The Department The Loyola Marymount University Department of Philosophy has a long-standing commitment to excellent teaching, careful advising, and productive scholarship, and is dedicated to providing a collegial and friendly environment conducive to ongoing intellectual development. We encourage both students and faculty to engage in collaborative inquiry and discussion. We take an active interest in the well-being and intellectual development of our students, and invite informal conversation and discussion between students and professors outside the more formal context of the seminar. While the department as a whole values a strong foundation in the history of philosophy, it is pluralistic in its orientation. The special interests of our faculty cover a broad range of systematic topics and historical periods, providing resources for a wide variety of specialized studies.
Students have ready access to an enormous extended collection of research resources.
Von der Ahe library also holds the Index Thomisticus and a large collection of classic philosophical texts on CD-ROM with search software. The Los Angeles Lonergan Center , one of only three centers in North America, is located on campus and holds published and unpublished works by Bernard Lonergan, in addition to secondary sources, M.A. theses, and Ph.D. dissertations. A Reading Room and Library is reserved for use by graduate students in the Department of Philosophy. In the interest of promoting our students' professional development, the Department also provides financial assistance to students who wish to attend national and regional conferences. Distinguished Speakers Series, Colloquia, and Conferences The Department's Speakers Series provides students the opportunity to hear, meet, and converse with distinguished philosophers from the U.S. and abroad on a regular basis.