Philosophy
Why Study Philosophy?
In a world where many people change careers, the skills that philosophy teaches are wonderfully transferable. These include critical thinking and clear, analytical writing, whcih have immediate practical applications in a range of professions - such as law, teaching, medicine, journalism, business and management - and which are especially valuable in times of economic uncertainty.
Philosophy encourages questioning through dialogue, and develops through open-minded conversations the capacity to recognise flawed reasoning and to appreciate and evaluate different points of view, both personal and cultural. It helps you to think deeply about difficult issues and ideas that you are concerned with personally, or which belong to the pressing challenges facing contemporary society. Long after you have left the University, these philosophical skills will serve you throughout your life - personally, professionally and socially.
What will you be studying?
Year 1
History of Philosophy and Introduction to Ethics and Political Philosophy • Theories of Knowledge • Asian Philosophy • Philosophy of Mind • Metaphysics
Year 2
Reasoning and Argument • Existentialism • Early Modern Philosophy • Philosophy of Science • Existentialism • Political Philosophy • Philosophy of Mind • Epistomology • Philosophy of Art • Continental European Philosophy • Feminist Philosophy • Chinese Philosophy • Japanese Philosophy • Philosophy of Violence and War • Philosophy of the Body
Year 3
Moral Theory • Philosophy of Action • Theories of Modernity and the Enlightenment • Modern Political Thought • Moral Theory • Metaphysics • Philosophy of Language • Philosophy and Film • Global Justice • Ideology and Critique • Human Nature and Free Will • Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence • Empiricism • Kantian Philosophy • Applied Ethics
For complete modules descriptions, see the Book of Modules for Philosophy.
