Wejden professor of philosophy for all the scientific and literary sections. Why philosophy? Philosophy has a long tradition that has profoundly shaped our culture. This astonishing human capacity to subject the world and oneself to critical examination has remained the source and foundation of all other scientific disciplines to this day. In dialogue with philosophers of the past and present, philosophy addresses questions such as knowledge, action, human beings, nature, art and many others. Questions studied by philosophy may include questions such as: is there free will or are we determined by our nature? Are human beings the only ones to have dignity or do animals also have it? How can people's rights be founded and what is a person? What is true? As we see, the philosopher's field of investigation is polymorphous and inexhaustibly rich. What can we know? How do we want to live? What do we have to do ? What and who are we really? Those who find these kinds of questions fascinating and who are not afraid to question what seems obvious and given, or to push the investigation to its limits, will find the study of philosophy particularly satisfying. The pleasure of discussion and argument, the challenge of participating in an intellectual process that does not lead to a definitive answer, but always to the discovery of new and surprising perspectives, the debate on the burning questions of our time - from from human dignity to terrorism, personal identity and free will: these are just some of the aspects of philosophical studies.