<p>Interested in Philosophy, Politics, History, & Sociology. What should I do?</p>
<p>I have a real dilemma. I am <em>very</em> interested in all of these subjects. I don't think that quadruple majoring is an option as I have heard of only one or two people triple majoring. I will be attending Grinnell College next year where there aren't any distribution requirements nor core curriculum, so that is a plus. What would you recommend?</p>
<p>Pick one major and then take whatever sounds interesting in the other fields. You can happily study a subject without completing a full-fledged major. </p>
<p>Regardless of how much you love a subject, each major will inevitably require few courses you are not interested in. (Some professors will put me to sleep. Some classes require more work than I am willing to put into them. Some topics I am just not interested in.) I considered double-majoring, but then I realized that I am much happier completing only 2/3 of the second major. The declared majors are jealous that I get to cherry-pick the good courses :)</p>
<p>I would double major in Philosophy and History. Training in these two disciplines is, in my opinion at least, the ideal way to understand why our society is the way it is.</p>
<p>Go to Binghamton University XD </p>
<p>They have a major in Philosophy Politics, and Law (basically a combo of all of the above).</p>
<p><em>Edit</em> I now realize that was pretty useless. Double major. These all will probably have some sort of commonality.</p>
<p>I am interested in the exact same subjects. I just finished my first year in a similar LAC to Grinnell that has more or less an open curriculum. I found that I liked the Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science more than History (at least in classes). History may be the easiest subject to study on your own, since there are many well written biographies and histories that are widely available. I would try taking an intro class in each in your first year (possibly first semester?) and see what you like. I found that I like comparative politics and political theory because it ties in more with philosophy which I also really like. For sociology, your classes will provide a more useful sort of philosophy. As much as philosophy is interesting, it does not tell us much. It is useful in working our minds, helping us to think through problems and showing where many moral and sociological theories developed. If you are looking for answers though, I am afraid you may be disappointed. However it is not a useless subject. It gives people different, very useful way to view the world, and how to think.</p>
<p>First off, Philosophy does tell us a lot. Perhaps not objectively, but if you’re looking for absolutely objective answers, philosophy isn’t right for you.</p>
<p>Now, back to the OP. Well, if you have a major in Political Science, that does include Political Philosophy, if that’s what you’re interested in. Otherwise, you may want to pick your two favorite of those and double major, or maybe major with a minor or two. Take some classes in all of them (you’ll need to for general ed anyway), and see which you like best in class, and which just appeal to you conceptually. You likely won’t have to declare your major until junior year. That’s all I can say, since no one else here knows what would be best for you, what you would prefer, or any of that. That’s all you. Good luck, though.</p>