课程名称：A.B. in Philosophy
授予学位：学士学位(Bachelor degree)
授予机构：Princeton University
学院：Department of Philosophy
课程介绍：
This program in philosophy has consistently been ranked one of the top few in the country, and counts many scholars of international reputation among its faculty. It offers a diverse selection of courses from different branches of philosophy each semester, teaching historical material from original works in translation, and other material mainly from recent and contemporary scholarly publications. Thus it is possible for the student to acquire both a thorough grounding in the classics and an introduction to on-going research at the forefront of the subject. For concentrators, the regular option combines an expectation of substantial work on a diverse range of questions (at least two courses in each of at least three of the four branches of philosophy) with considerable freedom to pursue individual interests in independent work with faculty advisors; special options in interdisciplinary areas, such as political philosophy and philosophy of science, add flexibility by permitting the substitution of work in a relevant outside field for one area of philosophy. Skills acquired by concentrating in philosophy can thus be useful for a variety of careers. But the main benefit lies in learning to think in an organized way about confusing and controversial questions; to treat one's beliefs as serviceable as they are but capable of improvement; to react to criticism not with outrage or fear but with a willingness to state the grounds for one's views and to listen to and learn from the views of others. These are habits of thought useful not only in a career, but in life.
国际学生入学要求：
Students must have completed high school with the following recommended courses: four years of English (including continued practice in writing); four years of mathematics; four years of one foreign language; at least two years of laboratory science; at least two years of history (including that of a country or an area outside the United Stated); some study of the visual arts, music, or theater. They must posses SAT reasoning test or ACT, as well as two SAT subject tests. International students must have obtained Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Students who have attended an English medium secondary school for at least three years are not required to have the TOEFL results.
课程安排：
The modules include PHI 200 Philosophy and the Modern Mind; PHI 201 Introductory Logic; PHI 202 Introduction to Moral Philosophy; PHI 203 Introduction to Metaphysics and Epistemology; PHI 204 Introduction to the Philosophy of Science; PHI 205 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy; PHI 218 Learning Theory and Epistemology; PHI 237 The Psychology and Philosophy of Rationality; PHI 300 Plato and His Predecessors; PHI 301 Aristotle and His Successors; PHI 302 British Empiricism; PHI 303 Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz; PHI 304 The Philosophy of Kant; PHI 305 German Idealism; PHI 306 Nietzsche; PHI 307 Systematic Ethics; PHI 309 Political Philosophy; PHI 312 Intermediate Logic; PHI 313 Theory of Knowledge; PHI 314 Philosophy of Mathematics; PHI 315 Philosophy of Mind; PHI 317 Philosophy of Language; PHI 318 Metaphysics; PHI 319 Normative Ethics; PHI 320 Philosophy and Literature; PHI 321 Philosophy of Science; PHI 322 Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences; PHI 323 Advanced Logic; PHI 325 Philosophy of Religion; PHI 326 Philosophy of Art; PHI 327 Philosophy of Physics; PHI 332 Early Modern Philosophy; PHI 333 Recent Continental Philosophy; PHI 335 Greek Ethical Theory; PHI 337 Relativism; PHI 338 Philosophical Analysis from 1900 to 1950; PHI 339 Philosophical Analysis since 1950; PHI 380 Explaining Values; PHI 385 Practical Ethics; PHI 490 Perspectives on the Nature and Development of Science.