It brings into the picture the foundations on which science builds and the arches and vaultings that hold its structures together.
Philosophy is at once the criticism and the completion of science.
The University at Buffalo is the largest Graduate Center within the SUNY system. Established in 1846 as a private institution, the University became part of SUNY in 1962. The Department of Philosophy offers doctoral studies in most recognized subdisciplines and historical periods. These studies prepare students for teaching and for carrying out original research in philosophy. The Department is distinguished by its unusually wide range of special interests and orientations in philosophy, and by the high degree of faculty-student interaction, both in scholarly enterprises and in departmental affairs.