{"id":57842,"date":"2024-01-31T16:12:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T21:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go.umaine.edu\/?page_id=57842"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:07:40","slug":"philosophy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/programs\/philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id57842_7f3571-80 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id57842_7f3571-80 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id57842_7f3571-80 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id57842_7f3571-80 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id57842_7f3571-80 > 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wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_b694af-bf\" data-aos-duration=\"1400\" data-aos-once=\"true\">College of Liberal Arts and Sciences<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id57842_3f3682-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id57842_3f3682-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id57842_3f3682-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1250px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id57842_3f3682-e1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id57842_3f3682-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_25180b-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_25180b-81\"]{margin-top:25px;text-align:left;font-size:20px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_25180b-81 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_25180b-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_25180b-81\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_25180b-81 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_25180b-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_25180b-81\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_25180b-81, 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What is truth? What is real? What is beauty? What is the good life? What does it mean to know? What values should inform our relationships with other people, communities, and the natural environment?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id57842_02c160-10 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id57842_02c160-10 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id57842_02c160-10 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1250px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id57842_02c160-10 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id57842_02c160-10{margin-top:15px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id57842_02c160-10 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-57842_aa902f-88 kt-svg-icon-list-style-default\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6.41 0l-.69.72-2.78 2.78-.81-.78-.72-.72-1.41 1.41.72.72 1.5 1.5.69.72.72-.72 3.5-3.5.72-.72-1.44-1.41z\" transform=\"translate(0 1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Prepare for graduate, law, medical, and business school.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-57842_45c621-b2 .kt-svg-icon-list-single{font-size:20px !important;color:#3698d4 !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-57842_45c621-b2 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society.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-57842_5b7f24-96 .kt-svg-icon-list-single{font-size:20px !important;color:#3698d4 !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-57842_5b7f24-96 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-57842_5b7f24-96 kt-svg-icon-list-style-default\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6.41 0l-.69.72-2.78 2.78-.81-.78-.72-.72-1.41 1.41.72.72 1.5 1.5.69.72.72-.72 3.5-3.5.72-.72-1.44-1.41z\" transform=\"translate(0 1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Extend philosophy outside of the classroom through our Levinson Student Ambassador Program.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-2 kt-inner-tab758a89-f7\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_052141-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_052141-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_052141-2d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_052141-2d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_052141-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_052141-2d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_052141-2d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_052141-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_052141-2d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57842_052141-2d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_052141-2d\">The University of Maine \u201cadvances learning and discovery through excellence and innovation while addressing the complex challenges of the 21st century through research-based knowledge.\u201d Philosophy is at the heart of this mission.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_2e201d-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_2e201d-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_2e201d-8a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_2e201d-8a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_2e201d-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_2e201d-8a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_2e201d-8a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_2e201d-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_2e201d-8a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57842_2e201d-8a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_2e201d-8a\">Our major is very flexible, so students can explore areas of philosophy that particularly interest them while they learn the fundamentals of the philosophical tradition. Logic and the history of philosophy are key to understanding how and why to do philosophy. The curriculum is especially strong in ethics and political philosophy. Our courses tend to be smaller, and all encourage discussion and active learning.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_5fb9b4-03, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_5fb9b4-03[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_5fb9b4-03\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_5fb9b4-03 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_5fb9b4-03[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_5fb9b4-03\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_5fb9b4-03 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_5fb9b4-03[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_5fb9b4-03\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57842_5fb9b4-03 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_5fb9b4-03\">Philosophy not only broadens students\u2019 horizons, but helps them better understand themselves and their own values and goals. Philosophy is especially effective in developing students\u2019 analytic and writing skills through courses that cover the 2,000-year history of philosophy \u2014 from Plato and Aristotle to the latest 21st-century developments.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_fbe16a-ea, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_fbe16a-ea[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_fbe16a-ea\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_fbe16a-ea mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_fbe16a-ea[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_fbe16a-ea\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_fbe16a-ea img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_fbe16a-ea[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_fbe16a-ea\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57842_fbe16a-ea wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_fbe16a-ea\">Department members are committed to expanding the diversity of philosophical voices in our courses, events and research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-3 kt-inner-tab554b0b-82\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_74aefd-5f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_74aefd-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_74aefd-5f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_74aefd-5f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_74aefd-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_74aefd-5f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_74aefd-5f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_74aefd-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_74aefd-5f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57842_74aefd-5f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_74aefd-5f\">Philosophy doesn\u2019t train students for a specific career. Instead, it develops the skills in writing, thinking, questioning, and problem-solving necessary for the twenty- first century workplace, where frequent job and career changes are the new normal. So the better question is \u201cOf the many career options open to me as a philosophy major, which one is best for me?\u201d Each year, our students pursue careers in law, business, government, health and education.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_ac89c4-c9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_ac89c4-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_ac89c4-c9\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_ac89c4-c9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_ac89c4-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_ac89c4-c9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_ac89c4-c9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_ac89c4-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_ac89c4-c9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57842_ac89c4-c9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_ac89c4-c9\">Philosophy graduates can be found in all walks of life, becoming teachers, doctors, media specialists, actors, novelists, filmmakers, social workers, professional athletes, business executives, nurse practitioners, information technologists, farmers, entrepreneurs, politicians and political analysts.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_4d65b8-3a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_4d65b8-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_4d65b8-3a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_4d65b8-3a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_4d65b8-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_4d65b8-3a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_4d65b8-3a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_4d65b8-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_4d65b8-3a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57842_4d65b8-3a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_4d65b8-3a\">In addition to its major, the Department of Philosophy offers minors in philosophy, ethics and political philosophy, and environmental ethics. These minors combine well with many majors offered at UMaine. The department welcomes double majors and minors from other fields and offers many interdisciplinary and cross-listed courses. For students who like thinking big, and\/or care about ethical and political issues related to their main disciplines, philosophy is a fantastic addition.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-4 kt-inner-tab89d357-12\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id57842_b563c4-8c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id57842_b563c4-8c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id57842_b563c4-8c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id57842_b563c4-8c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id57842_b563c4-8c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id57842_b563c4-8c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id57842_b563c4-8c alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column57842_5553e3-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column57842_5553e3-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column57842_5553e3-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column57842_5553e3-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column57842_5553e3-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column57842_5553e3-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column57842_5553e3-cd{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column57842_5553e3-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column57842_5553e3-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column57842_5553e3-cd inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6\"]{font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'Roboto Slab';color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6\"]{font-size:20px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_a156ee-e6\"><strong>Derek A. Michaud<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_992767-9e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_992767-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_992767-9e\"]{margin-top:-10px;font-size:20px;line-height:25px;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_992767-9e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_992767-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_992767-9e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_992767-9e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_992767-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_992767-9e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_992767-9e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_992767-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_992767-9e\"]{padding-top:10px;font-size:16px;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57842_992767-9e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_992767-9e\"><strong>Senior Lecturer and Chair of&nbsp;Philosophy,&nbsp;Religious,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Judaic Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-57842_5bc35f-f2 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-57842_5bc35f-f2 .kt-divider{border-top-width:3px;height:1px;border-top-color:#003263;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-57842_5bc35f-f2 kvs-sm-false\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_be588e-fc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_be588e-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_be588e-fc\"]{font-style:normal;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_be588e-fc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_be588e-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_be588e-fc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_be588e-fc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57842_be588e-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_be588e-fc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57842_be588e-fc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57842_be588e-fc\"><strong><strong>The Maples, Room 109<\/strong><br>\u00a0<strong>207.581.3890<\/strong>  |  <a href=\"mailto:derek.a.michaud@maine.edu\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:derek.a.michaud@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">derek.a.michaud@maine.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column57842_446bef-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column57842_446bef-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column57842_446bef-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column57842_446bef-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column57842_446bef-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column57842_446bef-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column57842_446bef-4d{position:relative;}@media all and 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