Department of Philosophy

To engage in philosophy is to ask questions about the possibility of knowledge, the nature of morality, the self and its place in the world, beauty and aesthetic experience, the meaning of religious experience, the justification and limits of power, and the purpose and meaning of philosophical inquiry itself.

More About Philosophy

Message From the Chair

Philosophy begins in wonder. These words were famously said by Aristotle, the ancient Greek thinker who -along with his teacher, Plato- did more than anyone to found the disciplines and methods of today’s university, from Anthropology to Zoology. But, Aristotle was not just referring to one discipline among many; what he had in mind was the thing that unites them all, and all of us: the search for the true and the good; that is, philosophy as “the love of wisdom.“

The Study of Philosophy

Philosophy Major

Assistant Professor, Ahmed Abdel Meguid '02, gives a short brief about AUC’s philosophy undergraduate program; what students can expect to learn, the hands-on experiences offered, and the career paths students can take on upon graduation.

People

Students

Learn about student activities, opportunities and read about the experience of philosophy students

Alumni

Philosophy alumni have distinguished themselves in diverse professional fields. They have pursued graduate study both in Egypt and abroad, and have drawn on their study of philosophy in a wide variety of professions.

Faculty

Meet our distinguished faculty members.

Contact Us

AUC New Cairo
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Hall (HUSS), Room 1073
tel 20.2.2615.1601/3646
philinfo@aucegypt.edu