ࡱ> ikh'` `bjbjDD 7j&&`bbbb4|)(((((((($V+h-|!)!)6):((:'$,$ @w,Eb:S$ %L)0|)]$R:.;j:.$:.$XY^L!)!) |)bb Why Be a Philosophy Major? From the Practical: Pre-law: Philosophy majors have the highest LSAT scores of all majors AND we have 2 pre-law advisors. You can get a minor AND fulfill 6-8 GE course requirements. You will develop high level critical thinking and writing skills. To the Sublime: Because life is more than just workit involves being able to reflect about and take pleasure in things beyond work. And the merely fun: Because you can interpret any Spongebob episode as being insightful social criticism. Because unlike all the non-philosophers who smoke cigarettes and try to be profound, you will actually know what you are talking about. More Fun Stuff: Because some really good (and really bad) film themes come from philosophy: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Minority Report, Vanilla Sky, Matrix, Waking Life, A Scanner Darkly, Star Trek, Memento, A Clockwork Orange, Rope, Munichand many more. You can minor in Philosophy AND fulfill GE requirements at the same time. General Education Courses in Philosophy COURSEGE AREAPhil 09, Math and Logic for GEB4Phil 10, IntroC2Phil 12, Phil of the PersonEPhil 57, Logic and Critical ThinkingA3Phil 61, Moral IssuesC2Phil 66, Intro to AestheticsC1Phil 70A, Ancient PhilosophyC2Phil 70B, Modern PhilosophyC2Phil 104, Asian PhilosophyVPhil 110, Science, Technology and Human ValuesVPhil 133, Ethics in ScienceVPhil 134, Computers, Ethics and SocietyVPhil 160, Philosophy of ScienceRPhil 186, Professional and Business EthicsS And as long as youve already taken so many Philosophy courses, why not major in Philosophy? It only takes 30 units and you can double count 9 units for the major and GE. Philosophy and Pre-law Philosophy is an excellent major for students who intend to go to law school. The department offers both a wide range of courses for pre-law students, and our pre-law advisors are available to help you every step of the way: Dr. Rita Manning (HYPERLINK "mailto:rita.manning@sjsu.edu"rita.manning@sjsu.edu), Dr. Anand Vaidya (HYPERLINK "mailto:anand.vaidya@sjsu.edu"anand.vaidya@sjsu.edu) and Dr. William Shaw (on leave 2010-11) Why should a Pre-Law student major in philosophy at 91ý? Our Pre-law grads: Our recent grads have been admitted to great schools, including Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Hastings, UT Austin, McGeorge, and Santa Clara. Highest LSAT scores of the eleven most popular pre-law majors Average LSAT scores of the eleven most popular pre-law majorsMajorLSAT ScoreCompared to averagePopularity of MajorNumber of StudentsPhilosophy157.0+4.7pts111,447Economics156.2+3.9pts62,575History154.5+2.2pts25,107English153.5+1.2pts34,968Psychology151.7-0.6pts43,758Political Science151.5-0.8pts113,229Accounting151.5-0.8pts72,098Sociology149.4-2.9pts81,888Communications149.4-2.9pts91,780Business Administration148.2-4.1pts101,758Criminal Justice145.4-6.9pts53,185 More good reasons why prelaw students should major in philosophy: From Richard Posner (federal appellate judge and former law professor): The methods of analytic philosophy and of legal reasoning--the making of careful distinctions and definitions, the determination of logical consistency through the construction and examination of hypothetical cases, the bringing of buried assumptions to the surface, the breaking up of a problem into manageable components, the meticulous exploration of the implications of an opponent's arguments--are mainly the same. From the American Bar Association, Law as a Career: An undergraduate should be aware that there is no particular course of study that is required or preferred by law schools. Accordingly, students from a wide variety of majors (e.g., philosophy, physics, political science, engineering, and business) are admitted to law schools each year. There is no true prelaw curriculum. Generally, a broad-based education that is rigorous and that stresses analytical and verbal communication skills will be useful. From the Law School Admission Council's Official Guide to U.S. Law Schools: While no single curricular path is the ideal preparation for law school, you should choose courses that sharpen analytical reasoning and writing skills. Law schools prefer students who can think, read, and write well, and who have some understanding of what shapes human experience. From the American Philosophical Association: Intermediate to advanced courses in logic and in the general area of ethics, for instance political or social philosophy, philosophy of law, medical ethics, and business ethics, are very useful. Epistemology, which examines standards of evidence, philosophy of mind, which bears on moral and legal responsibility, and philosophy of language, may also be of special benefit. 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