Contact Information

Desheng Zong
Assistant Professor

(315) 792-3878

Gain critical insight
and develop essential skills for living.


Philosophy at Utica College

The philosophy program at UC examines life's most fundamental questions, helping you refine your moral judgment and develop essential skills for living and citizenship. Philosophy also prepares you for professional accomplishment in:

  • Law
  • Public Administration
  • Research
  • Education

...and other career pursuits that demand a solid foundation in critical thinking, comparative analysis, and the precise expression of ideas.


> Learn more about UC's bachelor's program in philosophy.

> Meet our distinguished faculty. 

> Find out how to apply for admission.


"For no light matter is at stake; the question concerns the very manner in which human life is to be lived."

- Plato