philosophy department
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- /fəˈlɑːsəfi dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
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departamento de filosofía
- The philosophy department offers various courses that explore the nature of existence and knowledge.
- philosophy department at the University
Some people who worked in the foundations of physics worked in philosophy departments.
- Some people who worked in the foundations of physics worked in philosophy departments.
- You know, I one of the people there was Kenneth Stickers, who is the current chair of the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale philosophy department.
Examples
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He then applied for and won a position in the philosophy department at the University of Toronto.
Academic text (2014) -
And at that point, she was hired as acting assistant professor in the philosophy department at UCLA.
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We're all very happy to have you here in the philosophy department.
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"Her dream is to land a job in a philosophy department over here.
Fiction book (1999) -
Well, unless I'm wrong, all the guests are from the philosophy department?
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I think you'll really love the philosophy department, you know?
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Wallace had no choice but to call the philosophy department at Harvard and ask for a leave of absence.
Blog text (18) -
No one in the philosophy department at Wisconsin Stout had ever proposed such an ethical dilemma.
Fiction book (1994) -
Robert Todd Carroll received his Ph.D. from the University of California at San Diego and taught in the philosophy department at Sacramento City College from 1977 until his retirement in May 2007.
Academic text (2008) -
Carol Ochs, formerly chairperson of the philosophy department at Simmons College, teaches at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City.
Academic text (1995)
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Morphology
The meaning 'an academic division for philosophy' follows directly from combining 'philosophy' (the field of study) with 'department' (an academic unit), so a learner who knows both words can infer the compound meaning. This noun–noun composition is morphologically and conceptually transparent and is common cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish 'departamento de filosofía'), making it accessible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Philosophy department is a name for the part of a university where people study ideas about life. The word philosophy comes from a phrase meaning 'love of wisdom' and department means a section of the school, so together it means the university section that 'teaches and studies' philosophy.