Hello. My name is Brittany Ficken. I am from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I plan on doing a double major in art history and either printmaking, painting, fiber, or photo. I have never taken a philosophy course but I am very interested in the subject.

I am hoping that learning the beliefs of the Western philosophers that we will study will allow me to think about things from another perspective. I am hoping that learning about these perspectives will allow me to better understand why people believe the things they do in the present. Also, discussing aesthetics in a classroom setting will be interesting.