Study Philosophy at Calvin

A premiere philosophy department

The philosophy department of Calvin College houses one of the finest undergraduate philosophy programs in the nation. Calvin's philosophy department was the undergraduate and/or teaching home of four American Philosophical Association Presidents—Alvin Plantinga, Nicholas Wolterstorff, William Frankena and O. K. Bouwsma.

• To learn more see Nicholas Wolterstorff's history of the department: "How Calvin Fathered a Renaissance in Christian Philosophy."

Noted scholars

The department's current faculty includes noted scholars in such fields as philosophy of religion, aesthetics, cultural criticism, ethics & moral philosophy, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, continental philosophy and the history of philosophy who continue to contribute to the life of Christian philosophy—both nationally and internationally.

Global outreach

The philosophy department at Calvin has spent many years building strong ties with philosophers at universities in China. The partnerships that have formed can be seen in the Values and Virtues exchange.

Read more about the philosophy department's connections to China.

Follow us on Twitter: @JellemaRoom

Join us on Facebook

 

Learn more

• Major and minor
• Fall 2012 courses
• Internships
• Scholarships
• Upcoming public lectures

Noteworthy

Listen to the recent lectures on philosophy of science, faith and science.

Attend the 2012 Undergraduate Philosophy Conference. Conference will be May 4-5, Open to any undergraduate student at any institution.

Read about Prof. Corcoran, recently profiled as one of the best professors in higher education in The Best 300 Professors, a book released by the Princeton Review.

Check out Prof. James K.A. Smith's new book, The Fall of Interpretation: Philosophical Foundations for a Creational Hermeneutic (2nd ed.)

In the news

Prof. Alvin Plantinga on National Public Radio discussing science vs. naturalism.

Alvin Plantinga, the inaugural holder of the new Jellema Chair in Philosophy at Calvin College.