Philosophy Camp 2012: May 21 - June 15

Philosophy Camp is the affectionate nickname given by students to the philosophy courses
Phil 4326—Lives Worth Living: Questions of Self, Vocation, and Community (6 credits, 4 weeks) and Phil 4350—Catching Lives Worth Living: Participation in the Growth of a Living-Learning Community (2 credits, 1 week). Students and instructors meet daily and create a residential living-learning community experience.

Asking questions is central to the practice of philosophy. Participants gain a fresh perspective on questions of self, vocation, and community while enjoying simple living on the prairie of southwestern Minnesota. Students and instructors form a community for living and learning to investigate their own and others responses to questions such as these: What is an authentic self? Who am I? What is vocation? What is my work in the world? What kind of community do I want to have around me? What do I bring to my relationships and community? What makes communities resilient, able to flourish through change and conflict? Students and instructors also meet local residents to learn how they are living the answers to life's important questions and creating lives worth living.

applications will be ACCEPTED Until the course fills, then a waiting list will be created.

Please contact the Philosophy Camp coordinator in the office for Off-Campus Study Programs:
612-626-2044, pcamp@umn.edu, 240 Appleby Hall to schedule an appointment to review your application.

Phil 4326/5326 student enrollment information and application form (PDF)

Phil 4350/5350 fellow enrollment information and application form (DOC)

A small number of scholarships are available for both courses. Applications(download below) should be received by the Philosophy Camp Student Advisor in the Off-Campus Study Office in 240 Appleby Hall, 128 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455 by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in order to be considered for the first round of awards. If all available scholarships are not awarded in this first round, late applications will be accepted and reviewed on a first come-first served basis.

Scholarship Application (DOC)