- Campuses :
- Twin Cities
- Crookston
- Duluth
- Morris
- Rochester
- Other Locations
There are still a few open places for which applications will be welcomed until the places fill.
Philosophy Camp is the affectionate nickname given by students to the courses
Phil 4326/5326—Lives Worth Living: Questions of Self, Vocation, and Community (6 credits, 4 weeks) and Phil 4350/5350—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.
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)
To have priority consideration for a scholarship, print and fill out the application below and return it to 240 Appleby Hall by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2013.
