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The Department of Philosophy has the following academic aims:

  1. To develop the habit of critical and creative learning, by providing a philosophical dimension to the student's education through its service and major courses and through its co-curricular activities.
  2. To contribute to the holistic formation of the morally intelligent and socially responsive professional, by providing-- in all its philosophy classes-- and atmosphere that facilitates the assimilation of knowledge and values relevant to one's life situation.
  3. To prepare the students in the undergraduate philosophy programs for their profession, by training them in the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition as a starting point for a more profound study of other philosophical orientation.
  4. To enable the students in the graduate philosophy programs to attain a more profound grasp of their discipline, and to enhance their competence in doing independent research.
  5. To promote the total development of its faculty by ensuring their participation in relevant conferences or seminar workshops, their pursuit of graduate and inter-disciplinary studies, and their involvement in researches and meaningful community outreach projects.
  6. To facilitate the continued professional growth of its alumni, and the philosophical teachers in Southern Philippines through the conventions initiated by PHAVISMINDA --- the Philosophical Association of the Visayas and Mindanao.

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