Faculty Highlights
Braune Co-Edits Landmark Volume
Dr. Joan Braune contributes to national scholarship on Christian nationalism with a new interdisciplinary collection featuring leading voices across philosophy, theology, and politics.
Embodying the famous words of Socrates, “The unexamined life is not worth living,” the Department of Philosophy offers the Gonzaga community opportunities to reflect on the most fundamental questions of the human experience and to explore ideas about God, humanity, and the universe in which we live.
Our bachelor’s and master’s programs aim to deepen students' love of wisdom through the study of the intellectual and moral traditions of our civilization. Courses grow your ability to think independently, clearly and critically about your assumptions, principles and ideas — preparing you to provide society enlightened, responsible leadership and service.
Our department regularly hosts philosophy lectures and events for the Gonzaga community, including the Northwest Philosophy Conference, the Annual Rukavina Lecture in Philosophy, the Graduate Student Philosophy Conference, and Philosophy Club and Socratic Club lectures.
The Gonzaga Philosophy Department is also home to several international philosophical projects. Dr. Tritten serves as Secretary of the Metaphysical Society of America and Dr. Henning is the founder and Executive Editor of the Edinburgh Critical Edition of the Complete Works of Alfred North Whitehead.Develop knowledge, skills and perspective through the study of philosophy, grounded in rigorous academics, applied learning and preparation for leadership and service.
Gonzaga University’s Philosophy Department, under the leadership of Dr. Brian G. Henning and Dr. Joe Petek, is driving an international effort to preserve and publish the works of Alfred North Whitehead through the Edinburgh Critical Edition. The team recently released two major volumes marking a milestone in the 17-volume series.
Undergraduate studies lead to a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major or minor in philosophy.
The Master of Arts program offers a wide scope of philosophical studies.