Most faculty members are
Jesuits. The school has long stood in the tradition of
Neo-Scholasticism. Only since the 1970s, when the school opened to non-Jesuit students,
contemporary philosophy such as
marxism,
phenomenology and
analytic philosophy have gained more prominence in the undergraduate and postgraduate education. To date, the undergraduate curriculum at the Munich School of Philosophy places much emphasis on the
history of philosophy and issues pertaining to the study of
religion. As a
Jesuit school, its objectives and purpose must be in accord with the
apostolic constitution Sapientia Christiana, Art. 79 and 80 in research and teaching: • to promote the study of philosophy and its history; • to reflect systematically on fundamental issues of religious faith and to elucidate the affiliation between philosophy and theology; • to analyze and develop the contributions of other sciences towards philosophy; • to apply the insights gained from these theoretical endeavors to practical concerns of human and social life. == Notable alumni and faculty members ==