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What you’ll learn
Philosophy tackles questions and concepts that others take for granted. What is private property? What does it actually mean to say that one event causes another? When can a scientific theory become a scientific fact? Students reading philosophy can find themselves engaging with modern social and political concerns, while confronting questions of personal value systems, social critique and moral life.
Philosophy may not have all the answers (for example, 2,000 years ago, Pontius Pilate was supposed to have asked the question, “What is truth?”, and philosophers still haven’t formed a satisfactory answer), giving students the space to debate the views of others and formulate their own opinions.
You can expect to study different thinkers and traditions of thought, from Plato and Aristotle through to Marx, Kant, Nietzsche, Russell and Derrida – philosophers who academics say have helped shape western thought.
Modules you are likely to cover include critical reasoning, metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics and political philosophy, plus the philosophy of science, literature, mind, religion, language and maths...
How you’ll learn
Although you’ll touch on a small amount of work by a number of philosophers, be prepared to dig deeper and do extra reading to get the most out of the subject. You’ll be taught mostly through lectures, seminars and lots of independent work. A good philosophy course teaches you how to think about issues systematically...
What entry requirements do I need?
Universities encourage applications from students who have A-levels (or equivalent) in subjects such as maths, religious studies, classical civilisations or philosophy.
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The study of quantities through analysis, deduction and calculation – including mathematics, operational research and statistics.
Source: The Guardian
