Most of us assume that our social, political and everyday worlds and attitudes are simply what we inherit, either from our genetic constitutions or our socio-economic, material situations. Philosophy, on the contrary, teaches us that human beings largely fashion our lives and worlds by the choices we make, the words and concepts we employ, the thoughts and perceptions we generate, and how we interact and interrelate with others.

The philosophy program at King’s offers you the opportunity to follow a general stream of study with the possibilities of focusing on world philosophies and cultures and/or social and political thought. Committed to humanist and personalist models of teaching, our classes will help you develop critical reasoning skills, sustained thinking and reading abilities, sound argumentation, and, above all, philosophical capacities for reflection and insight. The unique foundation year in philosophy for all majors and specialists not only gives you an enhanced basic training in philosophy but also helps you participate in and form unique study and philosophy communities.

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  • Introducing Our Top Stories of 2024 Dec 19, 2024

    Introducing Our Top Stories of 2024

    The King’s Marketing, Communications and Media Relations department has compiled its list of the top stories of the past year in this special “Year in Review” to celebrate the events and accomplishments of 2024.
  • Recognizing the profound contributions of King's research Mar 27, 2024

    Recognizing the profound contributions of King's research

    The Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards Gala celebrated this year’s recipients of the Hugh Mellon Excellence in Research Award, the Renée Soulodre-La France Excellence in Research Award (Early Career), and the King’s Research Excellence Scholar Grants.

  • Artistic activism on display at the King's Library Feb 9, 2024

    Artistic activism on display at the King's Library

    A collection of zines, the results of a class project for the Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies (GSWS) 1020 class, Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies, gave students a chance to reach out to the larger community about important issues they were passionate about.