Philosophy at Skidmore is a collaborative intellectual practice. Students learn through dialogue — among texts and authors, among peers, and between students and faculty. Our classrooms foster cooperative learning and engagement in a welcoming environment that values curiosity, thoughtful disagreement, intellectual risk-taking, and constructive error as part of genuine learning.
Skidmore’s courses cover a variety of philosophical traditions and approaches and encourage students to encounter perspectives that challenge and deepen their understanding of themselves and the world. After completing foundational requirements in history and logic, majors choose six electives that speak to them, then contemplate their futures through a senior coda and capstone portfolio.
Philosophy graduates develop advanced skills in reasoning, communication, ethical analysis, and problem-solving that prepare them for careers and graduate study across law, medicine, technology, public service, media, business, education, and many other fields.
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Ladd Hall, Second Floor
Phone: 518-580-5400
Silvia Carli
Associate Professor of Philosophy
scarli@skidmore.edu
Jennifer Lewis
jlewis2@skidmore.edu