The Philosophy curriculum at Trinity combines a strong emphasis on the history of philosophy with a rich variety of courses on the various disciplines of philosophy as well as contemporary issues and problems. These include:
*Introductory and survey courses covering various periods in the history of philosophy.
*Introductory courses on various topics in philosophy, including ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of art, philosophy of film, philosophy of sport, African philosophy, and philosophy of human rights.
*Courses specifically developed around critical thinking, symbolic logic,
philosophy of mathematics, and computers.
*Courses on cognitive science, the mind and the brain, and on philosophic issues in the emerging neuro-sciences.
*Upper-level courses on major thinkers in the history of philosophy, including
Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger,
Wittgenstein, Freud, Foucault, and Sartre.
*Upper-level courses on advanced topics in philosophy, including ethics, political philosophy, public policy, epistemology, and philosophy of language.