Courses in the History of Philosophy form a significant part of the department's curriculum. The courses we offer cover the major figures of each philosophical period from ancient philosophy through the 19th century, and include the history of moral philosophy. A majority of our faculty teach regularly in this area. Typical course offerings include:

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Presocratics
• Neoplatonism
  
• Early Medieval
• Late Medieval
• Augustine
• Aquinas
  
• Descartes
• Locke
• Hume
• Kant
• Hegel
  
• Mill
• Kierkegaard
• Nietzsche
• Marx

Faculty members who teach regularly in the area of History of Philosophy include:

• Jim Blachowicz
• Ardis Collins
• Andrew Cutrofello
• Blake Dutton
  
• Hugh Miller
• Paul Mueller
• Adriaan Peperzak
  
• Jacqueline Scott
• Ken Thompson
  
• Arnold vander Nat
• Julie Ward
• Mark Waymack
  
• Vicki Wike
• David Yandell
• Frank Yartz