BA…
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