UM-Flint Department of Philosophy

Welcome to our home page. The Department of Philosophy offers a wide range of interesting and challenging courses, designed for Philosophy majors and minors, general education students, and students majoring in the many other disciplines that connect naturally with Philosophy.

For students majoring in Philosophy, our program provides preparation for graduate work, or for employment in any field that requires analytical training, cogent reasoning, and clear self-expression. Students from other fields who are interested in Philosophy should note that some of our courses are cross-listed with Africana Studies, Anthropology, English, Health Care, Psychology, Theatre, and Women's and Gender Studies. Moreover, we have a joint program major with Psychology. To learn more about our Department and its programs, please investigate the links below. Direct inquiries are also welcomed; members of the Philosophy faculty will be happy to meet by appointment with any interested student.

This site is intended as an evolving source of information for current and prospective Philosophy students, and any other interested parties. Insofar as possible, our related web pages provide links back to this home page. If you get lost, however, try using the "Back" button on your browser (repeatedly if necessary) to return here.

The Winter 2008 Philosophy Department Course Guide is Now Online.   Click here to view it.

Departmental Resources

• Guide to Winter 2008 Philosophy Courses (comprehensive descriptions of course content, course requirements, texts, etc.) 

• Course Syllabi for Selected Philosophy Classes, Fall 2007

• Meet the Faculty and Staff

• What is Philosophy?

• Can I Study Philosophy and Still Get a Job?

• Philosophy Club

• Check-lists for majors, minors, and others (handy forms you can print out)

• E-mail Lists to which you can subscribe

Campus Resources

• Class Schedule for Spring/Summer/Fall 2007 (days, times, instructors, etc.)

• Reading or Forwarding Your UM-Flint E-mail

• Student Information Systems (SIS) Login (view your transcript; find out your course grades, etc.)

• Blackboard (site for UM-Flint Distance Learning courses)

• Map of UM-Flint Campus

• Driving Directions to UM-Flint Campus

• MIRLYN (On-line Library Catalog for UM-Flint, UM-Ann Arbor, etc.)

• UM-Flint Registrar (helpful site; includes latest updates on scheduled courses & rooms)

• UM-Flint Scholarship List  ($$$ for you; criteria also provided)

• UM-Flint Scholarship Essential Information & Application (Start your application process here)

• UM-Flint Office of Financial Aid (applications and other helpful resources, both local and beyond)

• UM-Flint SIS Financial Aid Information (more applications and links)

• Research Funds Available to Students

• Transfer Credit Equivalencies (find out exactly what courses will transfer to UM-Flint)

• 2007-2009 UM-Flint Catalog (read the fine print on-line) 

• UM-Flint Thompson Library (many useful on-line resources)

• UM-Flint Writing Center (good site, jazzy graphics)

• Writing Resources (style manuals, etc.)

Additional Resources

1. Anti-virus Software and other Important Free Tools

• VirusScan for PCs and Virex for Macs (free downloads for UM Community only, including UM-Flint)

• Spybot Search and Destroy (free spyware remover; recommended)

• Lavasoft Ad-Aware (another free and excellent line of defense against spyware)

2. Book Search Engines - Find the lowest prices on new and second-hand items

• Advanced Book Exchange (excellent for second-hand books)

• Bookfinder (another good search engine for used and rare volumes)

• Bibliofind (similar to above, but now commercialized by Amazon.com)

• Best Book Buys (searches for both new and used editions)

• AddAll (comparative prices on new books – also gives shipping costs)

• Bookfinder US (like AddAll; total prices may be slightly higher)

• Chambal.com (comprehensive search engine for used texts)

• Dealtime (another comparison engine for new books)

• Collegesmarts.com (buy, sell, trade course texts)

• Textbookx.com (buy and sell your course texts)

3. Booksellers (including student texts) - A chance to save big bucks off list prices. Check them all for your best deals, and note that shipping costs vary.

• Barnes & Noble

• Books-a-Million (often the best prices of all)

• E-campus.com

• E-follett.com

• Varsitybooks

4. Financial Aid

• Financial Aid Information Page (rich source of national scholarship information)

5. Graduate Programs in Philosophy and Law

• Educational Testing Service (information on the GRE)

• GRE Assistance (free study help for the math section) 

• Law School Admissions Council (information on the LSAT)

• Law School Numbers (very helpful, but view with a skeptical eye)

• Philosophical Gourmet (fantastic site; all sorts of information on graduate schools)

• The Real Guide to Grad School (old but possibly useful philosophy department rankings from Lingua Franca)

• Law School Rankings (Brian Leiter’s comprehensive review)

• Kaplan’s Test Site Rater (where you take the LSAT or MCAT does make a difference)

• Phds.org (rankings of programs in many different fields)

6. Indices, Encyclopedias, Search Tools, Etc.

• Brandeis Web Resources (good collection of useful links)

• Episteme Links (by Thomas Ryan Stone - a cornucopia of philosophical resources)

• Ethics Resources (references, links, and items for discussion)

• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (just what it says)

• Philosophy on the Internet Guide (no longer updated but still amazingly comprehensive)

• Philosophy Journal Links (portal to virtually every philosophy journal in existence)

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (dynamic reference; always current)

• UM-Ann Arbor Philosophy Department (see what's doing at the southern campus)

• Women in Philosophy (comprehensive database with search engine)

• Yahoo Philosophy Links (lots of wheat, some chaff)

7. Professional Philosophy Resources

• American Philosophical Association (where the pros and aspiring pros hang out)

• Job Postings for Philosophers (mostly for Ph.D.s. Similar to the APA’s job list, but with international emphasis)

• Philosophers’ Imprint (new refereed online journal, edited by the UM-Ann Arbor Philosophy Department)

8. Student Philosophy Resources

• Ephilosopher (new, excellent, and varied)

• The Philosophers’ Magazine (top of the line Internet resource; check it out)

• Philosophy Café (light side of philosophy, presented by The Philosophers’ Magazine)

• The Philosophical Lexicon (humorous definitions, presented by Dan Dennett)

• Online Ethics Videos with Famous Contemporary Philosophers

• Ethics Resources

• Carleton University Student Philosophy Journal (on-line)

• Undergraduate Journals, Conferences, Contests

How to Contact Us

• By telephone: (810) 762-3380, or (800) 942-5636 (ask for UM-Flint Philosophy Department). This toll-free number only works in Michigan.

• By snail mail: Department of Philosophy / 544 French Hall / University of Michigan-Flint / Flint, MI 48502-1950

• By e-mail (see link below).

This page has been accessed  times since October 5, 1997.

Last modification: October 27, 2007

Your questions or comments are welcomed.  Click here to e-mail us, or let us hear from you by telephone or “snail mail” (address above). Copyright © 2007 by the Regents of the University of Michigan.