WELCOME

Welcome to the Department of Philosophy and Classics, the home of UTSA's programs devoted to philosophy, humanities and the study of the ancient world.

As a discipline, Philosophy has developed into an institution whose field of inquiry consists not only of the traditional four areas -- metaphysics, epistemology, moral philosophy/ethics, and social-political philosophy -- but also a wide range of other areas including history of philosophy, logic, philosophy of science (or cognitive science), aesthetics, and likewise. The discipline of philosophy is featured by its emphasis on intellectual curiosity and critical thinking, and immortalized by the Socratic maxim: an unexamined life is not worth living.

Classics is the study of ancient Greek and Roman civilization in all its aspects -- language, literature, art, archaeology, history and culture -- from pre-historical times to the rise of Christianity. It also encompasses the exploration of how this tradition has been received by modern Western and other societies, as well as its continuing influence on contemporary culture. Multidisciplinary by nature, Classics embraces perspectives and approaches from art history, anthropology, linguistics, philosophy and literary studies in order to better understand the ancient world and our inheritance from it. Why Study Classics?

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Philosophy and Classics brings together an award-winning faculty with diverse expertise across the fields of philosophy, the humanities and classical studies. It offers a major and minor in both Philosophy and Classics, and minors in Religious Studies and Humanities.

The Philosophy program offers a wide range of courses in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, epistemology, ethics, logic, continental philosophy, analytical philosophy, Asian philosophy, philosophy of art, applied ethics, and likewise.

The Classics program offer courses exploring numerous topics in Greek and Roman literature, culture, art, archaeology, classical mythology and ancient history, as well as introductory to advanced Latin and Greek. A rotating schedule of upper-division courses allows students to delve further into topics as diverse as ancient science and technology, epic poetry, urbanism and the archaeology of Pompeii, gender and sexuality and ritual sacrifice.



CONTACT US

The University of Texas at San Antonio
Department of Philosophy and Classics
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
Phone: (210) 458-6031
Fax: (210)458-6035

philosophy@utsa.edu
classics@utsa.edu