The study of philosophy at PLU sharpens skills in critical thinking, problemsolving, research, analysis, interpretation and writing, with a deep appreciation of ideas and issues that have intrigued humanity throughout the ages.You'll study and ask questions about the reasons given for personal lifestyles, for public policies from war to welfare, from criminal justice to medicine and business. Are there moral, aesthetic and religious values that can be adopted rationally and used to guide our decisions How can humans gain knowledge about their world